Pinchos vs Fridge Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Table booking
- Food and drink ordering
- Bill payment
- Interactive quizzes
- Guest club rewards
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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.
Fridge Countdown
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Fridge Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinchos asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Pinchos | Fridge Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pincho Nation AB | Mikoto Perut |
In-app purchases
Pinchos
No in-app purchases
Fridge Countdown
- Fridge Countdown Pro$4.99








