Olo Host vs ConnectSmart DisplayClient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Olo Host
Streamline restaurant operations with tools for table management, reservations, and waitlists. Personalize guest experiences with smart tags and optimize seating with real-time data. Reduce walkaways and maximize dining room potential.
- Table management
- Reservations
- Waitlist management
- Online order flow
- Guest preference tagging
- Real-time dining room updates
- POS integration
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Take control of table management, reservations, waitlists, and online order flow with Olo Host (formerly Wisely). From optimized seating recommendations and smart waitlist quoting, to real-time dining room updates, Olo Host streamlines operations for your front-of-house and enables you to focus on what matters most—the guest experience. Know every guest, personalize every visit: With smart tags, instantly identify guest preferences and personalize every visit. Keep your waitlist accurate and reduce walkaways: List assist automatically sends reminder texts to guests and clears no-shows. Seat more guests faster, keep your guests happy during wait-times, and maximize your dining room's potential. Real-time guest insights & efficiency: A POS integration connects table status to guest data, giving you immediate context on orders and spend for smarter service.
ConnectSmart DisplayClient
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ConnectSmart Kitchen DisplayClient puts the power of ConnectSmart Kitchen at your fingertips. Increase flexibility in your kitchen by using tablets as ConnectSmart Kitchen stations. Heighten staff versatility by displaying carry-out orders on front-of-house devices. Enhance operational insight with a scorecard dashboard placed directly on a manager’s tablet. With the ConnectSmart Kitchen DisplayClient app, managers, hosts, and servers alike can keep a pulse on what’s happening in the back of house from any tablet, anywhere – including the host stand or on the restaurant floor.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ConnectSmart DisplayClient at every 4 days against Olo Host's every 5 weeks. Olo Host's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Olo Host ships an update every 5 weeks, ConnectSmart DisplayClient every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olo Host | ConnectSmart DisplayClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wisely Inc. | QSR Automations LLC |
In-app purchases
Olo Host
No in-app purchases
ConnectSmart DisplayClient
No in-app purchases
Questions
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