Cincinnati Restaurant Week vs Chowdown Cincinnati
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cincinnati Restaurant Week
Explore culinary delights in the Greater Cincinnati area during this special event. Discover new restaurants, plan your dining experiences, and share your foodie adventures with others.
- Culinary tourism exploration
- Restaurant discovery
- Dining experience planning
- Social media sharing
- Foodie community engagement
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Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week offers a unique celebration of culinary tourism in the Greater Cincinnati area. Join us in experiencing cuisine that delights the palate and defines the art of dining in Greater Cincinnati! Let the Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week app take you on a Cincinnati exploration; map out your week, try new restaurants, challenge your taste buds and share your experiences on social media with fellow Queen City foodies.
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 review sentiment: Chowdown Cincinnati at 67% against Cincinnati Restaurant Week's 0%. Chowdown Cincinnati also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Cincinnati Restaurant Week's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. Cincinnati Restaurant Week asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cincinnati Restaurant Week holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Cincinnati Restaurant Week's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chowdown Cincinnati's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cincinnati Restaurant Week ships an update every 4 months, Chowdown Cincinnati every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cincinnati Restaurant Week | Chowdown Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | 3.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patchboard, LLC | Brandon Quillen |
Customer experience
Cincinnati Restaurant Week
Chowdown Cincinnati
In-app purchases
Cincinnati Restaurant Week
No in-app purchases
Chowdown Cincinnati
- Chowdown Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chowdown Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
Questions
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