Chowdown Cincinnati vs Bockfest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Bockfest
This app celebrates Cincinnati's annual spring festival honoring brewing heritage and Bock Beer. It highlights events and locations within Over-the-Rhine's historic Brewery District.
- Annual spring festival celebration
- Over-the-Rhine brewing heritage
- Bock Beer focus
- Historic Brewery District information
- Event and location highlights
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Bockfest is Cincinnati’s annual celebration of Spring, Over-the-Rhine's brewing heritage, and Bock Beer. It takes place in and around Over-the-Rhine's historic Brewery District.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bockfest at 5.0 against Chowdown Cincinnati's 3.4. Bockfest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Chowdown Cincinnati's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bockfest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bockfest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chowdown Cincinnati has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Chowdown Cincinnati's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bockfest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chowdown Cincinnati ships an update every 2 months, Bockfest every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chowdown Cincinnati | Bockfest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brandon Quillen | Patchboard, LLC |
Customer experience
Chowdown Cincinnati
Bockfest
In-app purchases
Chowdown Cincinnati
- Chowdown Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chowdown Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
Bockfest
No in-app purchases
Questions
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