Comparison

Taco Palenque vs SlowPour

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

Head to head
About

Taco Palenque

Easily order your favorite Mexican dishes for pickup or delivery. Save your go-to orders and add special instructions for a personalized experience. Discover exclusive coupons and special offers.

Highlights
  • Order ahead for pickup
  • Delivery options available
  • Save favorite orders
  • Add special instructions
  • View past orders
  • Exclusive coupons
Features
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Fresh Mex is now closer than ever! Download our app and order your Taco P favorites faster than ever with our new and improved experience. And hey, you may even get a few coupons and special orders, just for you. FEATURES: · Create a profile to easily view your last orders or check out your favorite orders · Pay with credit card or debit card · Select time and date for pickup · Write any special instructions for any of your orders

About

SlowPour

Discover real-time deals at local bars and restaurants as they happen. Get instant notifications for specials like half-off appetizers and drink discounts. Simply show your QR code to redeem offers without any clipping or searching.

Highlights
  • Live deal alerts
  • Personalized deal feed
  • Map view of active deals
  • QR code redemption
  • 30-minute advance alerts
  • Venue-specific deal posting
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Slow Pour connects you to real-time deals at your favorite bars and restaurants — not tomorrow, not next week. Tonight. When a bar or restaurant near you goes quiet, they drop a live deal just for you: half-off apps, drink specials, happy hour extensions. You get a push notification the moment it goes live. Walk in, show your QR code, and the deal is yours. NO CLIPPING. NO COUPONS. NO SEARCHING. Deals come to you based on where you are, what you like, and when you're out. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell us your vibe — cuisines, neighborhoods, price range. Takes 60 seconds. 2. We notify you when a deal goes live nearby — real time, no delay. 3. Walk in and show your QR code at the bar. That's it. FOR BAR & RESTAURANT OWNERS Slow Pour gives your venue a direct line to hungry, thirsty customers during your slowest hours. Post a deal in under a minute. Watch foot traffic come through the door. Track every redemption and see the real revenue impact. WHAT YOU GET • Live deal alerts from bars and restaurants near you • Personalized feed based on your taste — not random spam • Map view showing active deals right now • QR code redemption — no printing, no hassle • 30-minute advance alerts so you can actually plan PILOT CITIES Currently live in Brownsville, TX — expanding soon. Slow Pour is free for consumers, always.

Screenshots

Taco Palenque4 screens
SlowPour4 screens

Verdict

The call

Taco Palenque and SlowPour both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SlowPour's written reviews are positive against 63% of Taco Palenque's. SlowPour also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Taco Palenque's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 8). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Taco Palenque against 5.0 for SlowPour. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taco Palenque has 22K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Taco Palenque's written reviews are positive against 100% of SlowPour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taco Palenque ships an update monthly, SlowPour every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Taco Palenque versus SlowPour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaco PalenqueSlowPour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPalenque GroupADRIAN MANUEL CISNEROS ROMO

Customer experience

Taco Palenque

All ratings21,636 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative31.7%

SlowPour

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Taco Palenque

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to create new account with existing phone number
  • Pickup time discrepancies
  • App crashes when selecting certain options
  • Coupon codes not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to order single items
  • Option to pay in-person
  • Improved order tracking
  • Better integration with account management

SlowPour

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Taco Palenque

No in-app purchases

None

SlowPour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Taco Palenque free?
Taco Palenque is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlowPour free?
SlowPour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Taco Palenque or SlowPour?
SlowPour is rated higher. Taco Palenque averages 4.9 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while SlowPour averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Taco Palenque or SlowPour have ads?
Neither Taco Palenque nor SlowPour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taco Palenque or SlowPour?
Taco Palenque ships an update monthly, and SlowPour every 2 days. Most recently, Taco Palenque was updated on October 26, 2026 and SlowPour on October 20, 2026.

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