Comparison

Choco vs Apicbase

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

Head to head
About

Choco

Streamline food supply ordering for restaurants and cafes. This app connects chefs and managers with distributors, offering digital order guides, catalog browsing, and team communication. It simplifies the entire ordering process, making it faster and more accurate.

Highlights
  • Order from multiple distributors
  • Manage multiple locations
  • Digital order guides
  • Browse distributor catalogs
  • Team communication
  • Showcase products for distributors
Features
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Choco: Your Ultimate Food Supply Solution for Restaurants and Cafes Fed up with endless sheets of invoices and late-night phone calls? Choco makes placing distributor orders better and easier—for free. Designed for chefs, managers, and food service businesses, Choco streamlines the ordering process, making it faster, more accurate, and hassle-free. For Chefs & Ordering Managers: - Order from Anywhere: Place orders from all your distributors directly through the app, available on all mobile and tablet devices. - Manage Multiple Locations: Easily update employee information, check orders, and receive order alerts, all from one app. - Digital Order Guides: Stay organized with customizable digital order guides categorized for your convenience. - Browse Distributor Catalogs: Discover new and exciting products tailored to your needs. - Team Communication: Chat with your team and sales reps; devices are synced across your team to keep everyone updated. For Distributor & Sales Reps: - Showcase Products: Send photos and update product information to highlight your offerings and boost sales. - Efficient Communication: Quickly confirm orders and respond to questions, ensuring excellent customer service without delays. - Customer Management: Manage all your customers in one app, whether you're in the office, on the road, or at a client site. Experience the convenience of Choco and revolutionize your food supply management. Download now and join a community of businesses that thrive with reliable, efficient ordering all at no cost.

About

Apicbase

Manage your food business's back-of-house operations with this cloud-based platform. Scan inventory, create new items, and track stock, even when offline.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based food management
  • Inventory scanning
  • Create new articles on the fly
  • Offline functionality
  • Stock management
Features
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Apicbase is the backbone of any food business and helps you manage your back of house with a world class food & beverage management platform. With the help of this app you can scan your stock directly into the platform, create newly delivered articles on the fly, both when you're online or offline in any storage unit.

Screenshots

Choco4 screens
Apicbase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Choco at 4.4 against Apicbase's 1.0. Choco also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 2). Apicbase's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Choco holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Choco has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Choco's written reviews are positive against 100% of Apicbase's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Choco ships an update weekly, Apicbase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Choco versus Apicbase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChocoApicbase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (86 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChoco Communications GmbHApicbase

Customer experience

Choco

All ratings86 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative14.6%

Apicbase

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Choco

No in-app purchases

None

Apicbase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Choco free?
Choco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apicbase free?
Apicbase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Choco or Apicbase?
Choco is rated higher. Choco averages 4.4 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Apicbase averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Choco or Apicbase have ads?
Neither Choco nor Apicbase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Choco or Apicbase?
Choco ships an update weekly, and Apicbase every 2 months. Most recently, Choco was updated on October 7, 2026 and Apicbase on September 28, 2026.

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