Item7go vs Chowmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Item7go
Order delicious Party Jollof Rice and Shawarma ahead of time to skip long queues. This app offers a convenient way to pre-order meal plans and combos, aiming to be part of your everyday life.
- Pre-order meal plans
- Order combo meals
- Skip long wait lines
- Convenient pickup
- Technology-driven retail
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Item7go is the pioneer of a technology-driven new retail model aimed at providing Party Jollof Rice and Shawarma of high quality, high affordability, and high convenience to our customers. Our mission is to be part of everyone's everyday life and to feed the nation. This app allows our customers to pre-order their prefered meal plan and combo in advance so as to avoid long wait lines at their preferred pickup location.
Chowmate
This app connects customers, restaurants, and delivery riders for a streamlined food delivery experience. Users can browse menus, track orders in real-time, and manage payments. Restaurants can register, manage menus, and track sales, while riders receive delivery requests and track earnings.
- Browse local restaurants and cuisines
- Real-time order tracking
- Multiple payment options
- Restaurant registration and menu management
- Delivery rider notifications
- Sales analytics for vendors
- In-app chat support
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Chowmate - Your Complete Food Delivery Ecosystem Chowmate connects food lovers, local restaurants, and delivery riders for seamless food delivery experiences. FOR CUSTOMERS: Browse several local restaurants and cuisines Real-time order tracking from kitchen to doorstep Multiple payment options (card, transfer) Rate and review restaurants and riders Refer friends and earn free deliveries Affordable delivery starting from ₦200 FOR VENDORS/RESTAURANTS: Easy restaurant registration and menu management Real-time order notifications and management Track sales analytics and customer insights Set your own operating hours Manage inventory and mark items as unavailable Daily payouts with detailed earnings breakdown FOR RIDERS: Instant notifications for new delivery requests Weekly payment settlements Performance bonuses and incentives KEY FEATURES: Live order tracking for all users In-app chat support Notifications for order updates Secure payment processing Join others making food delivery simple, fast, and rewarding for everyone! Download Chowmate today and become part of Nigeria's growing food delivery community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chowmate at 5.0 against Item7go's 3.9. Chowmate also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 16.4). Item7go's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). 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.
Chowmate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Item7go has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Item7go ships an update every 4 days, Chowmate every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Item7go | Chowmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olufemi Balogun | Chowmate Logistics Limited |
Customer experience
Item7go
Chowmate
In-app purchases
Item7go
No in-app purchases
Chowmate
No in-app purchases
