Ripples vs ResyOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ripples
Manage drink designs, order supplies, and access expert guidance for a drink printer. Create custom mobile sites for customer creations and learn tips to enhance print quality. Designed for on-the-go teams in bars and cafes.
- Manage drink designs
- Order supplies
- Create custom mobile sites
- Access expert guidance
- Upload and schedule content
- Restock cartridges and accessories
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Already have a Ripple Maker drink printer? This app is a must. It puts content management, supply ordering, and expert guidance right at your fingertips. No desktop required, designed to support your busy team on the road or behind the bar. New to Ripples? The Ripple Maker is a countertop-sized drink printer that uses natural, plant-based extracts to print images, logos, and messages directly onto foam-topped drinks. Transform your lattes, beer and cocktails into shareable moments that boost your bottom line. What you can do with the Ripples App: • Manage your designs Upload, select, and schedule drink-top content in just a few taps. From seasonal LTOs and brand promotions to birthday prints and trending memes, it’s never been easier to keep your drinks relevant and on-brand. • Order from the store Running low on cartridges? Need to print on macarons? Restock supplies directly through the app. Fast, secure, and mobile-first. • Update your own mobile site for customer creations Set up your custom customer-facing mobile site especially to match your venue or for a special holiday or event. Your customers will then be able to scan a QR code and upload their own pictures or select a favorite image to be printed on their drinks, no download required. Perfect for events, activations, and creating a customizable experience for every customer. (Requires the Advanced Design Plan). • Learn tips and tricks Get expert advice from the Ripples team on how to perfect your pour, improve print quality, and use your machine to its full potential with full access to the Ripples Training Academy video library. Still need help? Easily connect with your Customer Success Rep. • Track machine stats (coming soon) Get weekly updates with print counts, top-performing designs, and usage trends to understand what’s working and plan your next menu move. Download the Ripples App today and start running your drink marketing from your phone.
ResyOS
This platform empowers restaurant teams to enhance service efficiency and boost bookings. It offers tools for managing reservations, walk-ins, waitlists, and guest communication, all while providing insights into shift performance.
- Reservation management
- Walk-in and waitlist management
- Guest messaging
- Shift flow optimization
- Floor plan tools
- Guest insights
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ResyOS is the all-in-one restaurant management platform that helps teams deliver smoother service, drive covers, and stay on top of every shift with powerful tools to manage reservations, walk-ins, waitlists, guest messaging, and shift flow. • Get discovered through the Resy Demand Network and potentially grow your guestbook • Manage reservations and power service with streamlined guest insights • Help optimize every shift with pacing controls, floor plans, and table turn tools • Connect with guests through 2-way messaging and personalized profiles • Better fill cancellations in real time with tools like Resy Notify and Waitlists • Uncover insights with daily cover reports, performance metrics, and live floor status Note: This app is for restaurants and requires a valid ResyOS account. If you're a diner looking to book a reservation, please download the Resy app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ripples at 3.0 against ResyOS's 2.7. Ripples also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 13%). ResyOS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (159 vs 20). 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.
Ripples holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResyOS has 159 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Ripples's written reviews are positive against 13% of ResyOS's.
Ripples ships an update every 2 months, ResyOS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripples | ResyOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) — better | 2.7 (159 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better | 13.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steam CC | Resy |
Customer experience
Ripples
ResyOS
Bugs and requests
Ripples
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ResyOS
Reported bugs
44 issues- App keeps crashing
- Updates make things worse
- Updates take hours to push
- Dashboard updates delayed
- App won't open
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- Bug prevents saving floor plan
- New update has glitches
- Reservation history not showing
- Basic operations not followed
- 500 errors
- Cannot change reservations
- Cannot change status
- Guest history bug
- Booked reservations disappear
- App constantly quits
- App won't load on iPad
- Cannot access tables on floor plan
- Floor plan view regressed
- Vertical orientation gone
- Cannot see all tables on floor plan
- App takes back to home screen
- App inaccessible
- Doesn't let you add tables to floor plan
- Customers complain about sign up/password
- App works half the time
- Missing features compared to competitors
- Sales staff pushy
- Locked into contract
- Issues and glitches
- Texting chat function works, nothing else
- App quits while logging in
- Daily crashes since update
- Data errors
- Un-updated reservations
- Cannot sit walk-in tables
- Never works
- So many glitches
- Makes sitting guests more difficult
- Essential components won't load
- Cannot assign sections to servers
- Lock timeout fail ID
- Cannot search for guest name
- Doesn't refresh automatically
- App freezes a lot
Requested features
12 requests- Add Android app
- Web control over tables
- Customize text messages
- Server rotation option
- Server sections option
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- Integration with POS
- Add a blacklist feature
- Landscape mode compatibility
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to search guest name
- Automatic refresh for reservations
In-app purchases
Ripples
No in-app purchases
ResyOS
No in-app purchases









