Comparison

Showmars vs WhatDish

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

Head to head
About

Showmars

Streamline your dining experience with mobile ordering and a rewards program. Earn points on every purchase to redeem for free items or credits. Discover nearby locations and customize your orders for quick pickup.

Highlights
  • Order ahead for pickup
  • Earn points on purchases
  • Redeem points for free items
  • Find nearby restaurants
  • Customize orders
  • Access status-level rewards
Features
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Welcome to the Showmars app! The Showmars app allows you to streamline your ordering experience and earn rewards. Benefits of our ShowToGo Rewards include early access to our latest menu additions, exclusive offers, and the chance to accumulate valuable bonus points. Earning is effortless – for every dollar spent, you’ll receive 1 point. And here’s the best part: these points can be exchanged for a selection of FREE ITEMS or Valuable Credits. DOWNLOAD OFFER: Get a $5 credit when you download the app & sign up for ShowToGo Rewards! FEATURES: 1. Find restaurants – Find Showmars restaurants near you while searching from home, work or out and about. 2. Order Ahead – Choose your preferred pickup method, place mobile orders on your phone and pay, and let us know when you arrive for quick & easy pick up. 3. Receive Points – Receive points on all Showmars’ purchases by placing mobile orders, scanning your QR code at the registers, scan your receipt barcode or by entering the receipt barcode number. 4. Redeem Rewards – Use your points to redeem available rewards of your choice. Rewards include a selection of free food rewards, birthday rewards or valuable credits. 5. Customization – Customize your orders just like you would when ordering in our restaurants. You’ll be able to select a favorite location and reorder your favorites for convenient, fast check out. 6. Status Levels – As you earn more points, you’ll gain access to even more rewards. You will also receive a birthday reward and we’ll send you surprise rewards occasionally based on your status level.

About

WhatDish

Features
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See a dish you love? Make it your next meal. That restaurant meal you keep thinking about. A dish you discovered on holiday. The food photo you saved because it looked too good to forget. With WhatDish, a photo is the start of a recipe you can cook at home. Snap a dish or choose a photo from your phone, and AI creates a complete recipe with ingredients, quantities, and step-by-step instructions. Save it for later or head straight to the kitchen. Snap a dish. Get inspired. Get cooking. 1. Snap it Take a photo of a dish or pick one from your camera roll. 2. Get the recipe Turn your photo into a recipe inspired by the dish, with ingredient amounts and clear cooking steps. 3. Make it yours Save it, adjust it, and cook it whenever the craving comes back. From “that looks good” to “I made this” • Keep your favorites together. Organize recipes into cookbooks so the meals you want to make are easy to find. • Adapt the recipe. Ask WhatDish to change the portions, swap an ingredient, or create a vegetarian version (coming soon). • Cook one step at a time. Follow along in a dedicated cooking view that keeps the next instruction easy to see. • Share something delicious. Send a recipe link to friends and family so they can make it too. Bonus: Snap your fridge Have ingredients but no dinner idea? Take a photo of what's in your fridge and discover recipes that use what you have. A little inspiration for the food already waiting in your kitchen. Try it with free snaps Get started with free snaps and see what your next food photo could become. Subscription options are available in the app when you're ready for more. Your next favorite recipe could already be in your camera roll. Snap it. Cook it. Enjoy it. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions: https://whatdish.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://whatdish.app/privacy

Screenshots

Showmars4 screens
WhatDish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Showmars at none against WhatDish's 4. WhatDish's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. WhatDish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Showmars asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showmars ships an update every 5 months, WhatDish daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Showmars versus WhatDish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowmarsWhatDish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB182 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShowmarsKitchen Copilot Inc

Bugs and requests

Showmars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working on iOS 12.4
  • App not saving previous orders
  • App not applying coupons correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back hamburger steak menu item
  • Add ability to tip through app
  • Add clam chowder soup to menu
  • Add grilled cheese sandwich to app menu

WhatDish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Showmars

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

WhatDish

Subscriptions4
  • Snap a dish monthly$3.991 Month
  • Snap your fridge monthly$3.991 Month
  • Both monthly$6.991 Month
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  • WhatDish yearly subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Showmars free?
Showmars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhatDish free?
WhatDish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Showmars or WhatDish have ads?
Neither Showmars nor WhatDish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showmars or WhatDish?
Showmars ships an update every 5 months, and WhatDish daily. Most recently, Showmars was updated on October 29, 2026 and WhatDish on October 29, 2026.

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