Comparison

Host Merchant vs Crazy Eats Business

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

Head to head

Host Merchant

Order management for venues

About

Host Merchant

Features

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Host is a New Zealand food ordering and management ecosystem that was designed purely for hospitality businesses. Our Host Dashboard app provides venues the necessary tools to manage the day to day tasks in a food ordering venue. Use our POS, manage your products stock, allow dine-in orders and traditional takeaway in on place. - Incoming Orders Management - Point of Sale - Stock Management - Customers accounts - & More

About

Crazy Eats Business

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Crazy Eats Business/Merchant App for Restaurant owners for internal uses. Crazy Eats enables the customers to digitally browse the food menu, place orders in the shopping cart, all on the restaurant's very own App. Crazy Eats is committed to prove your restaurant's business with full support and guideline through the journey of online platforms making it a smooth experience for restaurant owners to expand their business. Crazy Eats admires the food lovers through which it brings value to your business.

Screenshots

Crazy Eats Business3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crazy Eats Business at every 2 weeks against Host Merchant's every 5 months. Crazy Eats Business also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Host Merchant ships an update every 5 months, Crazy Eats Business every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Host Merchant versus Crazy Eats Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Host Merchant	Crazy Eats Business
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.1	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	27 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Simple Pre-ordering Solutions Ltd	MS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Host Merchant

No in-app purchases

None

Crazy Eats Business

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Host Merchant free?

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

Is Crazy Eats Business free?

Crazy Eats Business is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Host Merchant or Crazy Eats Business have ads?

Neither Host Merchant nor Crazy Eats Business shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Host Merchant or Crazy Eats Business?

Host Merchant ships an update every 5 months, and Crazy Eats Business every 2 weeks. Most recently, Host Merchant was updated on June 4, 2026 and Crazy Eats Business on September 22, 2026.