Comparison

French Food Decoder vs EY Catering

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

EY Catering

Features
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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

Screenshots

French Food Decoder4 screens
EY Catering4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
French Food Decoder versus EY Catering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrench Food DecoderEY Catering
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB134 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAgoriteIts Lolly

In-app purchases

None

French Food Decoder

No in-app purchases

None

EY Catering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is French Food Decoder free?
French Food Decoder costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EY Catering free?
EY Catering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do French Food Decoder or EY Catering have ads?
Neither French Food Decoder nor EY Catering shows ads.
Which is updated more often, French Food Decoder or EY Catering?
French Food Decoder ships an update every 4 months, and EY Catering every 4 months. Most recently, French Food Decoder was updated on October 25, 2026 and EY Catering on October 17, 2026.

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