Bon App! vs Chonkist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bon App!
Discover restaurants, schools, and more with honest reviews from an international community in China. Access curated lists and trending venue recommendations for exploring your city or traveling across the country. Find bilingual reviews to make informed decisions.
- Bilingual reviews
- Curated lists
- Venue recommendations
- Lifestyle guides
- International community reviews
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Connect, Meet, Bon Appetit! Bon App is the one-stop bilingual service platform for international people in China. It’s the de facto standard of English reviews for China. You can use Bon App to discover your next favorite restaurants, schools, day spas and more, with honest reviews written by its active international community across major cities in the country. * LISTS Take the curated lists with you for bite-sized recommendations, all based on trusted recommendations from locals and expats since 2013. Get a complete list of International Schools of your city, take a culinary tour “Around the World In 80 Bites”, or enjoy “Staycations or Travels Across China”. * DISCOVER Whether you are traveling or wanting to live life in your city to the fullest, keep up-to-date through our trending venue recommendations, curated lists and lifestyle guides. * REVIEWS Bon App is the de facto standard of English reviews for China. Bon App’s bilingual reviews are the most trusted and transparent in the industry. Read them to make the best decision on where to explore next. WeChat Mini Program: “BonAppMini” WeChat Official Account: “BonAppOfficial” Contact Us: support@bonapp.cn
Chonkist
Discover hyper-local dining recommendations in specific neighborhoods. Connect with locals who have similar tastes to get insider tips for the best dining experiences.
- Hyper-local dining reviews
- Neighborhood-specific recommendations
- Match with locals
- Connect with reviewers
- Get insider tips
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Hyper-local dining reviews for Williamsburg & Greenpoint only. Match with locals who share your taste, talk to real reviewers, and get the pro tips that actually get you seated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chonkist at 5.0 against Bon App!'s 4.5. Chonkist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Bon App!'s advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 1) and 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.
Chonkist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bon App! has 271 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bon App! ships an update every 2 months, Chonkist every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bon App! | Chonkist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (271 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 271 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 柱 石 | Nishad Junankar |
Customer experience
Bon App!
Chonkist
Bugs and requests
Bon App!
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when submitting reviews
- Map view displays no restaurant results
- App freezes on home screen with iOS 13+
- Crashes when clicking on restaurant photo gallery
- Login doesn't work via WeChat or Facebook
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- Broken address copy function
- App forces settings open for notifications on every launch
- Constant crashes since latest update
- Error #1202 upon opening
- App non-functional with 'no network' errors
- Filtering capabilities lost after upgrade
Requested features
9 requests- Update restaurant information and remove closed venues
- Add filter for currently open restaurants with delivery
- Improve search algorithm for partial/fuzzy matching
- Update app dimensions for iPhone X and newer models
- Add happy hour and food specials section
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- Video upload capability for Meet feature
- Make share to WeChat moments optional (not default)
- Improve recommendation engine
- More frequent Bon App Meets events
Chonkist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bon App!
No in-app purchases
Chonkist
No in-app purchases
