Restaurant Depot Mobile vs Absolute BBQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Restaurant Depot Mobile
This app allows active members to conveniently order food items for pickup or delivery. Members can also access a shoppable flyer, download receipts, and use a virtual membership card for branch entry.
- Online ordering for pickup/delivery
- Shoppable flyer access
- Downloadable receipts
- Order guides creation
- Virtual membership card
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Make shopping easier with the new Restaurant Depot app, exclusively for active members. Place an order for pickup or delivery, access a shoppable flyer, download receipts, create order guides and scan into the branch using the virtual membership card.
Absolute BBQ
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Get the best experience with the Absolute BBQ Official App: Best Prices - Ordering directly from the Absolute BBQ app saves you money (including any delivery fees). - Be the first to know about discounts & coupons. - Our best prices are always shown in the app. - Earn free food with rewards points. Convenient - Re-order your favorites in seconds. - Get your food fast. Absolute BBQ Official App orders reach the kitchen first. - Skip the search. Just tap Absolute BBQ. Reliable - Real-time order tracking. - Accurate pickup and delivery time windows. - Secure payments using bank-level encryption. Support a Local Business - You're helping a local business every time you use the Absolute BBQ app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Absolute BBQ at none against Restaurant Depot Mobile's shown. Absolute BBQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Restaurant Depot Mobile's advantage is chart position (#205 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Restaurant Depot Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Absolute BBQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restaurant Depot Mobile | Absolute BBQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Restaurant Depot LLC | ABSOLUTE BBQ OF IL, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Restaurant Depot Mobile
Reported bugs
72 issues- App doesn’t accept password
- Delivery never arrived
- Blank screen issues
- Nothing comes up at all
- App always crashing or always down
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- App is not working
- App not responsive
- Sends back to login again
- Everything is slow
- Search terms have to be exact
- No description of anything
- Loads very slowly and clunky
- Horrible app design
- Search loads forever
- Won’t operate as advertised
- Doesn’t work 99.9% of the time
- Doesn’t search when item is put in
- Impossible to use
- Literally none of the buttons work
- Millions of bugs on the app
- Unresponsive at best
- Search functions nonexistent
- Lag time is terrible
- Janky app
- Unsure if it received typed input
- Doesn’t store sign on info
- Slow and heavy
- Doesn’t show related products
- Shows random stuff
- Incredibly slow
- Takes forever to load pages
- Forces sign in again
- Inventory rarely up to date
- Items show as in stock but aren't
- Nearly useless for planning
- Poorly designed user experience
- Navigation confusing and clunky
- Nothing works in this app
- Severely limits sales
- Ruins the brand overall
- Worst exp
- Very slow response
- Nothing works as it should
- Very slow and nothing works
- Takes forever to loading
- Utterly useless, worthless nonfunctioning
- Amazing that a company can't have a functioning app
- Extremely slow and inefficient
- Inventory not up to date
- Not efficient
- Don't waste your time
- Easier calling the store directly
- Practically unusable
- None of the buttons work
- Can't find items
- Too glitchy to use
- Laziest most shameful app
- Worse than using phone browser
- Doesn’t stay logged in
- App using mobile website
- App too slow
- App needs an update
- Always freezes
- Can’t see items to add to charts
- Must login every time
- Not organized at all
- Slow and miss-organized
- Behind today technology
- Charged 5% additional in store price
- The App seems like a pretty Good idea but realistically you're better off just going yourself.
- First Time they said they didnt have the order after showing it on my phone.
- Second time things were Missing i ordered.
Requested features
8 requests- Make adjustments for in store purchases
- Fix the app
- Upgrade the app
- Develop a working app
- Outsource app development if necessary
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- Have a functioning app
- Update the app
- Revamp the app
Absolute BBQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Restaurant Depot Mobile
No in-app purchases
Absolute BBQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Restaurant Depot Mobile free?
Is Absolute BBQ free?
Do Restaurant Depot Mobile or Absolute BBQ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Restaurant Depot Mobile or Absolute BBQ?
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