Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Chowys.com

order food via text from any restaurant, anywhere.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chowys.com launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Meal Pal▲93

   Your personal foodie concierge via text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Text Rex▲82

   Restaurant recommendation service by the Infatuation

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Caviar for iOS▲110

   Order food delivery from your favorite restaurants

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Domino's AnyWare▲61

   Ordering from your favorite devices without a "click"

   2016 · anyware.dominos.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Feastly▲83

   Marketplace connecting hungry eaters with nearby cooks

   2014 · tastemade.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fooji▲105

   Order food by tweeting an emoji (really, in NY only)

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ease▲67

   Get food via text

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatmeal▲156

   Whatsapp-powered food ordering tool for restaurants

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SmartyPans▲106

   Cook what you want, track what you eat

   2015 · singlestroke.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Noodler▲101

    The noodle soup Oracle

    2016 · noodler-app.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BiteSquad▲60

    Your fave restaurant dishes, delivered.

    2014 · ruffcreekmarkets.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    eatabit▲82

    Make food orders over text message

    2014 · eatabit.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sprig (Android)▲86

    Lunch and Dinner On-Demand

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Parsly▲75

    Recipe and grocery intelligence

    2014 · parsly.co.uk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Foodie▲75

    Instagram for foodies

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FoodNow▲106

    Tinder meets Uber for food delivery

    2014 · gofoodnow.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Airdo▲81

    Order ahead from airport restaurants.

    2015 · airdo.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MenuPad▲54

    Self-Service Restaurant POS for iPad

    2014 · menupad.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flavour▲71

    Instantly discover your city's best restaurant

    2014 · getflavour.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    UberEats▲80

    Local food delivered in minutes

    2015 · ubereats.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nomwell▲79

    Remember, share and find personal restaurant recommendations

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Eat.ai▲81

    Order a meal for your team in Slack

    2015 · eat.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tasteful▲69

    Find healthy (and "real") food around you

    2016 · tastefulapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Arcade▲97

    Great lunch from a great restaurant sent via text (NY only)

    2015 · eatarcade.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →