OpenRice vs Luncheon Star
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenRice
Discover and book tables at your favorite restaurants across Asia. Order takeaway, purchase discounted vouchers, and pay for meals seamlessly. Earn loyalty points and credits while enjoying exclusive offers and discounts.
- Restaurant table booking
- Takeaway pre-ordering
- Discounted voucher purchases
- Cashless meal payments
- Loyalty point earning and redemption
- Job listings in F&B industry
- Advance queuing
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OpenRice: Your complete restaurant guide, Table booking, Takeaway, Voucher, Payment and Loyalty platform in Asia. Search, book and earn Rice Dollars from your favourite restaurants! Simply show up to your booking and earn the equivalent to $1 per attended seat (T&C’s apply)! Burn Rice Dollars on Takeaway, Vouchers, Booking Prepaid Menus and OpenRice Pay! Table Booking (HK, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand) - Book, attend and earn Rice Dollars! - Book with prepaid special menus and enjoy special offers. - Earn multiple membership points (Asia Miles, Lee Gardens Club, Hang Seng Cash Dollars, LUBUDS). Takeaway (HK) - Whether you’re at home or office, pre-order to save time! - Enjoy multiple discounts from restaurants, credit cards and partners. Vouchers (HK) - Buy discounted vouchers before meals! OpenRice Pay (HK) - Pay for meals seamlessly with cashless payment. - Earn and burn credits while enjoy restaurant discounts. Jobs (HK) - Apply to any jobs in the F&B industry. - Quick apply through online CV and Whatsapp employers directly! Queuing (HK) - Save time and queue in advance on the way to restaurants. - Get notified when your table is nearly ready! Many more functions coming soon, stay tuned! Enquiry: mobile@openrice.com
Luncheon Star
Manage your school lunch orders and payments conveniently through a personal account. View past orders, plan for future meals, and access healthy eating tips. Payments can be made via various digital methods or cash at convenience stores.
- Personal student accounts
- View lunch order history
- Order lunch for the next month
- Multiple payment options (QR, PPS, credit card, Alipay, WeChat Pay)
- Check payment status
- Access healthy eating tips
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Luncheon Star introduces its brand new Mobile App! Key features: (1) Personal login: Every student owns his/her personal account. (2) Lunch order record: You can check your lunch order record anytime and see what you ordered for the coming days’ lunch! (3) Lunch order: You can order lunch of the following month through the App in a fast and convenient way. (4) Lunch payment: You can settle lunch fee by cash through scanning QR code at any convenience store in Hong Kong; you can also pay by PPS, credit card, Alipay, AlipayHK or WeChat Pay. (5) Order history: You can view your order history and payment status anytime. (6) Healthy tips: Check out the latest healthy tips and monthly hot issues from Luncheon Star.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenRice at 4.1 against Luncheon Star's 1.0. OpenRice also leads on ratings volume (88 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Luncheon Star's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
OpenRice holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenRice has 88 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of OpenRice's written reviews are positive against 11% of Luncheon Star's.
OpenRice ships an update fortnightly, Luncheon Star every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenRice | Luncheon Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (88 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews — better | 11.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenRice.com | Café de Coral Fast Food Limited |
Customer experience
OpenRice
Luncheon Star
In-app purchases
OpenRice
No in-app purchases
Luncheon Star
No in-app purchases
