Comparison

Olo Host vs BarSight Tables

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Table management
  • Reservations
  • Waitlist management
  • Online order flow
  • Guest preference tagging
  • Real-time dining room updates
  • POS integration
Features
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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.

About

BarSight Tables

Features
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BarSight Tables is a real-time table and guest management app designed for restaurants, bars, and event venues. Built as part of the BarSight platform, it gives your front-of-house team everything they need to run a smooth, organized floor. -Live Floor View See your entire dining room at a glance. Tables are color-coded by status — empty, seated, or selected — and update instantly across all connected devices via a live WebSocket connection. Pan and zoom the floor plan to fit any layout. -Guest & Waitlist Management Add walk-ins and reservations to a live guest list. Track each guest's status — waiting, seated, or pending — and seat them with a tap. Search and filter by name, phone number, or status to find anyone in seconds. -Drag-to-Reposition Layout Rearrange tables on the fly to match your current floor setup. Custom layouts sync in real time to all connected tablets, and you can reset to the default with a single tap. -Guest Messaging Send templated or custom SMS and email messages directly from the app — notify guests when their table is ready, send reminders, or communicate delays. Message usage is tracked and capped based on your subscription plan. -Offline Resilience Lost your connection? The app automatically falls back to polling every 5 minutes and syncs after every action, so your team stays up to date even when the live connection drops. BarSight Tables is an add-on for existing BarSight subscribers. A BarSight account and active subscription are required.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BarSight Tables at every 5 days against Olo Host's every 5 weeks. BarSight Tables also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olo Host ships an update every 5 weeks, BarSight Tables every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Olo Host versus BarSight Tables: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlo HostBarSight Tables
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWisely Inc.Brian Howard

In-app purchases

None

Olo Host

No in-app purchases

None

BarSight Tables

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olo Host free?
Olo Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarSight Tables free?
BarSight Tables is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olo Host or BarSight Tables have ads?
Neither Olo Host nor BarSight Tables shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olo Host or BarSight Tables?
Olo Host ships an update every 5 weeks, and BarSight Tables every 5 days. Most recently, Olo Host was updated on October 24, 2026 and BarSight Tables on October 7, 2026.

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