Comparison

TableSide vs Elara Loyalty

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

Head to head
About

TableSide

Streamline restaurant operations with this mobile point-of-sale client. Enhance service speed, reduce table turn times, and optimize staffing. Designed for efficiency in the hospitality industry.

Highlights
  • Fast order taking
  • Efficient service
  • Reduced turn time
  • Optimized staffing
  • Mobile POS functionality
Features
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The mobile client for the best Point of Sale system in the industry! TableSide ordering lets you provide the fastest, most efficient service possible while reducing turn time and employment costs.

About

Elara Loyalty

Features
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Elara Loyalty is a complete small business rewards system. Keep your customers coming back by keeping track of their spend, and giving rewards your own way. Fully customizable to make sure you can run your program the way you want. This mobile application is the employee-facing countertop interface, allowing your staff to take in phone numbers, adjust customer data, and award points or redeem rewards on behalf of your loyal customer-base.

Screenshots

TableSide4 screens
Elara Loyalty4 screens

Verdict

The call

TableSide and Elara Loyalty are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

TableSide ships an update every 3 weeks, Elara Loyalty every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TableSide versus Elara Loyalty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTableSideElara Loyalty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSail POS SolutionsRobert Kaltenbach

In-app purchases

None

TableSide

No in-app purchases

None

Elara Loyalty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TableSide free?
TableSide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elara Loyalty free?
Elara Loyalty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TableSide or Elara Loyalty have ads?
Neither TableSide nor Elara Loyalty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TableSide or Elara Loyalty?
TableSide ships an update every 3 weeks, and Elara Loyalty every 5 weeks. Most recently, TableSide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Elara Loyalty on October 13, 2026.

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