TouchBistro CFD vs Chefs' Warehouse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchBistro CFD
This app displays customer orders in real-time as they are entered into a point-of-sale system. It helps reduce errors and enhance the customer experience with customizable branding and promotional messages. Operates on a local network for reliability.
- Real-time order confirmation
- Customizable branding
- Promotional message display
- Offline operation
- Works with TouchBistro POS
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TouchBistro CFD (Customer Facing Display) is an order confirmation system for over the counter and quick serve style restaurants. The customer facing helps to avoid errors and improve the customer experience by allowing your customer to view their order as the cashier is entering it into the TouchBistro Point of Sale. The customer facing display has many customization options, with support for custom colors, background images and logos, allowing you to match and improve your brand awareness. A customizable message of the day can also be used to present special offers to your customer to help maximize sales. You never have to worry about an internet outage with TouchBistro CFD, we operate on a local network which allows the customer facing display to communicate directly with the TouchBistro Point of Sale iPad. Customer Facing Display features: - customizable welcome message text and background image - customizable logo and brand colors - customizable thank you message text and background image - works with TouchBistro Point of Sale Supported Hardware: - iPad (recommend) - iPod Touch - iPhone
Chefs' Warehouse
Access a vast selection of premium specialty foods and ingredients for culinary professionals. Browse the full catalog, manage orders, and connect with your representative to achieve your culinary visions.
- Browse full ingredient catalog
- Set up and manage order guides
- Place and modify orders
- View order history
- Contact sales representative
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Purveyors of the world’s finest specialty foods and ingredients. From the most dish-dazzling center of the plate proteins to the most sophisticated and luxurious ingredients to integrate across your menu, we provide our customers a world-class variety of products that are 2nd to none. We are here to support you in your pursuit of culinary excellence, we are here to support you in making your wildest culinary visions a reality. Our warehouse is your walk-in. Download our app to: - Browse our full catalog of the world’s finest ingredients - Set up and manage your order guides - Place orders and modify up until your cutoff time - View your order history - Contact your rep for support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chefs' Warehouse at 4.0 against TouchBistro CFD's 2.1. Chefs' Warehouse also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 60 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 14%). TouchBistro CFD's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Chefs' Warehouse holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TouchBistro CFD's written reviews are positive against 25% of Chefs' Warehouse's.
TouchBistro CFD ships an update every 60 months, Chefs' Warehouse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchBistro CFD | Chefs' Warehouse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (10 ratings) | 4.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TouchBistro Inc. | The Chefs’ Warehouse |
Customer experience
TouchBistro CFD
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In-app purchases
TouchBistro CFD
No in-app purchases
Chefs' Warehouse
No in-app purchases
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