Curbivo vs Roaming Hunger: Listing vs Actually Selling
By David Urquidi · Updated April 16, 2026 · 6 min read
TL;DR
Roaming Hunger is a discovery and event-booking directory — customers and event organizers find your truck there, but they can't order food from it. Curbivo is the actual ordering and loyalty shop. Most successful food trucks use both: Roaming Hunger (or Truckster) for event leads and discovery, and Curbivo as the branded ordering page they send those customers to. They aren't competitors — they're complements. Curbivo is built for food trucks, not restaurants, and the two services solve two different problems.
The short version
Roaming Hunger's job is to help customers find a food truck — and specifically to broker event and catering bookings. It's a directory plus a booking middleman. If someone searches “food trucks near me” or “hire a food truck for a wedding,” that's where Roaming Hunger shines.
Curbivo's job is to be your ordering page. A regular who already loves your birria tacos and wants to order ahead on their lunch break shouldn't have to go through a directory. They should open your branded Curbivo page, see your menu, pick their items, pay, and walk up to a ready bag. Curbivo makes that happen, with loyalty rewards to keep them coming back.
You can run both. Plenty of trucks do.
Side-by-side: what you actually get
| Curbivo | Roaming Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Daily branded ordering + loyalty | Discovery + event/catering booking |
| Customers can order from it | Yes — online ordering with payment | No — bookings only, not daily orders |
| Branded storefront | Yes — your brand, your domain option | Listing page in their directory |
| Loyalty rewards | Built in from Growth tier | No |
| Live "find us today" location | Built in | Listed schedule, not a live map |
| Who owns the customer | You — your customer list, your data | Roaming Hunger — they broker the relationship |
| Best for | Daily orders, regulars, repeat business | Catering, corporate events, weddings |
| Cost to list/start | $0 Starter; $29/mo Growth | Free listing; booking takes a commission |
| Setup | 10 minutes, self-serve | Listing submission + approval |
When to choose each
Use Roaming Hunger if…
- You want to be found by event organizers and corporate catering
- You're ready to take 5–50 guest event bookings
- You want to appear in a major-city directory (LA, NYC, Austin, Houston, SF)
- You're okay with a booking commission in exchange for lead flow
Use Curbivo if…
- You want a branded ordering page your regulars use every week
- You want customers to order ahead and skip the line
- You want to own your customer list and reward repeat business
- You want one page that shows your menu, hours, and today's location
The “use both” playbook
Most successful food trucks treat these as two channels, not two choices:
- Roaming Hunger brings in the big-ticket event bookings you wouldn't otherwise see — corporate lunches, wedding receptions, film-set catering.
- Curbivo is where every customer — event guest, Instagram follower, walk-up regular — ends up to order, learn your today-spot, and earn points.
- Your Instagram bio links to your Curbivo page (not Roaming Hunger), because that's where you want daily ordering to happen.
- Your Roaming Hunger listing links back to your Curbivo page too, so event guests who loved your food can come find you and order Tuesday lunch.
If you're…
A truck that mostly does daily walk-ups and wants to add order-ahead
Start with Curbivo Starter. Free, branded, gives your regulars a way to order from their phone. Add Roaming Hunger later if you want to chase catering.
A truck focused on events and catering, barely doing walk-ups
Roaming Hunger is your primary channel. But still have a Curbivo page — event guests will ask "where can I find your regular spots?" and you want a branded shop to point them to, not just Instagram.
A truck that's already on DoorDash/Uber Eats and wants less middleman
Curbivo. Delivery apps take 15–30% and own your customer. Curbivo is your own shop at 2.9–3.5% + 30¢ processing, and the customer relationship stays with you. Run Roaming Hunger in parallel for events if you want lead flow.
See a real food truck running on Curbivo: El Cevichazoo HTX — ceviche truck in Houston, TX.
Frequently asked questions
Can customers order food from Roaming Hunger?+
Not directly for daily ordering. Roaming Hunger is built for catering and event bookings — a customer or event organizer requests your truck for a specific event, and Roaming Hunger brokers the booking. For everyday orders from walk-up customers or regulars wanting to order ahead, you need your own ordering page. That's what Curbivo is for.
What's the best way to take online orders for a food truck?+
The best way depends on what you want. For daily ordering from regulars, use a branded ordering page you control — Curbivo is built for this. For event/catering leads from companies and party planners, use a discovery directory like Roaming Hunger or Truckster. Most successful food trucks use both: one for daily orders, one for event bookings.
Is Roaming Hunger a website or a directory?+
Roaming Hunger is a discovery directory and booking broker. Your truck gets a listing page; customers browse trucks in their city and request catering or event bookings. It isn't a full branded website with online ordering, loyalty rewards, or live location you update daily — those belong on your own site.
Can I use Roaming Hunger and Curbivo together?+
Yes, and most trucks that do both channels successfully run them together. Roaming Hunger captures catering leads; Curbivo is the daily ordering page your regulars use. Your Roaming Hunger listing can link to your Curbivo shop, and customers who discover you through an event can come back and order via Curbivo.
Does Curbivo help me get booked for events?+
Not directly the way Roaming Hunger does. Curbivo isn't a lead-broker for catering. What Curbivo gives you is a branded shop you can share in pitches, at events, and on your Instagram — so when an event organizer sees your truck, they can find your menu, pricing, and contact info on your own page rather than on a directory. The two services complement each other.
Is Roaming Hunger worth it for a new food truck?+
Depends on your market. If you want catering and corporate event leads in a major city (LA, NYC, SF, Austin, Houston), Roaming Hunger has real distribution. If you're mostly taking daily walk-up and order-ahead business, a branded ordering page will earn more of your attention. A lot of trucks start with Curbivo for daily ordering and add Roaming Hunger once they're ready to take catering.
Free to start. Your shop. Your regulars.
Build your branded ordering page and run it alongside any directory you're already on.
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