Comparison

Pinchos vs Fridge Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pinchos

Manage your entire dining experience from your phone. Book tables, order food and drinks, and pay your bill. Participate in quizzes and join a guest club for rewards.

Highlights
  • Table booking
  • Food and drink ordering
  • Bill payment
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Guest club rewards
Features
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With the Pinchos app, you manage the entire restaurant experience right from your phone. Book a table, order food and drinks – and easily pay the bill at the end of your visit. Maybe you'd also like to challenge your company in a quiz? Last but not least – join our guest club The Society and start collecting rewards! Welcome to Pinchos.

About

Fridge Countdown

Features
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Fridge Countdown answers one simple question: what should you eat before it goes bad? It is a lightweight fridge companion for people who do not want a perfect inventory system. Add food with a photo, from your photo library, or by typing it in. The app keeps the list focused on urgency: eat today, by tomorrow, this week, or later. Main features: - Photo-based add flow for food packages and date labels - Manual entry when you want to keep it quick - Countdown groups that show what needs attention first - Detail pages with expiry date, category, note, and status actions - Mark items as eaten or discarded to keep the fridge list clean - Optional local notifications before expiry - Free plan for 10 active items - One-time Pro unlock for unlimited active items Fridge Countdown is intentionally simple. It is not a complicated pantry database. It is just a clear answer to: what should I eat next? Privacy: Photos and food data stay on your device. There is no account, no advertising, no third-party analytics, and no Studio Uchu server for your fridge data.

Screenshots

Pinchos4 screens
Fridge Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinchos at none against Fridge Countdown's 1. Pinchos also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fridge Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinchos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinchos ships an update every 3 weeks, Fridge Countdown every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pinchos versus Fridge Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinchosFridge Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPincho Nation ABMikoto Perut

In-app purchases

None

Pinchos

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fridge Countdown

One-time1
  • Fridge Countdown Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pinchos free?
Pinchos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fridge Countdown free?
Fridge Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pinchos or Fridge Countdown have ads?
Neither Pinchos nor Fridge Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinchos or Fridge Countdown?
Pinchos ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fridge Countdown every 2 months. Most recently, Pinchos was updated on October 8, 2026 and Fridge Countdown on October 3, 2026.

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