Revel POS vs Bistrochat Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revel POS
A powerful and customizable point of sale system designed for businesses of all sizes. It offers intuitive order processing, robust management tools, and flexible payment options to handle high-volume sales efficiently and securely.
- Near real-time reporting and analytics
- Always on mode with credit card processing
- Payment flexibility
- Workforce management tools
- Loyalty program and CRM customization
- Inventory management
- Mobile and online ordering
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Revel is an easy-to-use, feature-rich, customizable point of sale (POS) system. This quick, intuitive, and secure platform is a solution for small, mid-sized, and multi-location businesses. With the ability to process orders faster and more reliably than any legacy POS, Revel allows your business to process high-volume sales without slowdown or interruption. The newest version of Revel CDS XT contains bug fixes and performance improvements. Reasons to use Revel: -Our platform is easy to learn and simple to use. -Open API allows for custom business solutions. -Feature-rich, our platform offers all the business management tools you need in a single place. -Tens of thousands of business locations trust and use Revel. -Our easily scalable platform is designed to grow with you. -A people POS company, our team believes your success comes first and offers on-going support and consultation. Revel POS Features: -Near real-time reporting and analytics -Always on mode (including credit card processing) -Payment flexibility -Workforce management tools -Loyalty program and CRM customization -Inventory management -Mobile and online ordering -24/7 support and instant software updates -Pre-configured hardware packages -Open API -Industry-leading fraud protection and PCI compliance
Bistrochat Manager
This all-in-one system consolidates reservations and guest data for restaurants. It offers powerful automation features like reminders, deposit management, and integrations with POS, SMS, and email systems to enhance guest experiences.
- Reservation consolidation
- Guest data management
- Automated reminders
- Deposit management
- POS integration
- SMS and email marketing integration
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All-in-one Restaurant Management System We enable you to consolidate all your reservations and all your guests data into one, easy to use, system. Bistrochat manager also includes powerful automation like reminders, deposits management, connection to POS, SMS, connection to your EDM or emailing system, and many more features to help you delight your guests. APP FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS, MANAGERS & STAFF MEMBERS. If you are trying to make a reservation at a restaurant, please download our customer app by searching "Bistrochat Hong Kong".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bistrochat Manager at 100% against Revel POS's 35%. Bistrochat Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Revel POS's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bistrochat Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Revel POS has 76 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Revel POS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bistrochat Manager's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revel POS | Bistrochat Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 681 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revel Systems iPad POS | BistroChat ltd |
Customer experience
Revel POS
Bistrochat Manager
In-app purchases
Revel POS
No in-app purchases
Bistrochat Manager
No in-app purchases
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