CQueue vs DaySmart KIOSK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CQueue
This app replaces traditional paper sign-in sheets for businesses, organizing customer flow and providing privacy. It allows customers to sign in via a touchscreen, notifying staff directly and creating an organized digital checklist.
- Digital sign-in sheet replacement
- Customer information collection
- Customizable department and choice buttons
- Touchscreen interface
- Automated sorting and time stamping
- Direct staff notifications
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CQueue is a simple replacement for the traditional paper sign in sheet for retail service businesses, corporate offices and banking facilities. Customer Queuing helps organize your office while providing privacy for everyone. Adding a Apple iPad to your CQueue system lets your customers sign in using a familiar touch screen and notify departments and staff directly. Their name and needs are automatically sorted and time stamped giving an organized check list for staff to work from on the office computers. It's quick, it's easy and the most affordable queuing system available. Easy setup. CQueue can be up and running within minutes. Simply install the app, set your system id, department buttons, and choice buttons. That's it! Collect information such as ; -Name -Date of Birth -Phone -Email Address -Reason/SubReason for Visit and also ask; -up to 2 free style text questions -up to 2 free style Yes/No questions Since 2005, Check In Systems Inc has provided sign in solutions using touch screens. They are among the fastest and most affordable systems on the market. Other apps include Medical Check In, Student Check In, Visitor Check In and Probation Check In.
DaySmart KIOSK
Streamline your salon's walk-in customer experience and free up front desk staff. This app allows walk-in clients to check in, select services, and be added to the appointment calendar automatically. It helps capture new client information for easier re-booking and business growth.
- Streamline walk-in customer experience
- Automatic appointment calendar placement
- Service selection for walk-ins
- Capture new client contact information
- Auto-populate services for returning clients
- Add new clients to database
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Trying to streamline your salon's walk-in customer experience and free up front desk resources? The DaySmart Salon Kiosk is the perfect companion app for your existing DaySmart Salon installation. This free app provides a simple way for your walk-in customers to enter their names on a dedicated tablet in your shop and they are automatically placed into the next available time block on your DaySmart Salon calendar. They can select common services, and return clients will be shown their last service by default. Through this DaySmart Salon Kiosk app, you will be able to capture new client phone numbers & email addresses to simplify their re-booking, and to grow your customer base! SALON LOGIN Use your existing DaySmart Salon account credentials to start the Kiosk app on a front desk tablet. PHONE NUMBER SEARCH Existing clients can enter their phone number and it will auto-populate the services they have previously purchased. AUTO-POPULATE SERVICES Your current DaySmart Salon services become walk-in selections, so associated service times are factored into appointment placement. ADD NEW CLIENTS New clients provide name, e-mail and phone number to be placed on the walk-in list, and get added to your client database. WALK-INS Add walk-ins to the appointment book without the need for a receptionist.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DaySmart KIOSK at 3.5 against CQueue's 2.8. DaySmart KIOSK also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%). CQueue's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
DaySmart KIOSK holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of CQueue's written reviews are positive against 50% of DaySmart KIOSK's.
CQueue ships an update every 4 months, DaySmart KIOSK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CQueue | DaySmart KIOSK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Check In Systems Inc | DaySmart Software, LLC |
Customer experience
CQueue
DaySmart KIOSK
In-app purchases
CQueue
No in-app purchases
DaySmart KIOSK
No in-app purchases
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