Comparison

Wayback vs Chow

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

Head to head
About

Wayback

Easily connect with your favorite burger restaurant. Order food for pickup or on-the-go, find locations, and browse the menu. Earn points with every purchase to redeem for exciting rewards.

Highlights
  • Mobile ordering
  • Wayback Rewards program
  • Earn points on all orders
  • Find restaurant locations
  • Browse menu
  • Redeem points for rewards
Features
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Welcome, burger lovers! Connecting with your favorite Wayback Burgers restaurant while on the go is now easier than ever. With the Wayback app, you can you can take advantage of features ranging from mobile ordering to earning points through our Wayback Rewards program. What’s fun: - Order inside the restaurant or on-the-go - Earn points no matter where you place your order - Find a location near you and checkout the menu - Redeem points for awesome rewards

About

Chow

Collect, cook, and share your favorite recipes. Import from websites or create your own, adjust serving sizes, and use built-in timers. Plan your meals for the week and generate a shopping list automatically.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from web links or manually
  • Automatically scale recipes
  • Built-in hands-free cook timers
  • Follow friends and see their recipes
  • Weekly meal planner
  • Generate combined shopping lists
Features
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Chow is where you collect, cook, and share the recipes you actually make. Save your own recipes, discover what your friends are cooking, and turn any of it into a week of meals with a shopping list that builds itself. Build your recipe box - Create recipes by hand, or import them instantly from a website link - Scale any recipe up or down (¼× to 10×) with quantities and units adjusted automatically - Built-in cook timers so you can follow along hands-free Cook with friends - Follow friends and creators to see what they're making - An activity feed keeps you up to date on new recipes and updates - Choose who sees each recipe: public, friends-only, or private Plan your week - Drag recipes onto a weekly meal planner - Generate a combined shopping list from everything you've planned - Check items off as you shop Whether you're saving a link before it disappears, planning dinners for the week, or sharing your favorites with friends, Chow keeps your cooking life in one place. Available on iPhone, iPad, and the web.

Screenshots

Wayback4 screens
Chow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chow at every 5 days against Wayback's every 3 months. Wayback's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wayback has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wayback ships an update every 3 months, Chow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wayback versus Chow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaybackChow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJake's Franchising LLCCameron Mara

Customer experience

Wayback

All ratings15,034 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative28.9%

Chow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wayback

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to modify orders
  • Order status and pickup times are inaccurate
  • Rewards program not functioning properly
  • Promotional discounts not applying correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing and cancellation of orders
  • Integrate rewards program better with app
  • Provide more flexible payment options
  • Improve app navigation and user experience

Chow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wayback

No in-app purchases

None

Chow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wayback free?
Wayback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chow free?
Chow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wayback or Chow?
Chow is rated higher. Wayback averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Chow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wayback or Chow have ads?
Neither Wayback nor Chow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wayback or Chow?
Wayback ships an update every 3 months, and Chow every 5 days. Most recently, Wayback was updated on November 12, 2026 and Chow on October 31, 2026.

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