Linedo vs Chowdown Cincinnati
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linedo
Discover real-time wait times for local restaurants and bars. Connect with nearby users, share your opinions, and contribute wait time data to improve estimations for everyone.
- Restaurant wait time lookup
- Bar wait time lookup
- User chat
- Restaurant comments
- Submit wait times
- Wait time estimation algorithm
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Linedo is THE place to go for wait times at your favorite restaurants or bars in the University of Cincinnati/Clifton area. Look up wait times for your favorite restaurants and bars. Chat with users near you. Comment on what you think about restaurants and bars near you. Enter wait times to help others know how long restaurants and bars are taking. This is our first official release of the application. This release is used to gather data for our wait time estimation algorithm. We hope that you will provide feedback to us on the app and contribute by submitting wait times. Thank you for being some of our first users
Chowdown Cincinnati
Discover local culinary delights and share your dining experiences. This app helps you find new restaurants and offers exclusive discounts at participating establishments. Join a community focused on positive food reviews.
- Discover local restaurants
- Share food experiences
- Restaurant Chooser tool
- 10% off at participating restaurants
- Positive-only review community
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Chowdown Cincinnati has taken the local food scene by storm as locals share their favorite foods and positive experiences! Share your food! Discover hidden gems! Use our Restaurant Chooser to help to decide where to eat! And best of all, enjoy 10% off at participating local restaurants! The more you eat local, the more you save! Join our community based on "positive only" local food experiences today! Terms of Use: https://chowdowncincinnati.com/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linedo at 5.0 against Chowdown Cincinnati's 3.4. Linedo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Chowdown Cincinnati sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Linedo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linedo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively.
Linedo ships an update fortnightly, Chowdown Cincinnati every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Linedo | Chowdown Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linedo Inc. | Brandon Quillen |
Customer experience
Linedo
Chowdown Cincinnati
In-app purchases
Linedo
No in-app purchases
Chowdown Cincinnati
- Chowdown Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chowdown Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
