CATCHTABLE vs 元初食品
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CATCHTABLE
Discover and book tables at over 8,000 restaurants worldwide, from Michelin-starred establishments to local gems. Secure reservations 24/7 without needing a local phone number, and manage all your dining plans in one convenient place.
- Discover 8,000+ restaurants
- 24/7 real-time reservations
- Remote waitlist joining
- Search in 20 languages
- Filter by date, time, location, cuisine
- Manage dining plans
- No Korean phone number required
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From Michelin Stars to Local Favorites Discover, book, and dine — all in one place with CATCHTABLE Chosen by 3.5 million users in Korea and 1 million users worldwide, CATCHTABLE is Korea’s No.1 culinary app for discovering and reserving the best restaurants. ■ Discover 8,000+ restaurants with ease - Search effortlessly in 20 languages - Explore Korea’s most popular restaurants in one place - Find the perfect spot with curated collections by theme - Filter by date, time, party size, location, and cuisine - View essential restaurant details at a glance - Trust 50,000+ reliable reviews from real diners ■ Book & join the waitlist with confidence - No Korean phone number required - Pay easily with your existing email and credit card - 24/7 real-time reservations without phone calls - Join the waitlist remotely and visit without waiting on-site ■ Manage your dining plans effortlessly - Instantly check your reservations via email and in-app notifications - Track all reservations and waitlists in the My Dining tab [Selective Access Rights Guide] Location: Automatically receive the current location to search for information about nearby restaurants Photo/Camera: Upload review photos and save images You can use CATCHTABLE even if you do not agree to the optional access rights. [Customer Service] support@catchtable.net [Developer Contact] +82 1800-5895
元初食品
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元初食品是一家定位于“健康三餐提供者”,致力于为热爱烹饪、关注食品安全和关注健康的家庭,提供最大程度原生态、少处理、少添加的三餐食材,核心业务是以连锁超市为渠道的食品门店零售业务,经营特色是全球直采、优选产地、国际标准、质优价实。 元初食品APP,为顾客提供线上生活方式中对优质食品消费需求的综合服务,提供“全、准、好、省”到家和到店的体验;在元初食品APP上,不仅可以轻松买到新鲜实惠的好商品,还可以了解到商品的详细信息、真实的买家评价、参与到商品的测评试吃,享受积分累积福利,并用积分兑换口碑商品和异业服务,还可以和邻居们一起分享下厨的乐趣。 元初食品起源于2001年开始的对欧、美、日发达国家的食品国际贸易业务,拥有自有品牌开发、全球食品供应链的整合能力和基因。2011年进军中国零售市场,目前已经成为厦门市零售行业的一个代表性企业,及改革开放以来首家进军北美开店的国际性品牌。2023年入选中国零售连锁行业协会 (CCFA) 这一国家级行业协会的全国超市百强第54名,元初食品通过BRCGS的AA级认证,成为国内首家获得该等级认证证书的线下零售企业。 截止目前,元初食品在全球范围内累计开设线下门店超过200家,覆盖中国厦门、深圳、泉州、漳州、加拿大温哥华等地区,累计服务过330万名会员,会员消费占比85%以上,自有品牌销售占比50%以上。线上领域,建立了包含元初到家、元初预售、元初全国送在内的多个自建电商平台,并入驻亚马逊(加拿大、美国、英国站点),以及沃尔玛(美国),形成多元化的线上销售渠道,实现全球范围内的商品流通与共享,让元初食品的高品质与美味轻松触达更多消费者。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 元初食品 at 75% against CATCHTABLE's 51%. 元初食品 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CATCHTABLE ships an update every 2 months, 元初食品 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CATCHTABLE | 元初食品 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WADcorp | 厦门元初食品股份有限公司 |
Customer experience
CATCHTABLE
元初食品
Bugs and requests
CATCHTABLE
Reported bugs
10 issues- Invalid version error - 'Must be a string. Got undefined'
- App crashes immediately on launch
- White screen stuck on loading
- Cannot open app or access map
- Search returns no results despite restaurants existing
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- Checkout/payment page displays white screen
- Menu text invisible during reservation
- Login failures after updates
- Network issue errors preventing login
- Rejects Apple ID private relay email addresses
Requested features
4 requests- Map view and location-based filtering
- Korean language option for global version
- Regional search functionality
- Improved restaurant search accuracy
元初食品
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CATCHTABLE
No in-app purchases
元初食品
No in-app purchases









