Comparison

iPick vs Hong Kong Control Panel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iPick

Discover culinary experiences in select Asian cities through a social food app. Find local favorites recommended by friends and experts, share dining experiences, and enjoy an ad-free interface with smart search.

Highlights
  • Social food discovery
  • Share dining experiences
  • Short video sharing
  • Smart search functionality
  • Curated food recommendations
  • Food critic articles
  • Ad-free browsing
Features
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Now available in Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang. iPick is your FREE social food app to discover your city's best culinary experiences! Find new local favorites through friends and community experts you trust. Enjoy iPick's sleek interface, NO POP-UP ADS and use smart search to find exactly what you're looking for. Then share pics and reviews with your network through WeChat and Facebook. What are you waiting for? Your next food adventure awaits! Main features: Food Moments: Share, comment and connect with friends over dining experiences. Short Videos: You can share the best and worst meals with the world in an even more lively fashion! What are you waiting for? Smart Search: Fast and easy, start searching with just one tap! Food Recommendations: Receive top lists each week with hot spots you need to check out. Critiques: Tons of articles from food critics help you decide where to eat. Ad Free: We don’t do ads! Browse restaurant and food info without interruption. Note: In order to provide you accurate restaurants information, we strongly suggest you enable GPS on the phone and permit iPick to use your location information.

About

Hong Kong Control Panel

Features
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This app allow any takeaway to manage their orders from the Hong Kong takeaways platform. Takeaways will be able to: • Add services, Food menu, products list, categories and prices • Receive customers orders in real time from on iPhone or iPad • Accept and decline orders • Change order status (Ready, Delivered) • View order history • Search order by ID or by customer name • Print receipt from Bluetooth BT thermal printer which supports ESC/POS command • And much more..

Screenshots

iPick4 screens
Hong Kong Control Panel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hong Kong Control Panel at every 11 days against iPick's monthly. iPick's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPick ships an update monthly, Hong Kong Control Panel every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iPick versus Hong Kong Control Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPickHong Kong Control Panel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTencent Mobility LimitedThunderfam Group LTD

In-app purchases

None

iPick

No in-app purchases

None

Hong Kong Control Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPick free?
iPick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hong Kong Control Panel free?
Hong Kong Control Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iPick or Hong Kong Control Panel have ads?
Neither iPick nor Hong Kong Control Panel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPick or Hong Kong Control Panel?
iPick ships an update monthly, and Hong Kong Control Panel every 11 days. Most recently, iPick was updated on October 18, 2026 and Hong Kong Control Panel on September 27, 2026.

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