Comparison

Sojern vs Virtual Packaging Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Sojern

This platform enhances hospitality venues by offering digital concierge services, real-time analytics, and revenue-generating features like reservations and mobile ordering. It streamlines operations for hotels, restaurants, and casinos, improving the guest experience.

Highlights
  • Digital Concierge
  • Real-Time Reputation Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Table & Bottle Service Booking
  • Private Event Management
  • Food & Drink Ordering
  • Guest List Processing
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Sojern Guest Experience Solution (GES) App is a comprehensive Guest Experience, Digital Concierge, and data Analytics platform for Hospitality Venues like Hotels, Restaurants, Casinos, and Resorts with features that generate incremental revenue through bottle/table reservations, ordering, mobile pay, analytics, rewards and more. Business App Key Functionalities: + Real-Time Reputation Management + Digital Concierge + Business Analytics + Digital Clicker: To keep track the number of guests at real-time and synchronized across the venues + Table Service: Pre-Booking of the Table/Bottle Service and last minute booking at the venue. + Guest List: Processing Guest list request. + Private Event Booking: To review and pre-booking the private halls for various events like Corporate Events, Private Parties, + Food/Drink Services: To request & process the orders for Delivery & Pickup 
VENUELYTICS CAN BE USED FOR: + Reservation Management - Managing the Table/Bottle Service Requests, Floor Maps, Guest lists in Real-Time + Private Event Management - To manage the private Halls booking for events like Corporate Events, Private Parties, Product Launch, Bachelor, Bachelorette parties, Wedding, etc. + Real-Time Analytics - To track the crowd in the venue, various services, prediction and to provide a personalized experience. + Fast Pass Service - Enable consumers to skip the line by Paying Premium + Wait Time, Games, Tournaments - To provide real-time information about the Games, Tournaments, Leagues to the Consumer. + Food & Drink Services + Karaoke Requests - To process the Karaoke Song Requests & Hall Booking + Real-time Alerts - Can be shared amongst designated employees at any time. We would love to hear what you think about our system. Email us feedback, suggestions, and questions: support@venuelytics.com. Sojern Guest Experience APp doesn't support Apple Pay from the backend staff. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Virtual Packaging Assistant

This app helps foodservice businesses find optimal packaging solutions for delivery, to-go orders, and sustainability needs. It allows users to search for products based on local guidelines, connect with experts, and access informative resources.

Highlights
  • Optimize delivery and to-go packaging
  • Find sustainable product options
  • Search products by local guidelines
  • Connect with packaging experts
  • Request product samples
  • Access informative videos and brochures
Features
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The VPA – Virtual Packaging Assistant App Solves Your Foodservice Solutions Now more than ever, the right packaging is crucial to business success. Utilize the VPA app to help find solutions for common packaging problems such as - Optimize Your Delivery & To Go - Find Sustainable Products - Search by Location to Find Items that Meet Local Guidelines - Connect with a Packaging Expert - Get Product Samples - Informative Videos, Brochures, and Much, Much More! The VPA Virtual Packaging Assistant App Ensures You Select the Perfect Foodservice Solution for Your Needs.

Screenshots

Sojern4 screens
Virtual Packaging Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sojern at fortnightly against Virtual Packaging Assistant's every 2 months. Virtual Packaging Assistant's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 3). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sojern against 5.0 for Virtual Packaging Assistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Packaging Assistant has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sojern ships an update fortnightly, Virtual Packaging Assistant every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sojern versus Virtual Packaging Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSojernVirtual Packaging Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings357 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB117 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVenuelytics IncPactiv Corporation

Customer experience

Sojern

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Virtual Packaging Assistant

All ratings57 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sojern

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Packaging Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sojern free?
Sojern is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Packaging Assistant free?
Virtual Packaging Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sojern or Virtual Packaging Assistant?
Sojern and Virtual Packaging Assistant are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 57 ratings respectively.
Do Sojern or Virtual Packaging Assistant have ads?
Neither Sojern nor Virtual Packaging Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sojern or Virtual Packaging Assistant?
Sojern ships an update fortnightly, and Virtual Packaging Assistant every 2 months. Most recently, Sojern was updated on June 10, 2026 and Virtual Packaging Assistant on June 10, 2026.

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