Comparison

VisitUs for Tablets vs Simple Visitor Log

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

Head to head
About

VisitUs for Tablets

This visitor management system modernizes your business reception with a digital sign-in solution. Enhance site safety, streamline visitor check-ins with QR codes, and generate valuable reports for auditing and emergency preparedness.

Highlights
  • Digital visitor sign-in
  • QR code scanning for check-out
  • Site safety management
  • Visitor reporting and auditing
  • Emergency evacuation alerts
  • Customizable branding
Features
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VisitUs Reception will give your business the ultimate user experience for visitors, contractors and employees. Do away with your old sign in book and move to a fully managed system that both improves site safety, and offers a wealth of reporting. Visitors can sign out in next to no time using the QR Code scanning feature. Alert your fire wardens of an evacuation and instantly send them a list of visitors that were in the building. The information is then recorded in your personal dashboard and can be used for auditing evacuation drills. Try VisitUs Reception today for free, and use your own branding to personalise the experience.

About

Simple Visitor Log

Replace your paper visitor log with a digital solution. This app allows you to track visitors, capture signatures and photos for badges, and customize the appearance. It also supports host notifications and custom fields for a streamlined check-in process.

Highlights
  • Digital visitor log book
  • Visitor signatures and photos
  • Customizable badges
  • Host notifications
  • Custom fields
  • Email report export
Features
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Make a great first impression with a fully customizable visitor log book. Get rid of the pen and paper. Print visitor badges Keep track of visitors Accept visitor signatures Take a picture of your visitors and print it on the badge Fully customizable. Change the font color, logo and background Add your own custom fields Export your reports by email, files or share. Keep a host / employee list with pictures NEW: Instant host notifications (Pro) Let hosts know the moment their visitor arrives. Visitor Log sends sign-in and sign-out alerts straight to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat or Discord. It can also post to any webhook, so it works with Zapier, Make and n8n. - Use one office-wide channel, or give each employee their own webhook so alerts go straight to the right host - Choose to be alerted on sign-in, sign-out or both - Private by design: visitor photos and signatures never leave the iPad

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VisitUs for Tablets at 100% against Simple Visitor Log's 33%. VisitUs for Tablets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Simple Visitor Log's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Visitor Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VisitUs for Tablets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VisitUs for Tablets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VisitUs for Tablets's written reviews are positive against 33% of Simple Visitor Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisitUs for Tablets ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Visitor Log every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VisitUs for Tablets versus Simple Visitor Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisitUs for TabletsSimple Visitor Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM.C WARD & A WOODOrionbelt.com LLC

Customer experience

VisitUs for Tablets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Visitor Log

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

VisitUs for Tablets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Visitor Log

One-time1
  • Add Un-Limited Visit Logs$39.99

Questions

Is VisitUs for Tablets free?
VisitUs for Tablets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Visitor Log free?
Simple Visitor Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VisitUs for Tablets or Simple Visitor Log?
VisitUs for Tablets is rated higher. VisitUs for Tablets averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple Visitor Log averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do VisitUs for Tablets or Simple Visitor Log have ads?
Neither VisitUs for Tablets nor Simple Visitor Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisitUs for Tablets or Simple Visitor Log?
VisitUs for Tablets ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Visitor Log every 2 weeks. Most recently, VisitUs for Tablets was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Visitor Log on October 24, 2026.

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