Comparison

DC Assistant vs Costflows

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Automate & Track FnB Expense

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

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About

DC Assistant

Features

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The DiningCity Restaurant Assistant App to join and manage your restaurant on DiningCity! Manage your reservations, deals, off-peak dining, and more!

About

Costflows

Features

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Costflows helps F&B and restaurant to eliminate the manual data input process. Simply snap a photo of invoices, Costflows will extract all the data you needed for your daily operation from ordering, costing, inventory control and more… Order to supplier -Using our app to order for supplier -Order to central kitchen -Approval Matrix Inventory Module - Stock count, stock transfer and stock wastage - Stock Variance report - Safety stock level Costing Module - Menu Engineering - Forecasting Reporting - Purchase Analysis - Inventory Analysis - Sales Matrix [:mav: 2.3.7]

Screenshots

DC Assistant4 screens

Costflows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Costflows at every 10 days against DC Assistant's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DC Assistant ships an update monthly, Costflows every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

DC Assistant versus Costflows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	DC Assistant	Costflows
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 10 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	14.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	25 MB	86 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Shanghai Shiju Network Technology Company Limited	Costflows

In-app purchases

None

DC Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Costflows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DC Assistant free?

DC Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Costflows free?

Costflows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do DC Assistant or Costflows have ads?

Neither DC Assistant nor Costflows shows ads.

Which is updated more often, DC Assistant or Costflows?

DC Assistant ships an update monthly, and Costflows every 10 days. Most recently, DC Assistant was updated on September 9, 2026 and Costflows on September 19, 2026.