Comparison

CODE app vs NOQ KDS

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

Head to head

CODE app

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

★ 4.02 ratingsView app →

About

CODE app

This app serves as a central hub for hospitality professionals, offering exclusive perks, career opportunities, industry events, and insider content. It aims to reward, inspire, connect, and educate those working in the food, drink, and service sectors.

Highlights

Exclusive hospitality perks
Hospitality-only jobs board
Industry events and networking
Exclusive editorial content
Career advice and insights

Features

Read full description

The app for hospitality professionals CODE is the community for hospitality professionals, created to reward, inspire, connect and educate. Our new app puts everything you need in one place. Faster, smarter, and easier to use than ever before. Available exclusively to those working in hospitality - from chefs, bartenders and waiting staff to restaurant managers, hotel teams and more - a CODE membership gives you access to: • Hundreds of hospitality perks at the UK’s best restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, cafés and more • CODE Careers - a hospitality-only jobs board for chefs, front of house, kitchen teams and more • Industry events, workshops and networking tailored for hospitality professionals • Exclusive editorial with breaking news, insider stories, industry insights and career advice Designed for anyone working in the food, drink or service sector of the hospitality industry. Simply download the CODE app or visit our website to join. Please note: this app is only accessible to current CODE members. Need help? Contact us at: contact@codehospitality.co.uk

About

NOQ KDS

Features

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The Kitchen Display System (KDS) app is your culinary command center, designed to streamline kitchen operations, enhance communication, and elevate the efficiency of your restaurant or food service establishment. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, the KDS app is a game-changer for any kitchen.

Screenshots

CODE app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CODE app at fortnightly against NOQ KDS's every 6 weeks. NOQ KDS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CODE app ships an update fortnightly, NOQ KDS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

CODE app versus NOQ KDS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CODE app	NOQ KDS
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	44.4% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 6 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPad
Requires iOS	17.0	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	103 MB	25 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Nexus CODE Ltd	NOQ EVENTS LTD

Bugs and requests

CODE app

Reported bugs

21 issues

Location services not working (not near venue)
Slow loading and scrolling
Shows irrelevant information after inputting conditions
Loading map bug
Constantly crashing

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Unable to load the app
Authentication error after update
Page keeps freezing during login/registration
App crashing
Unable to redeem offers
App frozen on logo screen
Map doesn't load properly
Freezes when switching between apps
Not working on iOS 13
Stays frozen on the code logo screen
App crashing when trying to upload employee proof
Map is inaccurate
White screen, needs internet connection
Not allowing login, says need to subscribe
App crashing all the time
Locks you out unless you prove hospitality work

Requested features

6 requests

Implement Touch ID for sign-in
Add better search functions
Include categories for filtering by cuisine
Allow booking in advance or walk-in options
Implement an in-app browser with links to restaurant websites/menus

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Search for restaurants

NOQ KDS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CODE app

No in-app purchases

None

NOQ KDS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CODE app free?

CODE app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is NOQ KDS free?

NOQ KDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CODE app or NOQ KDS have ads?

Neither CODE app nor NOQ KDS shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CODE app or NOQ KDS?

CODE app ships an update fortnightly, and NOQ KDS every 6 weeks. Most recently, CODE app was updated on October 11, 2026 and NOQ KDS on September 28, 2026.