Comparison

ResX vs The Bites App

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

Head to head
About

ResX

Easily exchange last-minute restaurant reservations. Give away reservations you can't make or grab spontaneous dining opportunities at popular spots. Enjoy the city's best dining experiences without the hassle of advance planning.

Highlights
  • Exchange last-minute reservations
  • Give away unwanted reservations
  • Grab spontaneous dining opportunities
  • Access in-demand restaurants
  • Simplify dining plans
Features
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ResX is a free, peer-to-peer exchange to give and take last-minute restaurant reservations at the most in-demand restaurants in New York and London. No resale, no bots - just diners helping diners. How it works: • Claim - Get the best tables in town without the weeks of planning. • Share - Have a reservation you can't make? Post it on ResX for free and avoid any cancellation fee • Earn - Earn tokens with every booking. Redeem them for exclusive rewards.
 The city's best plans, without the planning. For terms of use and more details on ResX Premium, visit: https://bit.ly/ResX_TC

About

The Bites App

Discover local dishes through a personalized, scrollable feed of real food at nearby restaurants. Rate your meals to build a taste profile and see what friends and locals recommend. Plan your next meal with ease, whether it's a quick lunch or a travel destination.

Highlights
  • Personalized food feed
  • Scrollable dish discovery
  • Tap-to-go directions
  • Travel mode for local eats
  • Build personal food leaderboard
  • See friends' rankings
  • Global and city leaderboards
Features
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Bites: Food Discovery, Decoded Join fellow food lovers who've ditched endless Yelp scrolls and group chat debates. Bites is the food discovery app that turns "what should we eat?" into a 30-second scroll — and turns every meal into part of your food identity. DISCOVER FOOD LIKE YOU DISCOVER EVERYTHING ELSE Open the app. Scroll a feed of real dishes at real spots near you. Tap to go. Rate after. That's the loop. No lists, no maps, no review paragraphs to wade through — just food, served the way your feed already works. A FEED BUILT FOR YOUR TASTE Your Bites feed is personalized and hyperlocal, tuned to your location and your taste. Late-night cravings, date night plans, lunch break decisions — the feed reads the room. TAP TO GO Every bite in your feed links straight to directions, hours, and details. Discovery and decision in one tap. No tab-switching, no copy-pasting addresses — just go eat. TRAVEL MODE Flip a switch before your trip and your feed transforms. Get the best local eats wherever you're headed, powered by real rankings from people who actually live there. Skip the tourist traps. Eat like a local from day one. CHANNEL YOUR INNER INFLUENCER Every meal you rate builds your personal food leaderboard. Climb, drop, defend your top spots. Your rankings become your taste profile — the kind of receipts that make people actually trust your recs. FRIENDS & GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS See what your friends are eating and ranking in real time. Contribute to citywide leaderboards and find out whose palate you actually trust. The best burger in Miami isn't decided by an algorithm — it's decided by the people eating them. BUILT FOR FOOD LOVERS From Miami holes-in-the-wall to Tokyo ramen counters to your nonna's Sunday sauce, Bites is where food discovery and social ranking finally live in one place. Stop guessing. Start eating. Download Bites.

Screenshots

ResX4 screens
The Bites App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Bites App at none against ResX's 8. The Bites App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). ResX's advantage is ratings volume (609 vs 11) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. ResX sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. The Bites App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bites App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResX has 609 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ResX's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Bites App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ResX versus The Bites App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResXThe Bites App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (609 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings609 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperResXJonathan Greenip

Customer experience

ResX

All ratings609 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.2%

The Bites App

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ResX

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when trying to grab reservations
  • Reservation alerts open to the wrong page
  • Cannot click button to see available reservations
  • Verification texts never arrive
  • App crashes when trying to submit a reservation
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  • App crashes on iOS 17
  • App crashes when offering a reservation

Requested features

8 requests
  • More reservation options in NYC
  • Clearer policy on cancellation fees
  • Notification for reservation pickups after 5 minutes
  • Ability to filter alerts by time, day, and party size
  • Direct link to reservation screen from notification
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  • Add a 'favorites' list for restaurants with notifications
  • Set notifications for party size, time frame, specific restaurants/neighborhoods
  • Ability to access menu and more photos from the app

The Bites App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ResX

Subscriptions5
  • ResX Premium$14.991 Month
  • ResX Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • ResX Premium6 Months trial$14.991 Month
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  • ResX Premium3 Months trial$14.991 Month
  • ResX Annual$119.991 Year
One-time3
  • 3-month subscription$37.99
  • 6-month subscription$69.99
  • 12-month subscription$119.99
None

The Bites App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ResX free?
ResX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Bites App free?
The Bites App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ResX or The Bites App?
The Bites App is rated higher. ResX averages 4.8 out of 5 from 609 ratings, while The Bites App averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do ResX or The Bites App have ads?
ResX shows ads; The Bites App does not.
Which is updated more often, ResX or The Bites App?
ResX ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Bites App every 2 weeks. Most recently, ResX was updated on October 19, 2026 and The Bites App on October 7, 2026.

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