French Food Decoder vs EY Catering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
French Food Decoder
This app translates French food terms and cooking techniques into English, helping users navigate menus, shop for ingredients, and understand French culinary culture. It offers in-depth articles, regional organization, and an offline map of local specialties.
- Instant translation of food names and terms
- In-depth articles on culinary culture
- Organized by French regions and food types
- Offline map of local specialties
- Information on ordering in restaurants
- Sections on allergies, vegetarians, and vegans
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The perfect companion for any English speaker visiting or living in France, the FRENCH FOOD DECODER is the most comprehensive app of its kind. Several years in the making, it includes over 1,260 articles covering the gamut of one of the world’s greatest cuisines. With its superb ‘search’ engine the app provides instant translations of French food names, terms, and cooking techniques into English. Even if you’ve had years of French, it will help you read those excruciatingly complex menus, shop for food or try out a French recipe at home. If you’ve never studied French, it will save your bacon. But the FRENCH FOOD DECODER is far more than a mere dictionary. In-depth articles feature anecdotes and background information that put France’s culinary culture at your fingertips. The app is organised by French regions as well as headings (Pastries, Fish and Seafood, Charcuterie, Sauces etc) so you know what to look for (and what to avoid!) as you travel around France. A useful map that works offline locates the home of hundreds of local specialities. * Discover the different kinds of restaurants in France and how to order, plus a special section on food allergies, intolerances and vegetarians and vegans. * Special entries cover French cuts of beef, pork, chicken and duck, along with useful wine words, fish words and cheese terms * Learn about the Five Mother Sauces and their children, the names of everything in the kitchen, edible wild mushrooms, all about Cognac and French cheese terms — and which cheese is the smelliest (clue: its nickname is the ‘devil’s suppository’)! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dana Facaros has lived in France for over 30 years, raised two children there and co-authored with her husband Michael Pauls dozens of Cadogan, Footprint, DK and Bradt guides, most recently the Bradt Guides to the Dordogne and Lot, and to Gascony and the Pyrenees. She has also contributed to numerous UK publications, including Wanderlust, the Sunday Times, Which? and National Geographic Traveller.
EY Catering
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A smart one stop app for all employees of EY For fast ordering - Cut out the queue with click and collect For Easy payment - Pay for your order with your phone For Rewards - Receive vouchers and promotions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EY Catering at Free against French Food Decoder's $5.99. French Food Decoder's advantage is chart position (#22 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
EY Catering is free to download; French Food Decoder costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | French Food Decoder | EY Catering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agorite | Its Lolly |
In-app purchases
French Food Decoder
No in-app purchases
EY Catering
No in-app purchases









