Chowdown Cincinnati vs Cincinnati Fish Fry
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 Fish Fry
Find local fish fry locations in the Greater Cincinnati area. Create an account to keep track of your fish fry experiences.
- Discover fish fry locations
- Track your fish fry journey
- Create an account
- Local discovery
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Discover all the Greater Cincinnati fish fry locations with the Cincinnati Fish Fry App! Create an account to track your Fish Fry journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cincinnati Fish Fry at 4.5 against Chowdown Cincinnati's 3.4. Cincinnati Fish Fry 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, 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 Fish Fry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cincinnati Fish Fry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Chowdown Cincinnati's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cincinnati Fish Fry'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, Cincinnati Fish Fry every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chowdown Cincinnati | Cincinnati Fish Fry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| 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 | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brandon Quillen | Patchboard, LLC |
Customer experience
Chowdown Cincinnati
Cincinnati Fish Fry
In-app purchases
Chowdown Cincinnati
- Chowdown Subscription$4.991 Month
- Chowdown Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
Cincinnati Fish Fry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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