Poached Kitchen vs Steve's BBQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poached Kitchen
This app allows you to order delicious, high-quality meals made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients. You can track your orders, collect reward points for future free items, and enjoy convenient pickup or delivery options.
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Track your orders
- Collect reward points
- High-quality ingredients
- Local and organic produce
- Made from scratch
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At Poached, we believe that knowing where your food comes from and how it's prepared is ultimately better for you. All of our supplies and ingredients are handpicked and made from scratch, to ensure that everything we serve is of the highest-quality. We use local and organic produce when available, and our humanely-raised meats are free of GMOs and nitrates. Come dine with us! With the Poached Neighborhood Kitchen app, you can order for pickup or delivery, track your orders, and collect reward points on every purchase to receive free items in the future.
Steve's BBQ
Order your favorite BBQ meals quickly and conveniently. Access exclusive discounts, earn rewards points for free food, and enjoy real-time order tracking for accurate delivery or pickup times. Support a local business with every order.
- Exclusive discounts and coupons
- Earn rewards points for free food
- Fast re-ordering of favorites
- Real-time order tracking
- Secure payments
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Get the best experience with the Steve's BBQ Official App: Best Prices - Ordering directly from the Steve's BBQ app saves you money (including any delivery fees). - Be the first to know about discounts & coupons. - Our best prices are always shown in the app. - Earn free food with rewards points. Convenient - Re-order your favorites in seconds. - Get your food fast. Steve's BBQ Official App orders reach the kitchen first. - Skip the search. Just tap Steve's BBQ. Reliable - Real-time order tracking. - Accurate pickup and delivery time windows. - Secure payments using bank-level encryption. Support a Local Business - You're helping a local business every time you use the Steve's BBQ app!
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Verdict
Poached Kitchen and Steve's BBQ both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Steve's BBQ's written reviews are positive against 71% of Poached Kitchen's. Steve's BBQ also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Poached Kitchen's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (159 vs 12). 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.
Steve's BBQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poached Kitchen has 159 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Poached Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Steve's BBQ's.
Poached Kitchen ships an update every 3 weeks, Steve's BBQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poached Kitchen | Steve's BBQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acelerate, Inc. | Steve's BBQ, Inc. |
Customer experience
Poached Kitchen
Steve's BBQ
In-app purchases
Poached Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Steve's BBQ
No in-app purchases
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