Pho Show vs CaterBid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pho Show
Streamline your food ordering with lightning-fast mobile ordering and instant notifications for deals and rewards. Easily track your order progress and redeem your accumulated rewards points.
- Lightning fast mobile ordering
- Instant deal and reward notifications
- Easy rewards point redemption
- Order progress tracking
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Pho Show mobile app We built an app to make your ordering experience that much easier: - Lightning fast mobile ordering - Instant notifications about deals and rewards - Easily redeem your rewards points - Track your order progress
CaterBid
Simplify event catering by creating a single request that attracts bids from local, top-tier providers. Compare menus, pricing, and ratings to select the best option and pay securely. Receive real-time updates from booking to delivery.
- Create event catering requests
- Receive bids from local providers
- Compare menus and pricing
- Secure in-app payments
- Real-time order updates
- Caterer profile management
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CaterBid makes catering simple. Create one request for your event, and local top-tier providers - including celebrity chefs and fine-dining caterers – will send you bids. Compare menus and pricing, choose the best fit, and pay securely without endless back-and-forth. Customers • Create a catering request in minutes (date, time, headcount) • Add your budget, dietary needs, and special instructions • Pin your event location on the map • Receive multiple bids from nearby chefs and caterers • Compare menus, pricing, and provider ratings • Book your favorite and pay securely • Get real-time updates from request to delivery Caterers • Set up your profile fast (photos, cuisine, service area) • Find catering requests near you • Send bids with your menu and price • Update your availability anytime • Get notified instantly when you’re booked • Get paid through secure, protected payments (released after delivery is confirmed) Designed for Real Workflows • Location-based matching, so you get bids faster • Clear pricing and easy comparisons • Real-time updates and notifications • Secure payments with delivery confirmation From request to delivery and secure payment, CaterBid helps teams book great food fast - right where it’s needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pho Show at weekly against CaterBid's every 2 months. Pho Show also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pho Show against 5.0 for CaterBid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pho Show has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pho Show ships an update weekly, CaterBid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pho Show | CaterBid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | the hummus factory inc | Perlapartment Pictures Inc |
In-app purchases
Pho Show
No in-app purchases
CaterBid
No in-app purchases









