Olo Host vs RoboHost for Restaurants
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.
RoboHost for Restaurants
Manage restaurant bookings efficiently with this free system. Create, update, and search reservations using various filters. It syncs across devices and integrates with Google, your website, and POS systems.
- Create and manage bookings
- Update reservation statuses
- Search bookings by filters
- Floor plan or timeline view
- Sync across iOS devices
- Integrate with Google Search/Maps
- Website widget for reservations
- POS system synchronization
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Free restaurant booking management system. You can create bookings, change their statuses and search by other filters. The app has many accessibilities: - work with floor plan or timeline - sync between many iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) - get reservations from Google (search and maps) - get reservations from your site via our widget - sync with POS-systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Olo Host at 17% against RoboHost for Restaurants's 0%. RoboHost for Restaurants's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
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, RoboHost for Restaurants monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olo Host | RoboHost for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (39 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wisely Inc. | ROBOKHOST, OOO |
Customer experience
Olo Host
RoboHost for Restaurants
In-app purchases
Olo Host
No in-app purchases
RoboHost for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
Questions
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