Chelo's vs BuffaGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chelo's
Join a rewards program for a popular restaurant chain to earn points, find locations, and view the menu. Manage your member account, add funds, and receive exclusive offers and event notifications.
- Join rewards program
- Find restaurant locations
- Browse menu
- View account balance
- Recharge account
- Check-in for points
- Receive notifications
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If Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grille is your go-to spot for fresh food, terrific service, and unbeatable value, and you're a member or want to join the Chelo’s Rewards Program, this app is for you! Download it today for free and you’ll be able to: Join our program and start earning rewards immediately. -Find the closest Chelo’s location among our 8 family-owned restaurants across Rhode Island. -Browse our award-winning menu featuring fresh, homemade meals. -View your member account balance and rewards. -Easily add value to your account with our recharge feature. -Check in when you arrive and earn points for every visit. -Receive notifications about new menu items, special events, and exclusive offers. Since 1955, Chelo’s has been serving Rhode Islanders with fresh, high-quality food made daily at our Commissary and delivered to every location statewide. Download the app today to enjoy Chelo’s famous food and get rewarded for every bite!
BuffaGo
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BuffaGo isn’t your parents’ Food Rating App. It’s a real-world game built around chicken wings. You know the moment - standing in the kitchen or the car, arguing with your partner or your parents about where to eat next. Everyone’s hungry. No one agrees. The night starts slipping away. Or it’s the weekend. You want to do something with friends, but nothing sounds right. Or you’re on vacation, scrolling maps, trying to figure out where “locals” actually go. BuffaGo fixes that. Instead of endless scrolling and debating, you play through curated Wing Crawls - real journeys across the best wing spots in a city. Each crawl is a run. Each stop is a stage. Each rating is a move. Start a crawl, follow the map, unlock stops as you go. Rate wings on-site, earn XP, build streaks, and see how you stack up. Turn “Where should we go?” into a sprint or a month-long adventure. Rekindle your food life, one wing at a time. What the platform enables: • Guided, real-world “crawls” across restaurants • Location-verified progress and on-site ratings • Map-driven, quest-style navigation • XP, levels, streaks, and titles • Public leaderboards and rankings (Wingdex) • Discovery by city, tags, and distance • A personal journey layer that tracks growth over time BuffaGo is built for people who love food, friends, and a little competition. Whether you’re bar-hopping with buddies or trying to make weeknights more fun, every stop becomes part of a game. You don’t just eat wings. You run them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BuffaGo at none against Chelo's's shown. BuffaGo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Chelo's's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chelo's ships an update every 3 months, BuffaGo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chelo's | BuffaGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paytronix Systems Inc | Branden Lemire |
In-app purchases
Chelo's
No in-app purchases
BuffaGo
No in-app purchases









