Chowbus Go vs OwnMenu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chowbus Go
Manage your restaurant operations remotely with real-time sales insights and multi-location reports. Access live close-out reports with hourly data and instant 24/7 customer support to streamline your business.
- Real-time sales insights
- Multi-location reports
- Live close-out report
- Hourly sales data
- 24/7 customer support
- Toggle between locations
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Manage Your Restaurant on the Go with Chowbus Go Real-time sales insights, multi-location reports, and 24/7 customer support – all you need, right in the palm of your hand. Unlock Immediate Insights at Your Fingertips Stay on top of operations with 8 key sales metrics and a live close-out report with hourly data and insightful breakdowns. Easily Toggle Between Locations for Real-Time Sales Easily stay on top of each location's sales performance anytime, anywhere, for simpler management. Get Instant 24/7 Customer Support Wherever You Are With just a tap, connect to Customer Care anytime, anywhere. Get the support and meet your needs quickly and effortlessly.
OwnMenu
Streamline restaurant operations with this comprehensive management tool. Easily control menus, track incoming orders, and monitor sales performance from any location. Designed for owners and staff to enhance efficiency and control.
- Menu management
- Order tracking
- Sales monitoring
- Remote access
- Staff management
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Take full control of your restaurant with OwnMenu Manager — the all-in-one app designed for restaurant owners and staff to easily manage menus, track orders, and monitor sales from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OwnMenu at 100% against Chowbus Go's 33%. OwnMenu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Chowbus Go's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
OwnMenu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chowbus Go has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Chowbus Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of OwnMenu's.
Chowbus Go ships an update every 3 weeks, OwnMenu every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chowbus Go | OwnMenu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chowbus, Inc. | Ownmenu INC |
Customer experience
Chowbus Go
OwnMenu
In-app purchases
Chowbus Go
No in-app purchases
OwnMenu
No in-app purchases
