Pocket Manager vs Now Book It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Manager
Manage your business on the go with this app. Access sales summaries, track top products, and monitor your entire product list directly from your smartphone. Stay competitive by managing inventory and sales activity from anywhere.
- Sales summaries
- Sales activity tracking
- Top selling products
- Product list management
- Onsite sales monitoring
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Featuring easy navigation and comprehensive graphics, the Pocket Manager application allows you to access sales summaries, sales activity, top selling products and your entire product list with ease. Stay ahead of your competitors by managing your products and monitoring sales onsite, all from the convenience of your smartphone.
Now Book It
Manage restaurant reservations and guest information on the go. View your diary, create new bookings, and adjust seating with a drag-and-drop floor plan. Access customer profiles and manage waitlists to ensure smooth service and enhance guest experiences.
- Reservation calendar management
- On-the-go booking creation
- Drag-and-drop floor plan editing
- Detailed customer profiles
- Walk-in and waitlist management
- Dark and light mode support
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Stay on top of bookings anytime, anywhere. Now Book It puts your full reservation calendar in your pocket — so you can run a smooth service whether you're on the floor, in the kitchen, or on the go. See your diary at a glance. Pull up every booking, by service and section, the moment you need it. Upcoming reservations, party sizes, table assignments, and special notes, all there in your pocket. Create new bookings on the go. Take a reservation in the moment — select the date, party size, service, and time slot, attach a customer profile, and confirm. Make changes on the fly with floor plan. Drag and drop bookings across your venue and plan ahead for the most strategic seating without leaving the front desk. Know your guests before they arrive. Customer profiles, visit history, tags, and contact details come with every booking. The information you need to deliver a great experience is always within reach. Add walk-ins in seconds. A group just walked in? Handle it on the spot. Add a walk-in, note the party size, and keep your floor moving — no trips back to the desk. Manage your waitlist from anywhere. Get covers lined up even when you’re full. Add guests to the waitlist and seat them when the time's right, straight from your phone. Built for hospitality people. Dark mode and light mode. Fast, intuitive navigation. Designed for operators who move fast and don't have time to fumble around complicated tools mid-service. Built by people in hospitality, powered by AI. Now Book It is a powerful restaurant reservation and guest engagement platform designed to help venues save time, increase revenue, and deliver exceptional experiences — all while keeping control of their customer data. Learn how you can get started with the top-rated reservation platform: nowbookit.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Now Book It at weekly against Pocket Manager's every 6 weeks. Pocket Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Manager ships an update every 6 weeks, Now Book It weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Manager | Now Book It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abacus Solutions Pty Ltd | Now Book It |
Customer experience
Pocket Manager
Now Book It
In-app purchases
Pocket Manager
No in-app purchases
Now Book It
No in-app purchases
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