Comparison

Tock Dashboard vs 5

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

Head to head
About

Tock Dashboard

Manage your business operations on the go with this companion app. It allows you to control guest lists, orders, floor plans, waitlists, and seating arrangements remotely. Designed for businesses using the Tock platform for reservations, delivery, and events.

Highlights
  • Guest list management
  • Order tracking
  • Floor plan visualization
  • Waitlist management
  • Seating assignments
  • Remote business access
Features
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This is a companion App to the web-based Tock Dashboard. Stay connected with your business - manage your guest list, orders, floor plan, waitlist, and seating assignments - from anywhere. Tock is a unified system allowing restaurants, wineries, and pop-ups to manage reservations, delivery, takeout, and events - all in one place. Note: This app is for restaurants, wineries, and pop-ups using Tock to run their business. If you want to make a reservation, download the Tock app or visit www.exploretock.com

About

5

This app helps restaurant managers and employees manage schedules, view sales data, and communicate. Managers can track revenue and labor costs, while employees can manage their availability and shifts.

Highlights
  • Live and forecasted revenue tracking
  • Labor cost optimization
  • Item sales forecasting
  • Staff logbook for communication
  • Shift management for employees
  • Availability and time-off requests
Features
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5-Out Operator App and Employee Scheduler App: - Easily toggle between both apps with on simple download 5-Out Operator App for restaurant managers: - Quickly view live, historical, and forecasted revenue and covers for your restaurant or group - Optimize your labor on the go by viewing live or upcoming scheduled labor cost to target, SPLH, or capacity - View live, historical, and forecasted check and cover average summary data - View your upcoming and live item wise sales forecasts to inform your prep and purchasing, in a day or beforehand - Staff logbook to create effective team communication, which automatically includes relevant sales and operational metrics - Aggregate all data by multiple restaurants 5-Out Scheduler App for restaurant employees: - See your upcoming scheduled shifts - Manage your availability - Pick up or trade shifts - Chat with your coworkers - Request time off

Screenshots

Tock Dashboard4 screens
54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 5 at 100% against Tock Dashboard's 4%. 5 also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3). Tock Dashboard's advantage is ratings volume (130 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.3). 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

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

5 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tock Dashboard has 130 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Tock Dashboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tock Dashboard ships an update every 3 weeks, 5 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tock Dashboard versus 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTock Dashboard5
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (130 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTock5 Out Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

Tock Dashboard

All ratings130 ratings
Positive31.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative67.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive3.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.3%

5

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tock Dashboard

No in-app purchases

None

5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tock Dashboard free?
Tock Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 free?
5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tock Dashboard or 5?
5 is rated higher. Tock Dashboard averages 2.3 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while 5 averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Tock Dashboard or 5 have ads?
Neither Tock Dashboard nor 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tock Dashboard or 5?
Tock Dashboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and 5 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tock Dashboard was updated on October 24, 2026 and 5 on October 16, 2026.

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