BookingDiary vs Picado Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookingDiary
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Booking Diary app helps to manage your table bookings efficiently. Powerful application that directly connects to your favouritetable central reservation system. Summary tab gives quick access to your day that includes Guests notes, diary notes and booking summary. Bookings tab let you manage bookings of the day.
Picado Manager
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Welcome to Picado – the essential reservation management system crafted for bars and restaurants. Stay in control with the ability to view real-time reservations and with the power to effortlessly expand your customer base. Picado empowers restaurant managers to efficiently handle reservations and manage their venue’s availability on-the-go. Add and edit bookings seamlessly, manage waiting lists, and gain valuable insights – all in the palm of your hand. Elevate your restaurant's efficiency and customer experience with Picado.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BookingDiary at fortnightly against Picado Manager's every 4 months. BookingDiary also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
BookingDiary ships an update fortnightly, Picado Manager every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookingDiary | Picado Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Favouritetable Services Limited | Cocoon Creations Services Limited |
In-app purchases
BookingDiary
No in-app purchases
Picado Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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