Comparison

Hostme v2 vs Simple Reservation Manager

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

Head to head
About

Hostme v2

Streamline restaurant operations with a comprehensive front-of-house system. Manage reservations, waitlists, guest databases, and seating with customizable tools and real-time insights. Connect with various platforms and POS systems for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Unlimited reservations and waitlists
  • Online booking and waitlist options
  • Guest database with history and preferences
  • Customizable deposits and cancellation rules
  • Floor plan and alert customization
  • Real-time operational reports
  • Integrations with Wix, Google Reserve, WhatsApp, POS
Features
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Hi! We're Hostme. For years we've been the reservation book, the waitlist and the floor plan behind thousands of restaurants — from tiny cafes to growing groups. This update is the biggest thing we have ever shipped: we rebuilt Hostme from scratch. Not repainted buttons — rebuilt. It's noticeably faster, smarter and, honestly, just nicer to use. Everything you had is still here, and most of what you kept asking us for finally is too. What's inside: • Guest book and a real CRM — we remember every guest: visit history, favorite table, allergies, birthdays. Tags and auto-tags sort your guests for you, and from there — segments, campaigns, reports and funnels. A guest walks in a second time and it feels like you've known each other for years. • Floor timeline — the whole day's load at a glance. You instantly see where it's busy, where it's empty and where to seat a party of eight. • Floor plan — drawn like in a proper editor, not a millimeter at a time with the mouse. You can even generate it from a photo or a hand-drawn sketch. • Waitlist done properly — promised wait time, place in line and a call timer, with the guest kept in the loop. • Chats from every channel in one window — SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and the rest are no longer scattered across ten tabs. • Call history — who called, when and what about. Nothing gets lost. • Dashboard and clear reports — bookings, guests and floor load on one screen. In plain language, no spreadsheets to decode. • "Restaurant today" widget on your Home Screen and Lock Screen: floor occupancy, bookings, requests, the waitlist and the guests worth preparing for — VIPs, birthdays, large parties, allergies. • Online bookings from your website, Instagram, Facebook and Google — with deposits, prepayments and your own cancellation rules. Plus a dark theme, push notifications about bookings, and a search that finds any setting and any help article at once — in a couple of seconds. And what hasn't changed: one simple subscription. No per-cover fees. Ever. Noticed something odd, or got an idea? Write to us — we read every message and fix things fast. Your wins are our wins, and the rough edges are ours to fix. Thanks for being with us. Let's go! — The Hostme team

About

Simple Reservation Manager

This app helps businesses manage customer bookings and appointments. It offers features like reservation reminders, a calendar view, and search functionality. Data syncs automatically across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Reservation management
  • Customer management
  • iCloud automatic sync
  • Reservation reminder notifications
  • Calendar view
  • Search functionality
Features
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Simple reservation and customer management. Easily manage reservations and customers with simple operations. Features: * Reservation and customer management * iCloud automatic sync. Data can be automatically synced across Apple devices. * iCloud data storage. Syncing requires iCloud to be enabled on your devices and a network connection. * Reservation reminder notifications * Calendar view of reservations * Search for reservations and customers * Up to 10 reservation registrations per month are free. Paid Features: Unlimited reservation registrations Terms of use:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hostme v24 screens
Simple Reservation Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hostme v2 at 75% against Simple Reservation Manager's 0%. Hostme v2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Simple Reservation Manager's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Reservation Manager sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Hostme v2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hostme v2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hostme v2 has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Hostme v2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Reservation Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hostme v2 ships an update every 5 months, Simple Reservation Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hostme v2 versus Simple Reservation Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostme v2Simple Reservation Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (53 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHostMe LLC.Yohei Tamura

Customer experience

Hostme v2

All ratings53 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral7.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Simple Reservation Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hostme v2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Reservation Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.491 Month

Questions

Is Hostme v2 free?
Hostme v2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Reservation Manager free?
Simple Reservation Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hostme v2 or Simple Reservation Manager?
Hostme v2 is rated higher. Hostme v2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Simple Reservation Manager averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hostme v2 or Simple Reservation Manager have ads?
Neither Hostme v2 nor Simple Reservation Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hostme v2 or Simple Reservation Manager?
Hostme v2 ships an update every 5 months, and Simple Reservation Manager fortnightly. Most recently, Hostme v2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple Reservation Manager on November 4, 2026.

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