Chowdown Cincinnati vs Cincinnati Chili Week
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/
Cincinnati Chili Week
Discover and explore Cincinnati's unique chili culture during a week-long culinary event. This app guides you to participating restaurants, helps you map your culinary journey, and encourages sharing your experiences.
- Chili specials from popular parlors
- Seven days of culinary homage
- Explore local food culture
- Map out your week
- Discover new restaurants
- Share experiences on social media
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Cincinnati Chili Week brings you chili specials from Cincinnati's most popular chili parlors. Cincinnati Chili Week is seven days of paying homage to Cincinnati chili. Each participating restaurateur and Chef will fry up their own take on Cincinnati chili. Our goal is to get Cincinnatians to embrace the food, culture and hometown love while getting them out to eat, drink, and try new places! Let the Chili 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 Cincinnati chili lovers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chowdown Cincinnati at 67% against Cincinnati Chili Week's 0%. Chowdown Cincinnati also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). Cincinnati Chili Week's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Cincinnati Chili Week asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chowdown Cincinnati holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Chowdown Cincinnati's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cincinnati Chili Week's.
Chowdown Cincinnati ships an update every 2 months, Cincinnati Chili Week every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chowdown Cincinnati | Cincinnati Chili Week |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 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 | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brandon Quillen | Patchboard, LLC |
Customer experience
Chowdown Cincinnati
Cincinnati Chili Week
In-app purchases
Chowdown Cincinnati
- Chowdown Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chowdown Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
Cincinnati Chili Week
No in-app purchases
Questions
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