Waitly Waitlist & Reservations vs Simple Reservation Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waitly Waitlist & Reservations
Manage guest lists and reservations for your business. Send instant text alerts when tables are ready, and allow guests to check themselves in via QR code. Supports multiple locations and real-time syncing across devices.
- Instant guest texting
- Reservation management
- QR code self check-in
- Two-way messaging
- Real-time multi-device syncing
- Manage multiple locations
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Features: • Add guests to your waitlist and text them instantly • Take reservations from Google, your website, and in the Waitly app • Reserve with Google • Personalize text messages to your guests • Two-way messaging lets guests reply to your texts • Self check-in: guests can scan your QR code and add themselves to the waitlist from their phone • Real-time syncing between multiple devices • Track walkouts and cancellations • Guests can view estimated wait times from mobile phones without installing an app • In-app support when you need help • Manage multiple locations with ease. Each restaurant gets its own waitlist and reservations, all under one account. More Information: www.waitly.com Questions or feedback? support@waitly.com Terms of Use https://www.waitly.com/terms
Simple Reservation Manager
This app helps businesses manage customer bookings and appointments. It offers features like reservation reminders, a calendar view, and search functionality. Data syncs automatically across Apple devices via iCloud.
- Reservation management
- Customer management
- iCloud automatic sync
- Reservation reminder notifications
- Calendar view
- Search functionality
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Simple reservation and customer management. Easily manage reservations and customers with simple operations. Features: * Reservation and customer management * iCloud automatic sync. Data can be automatically synced across Apple devices. * iCloud data storage. Syncing requires iCloud to be enabled on your devices and a network connection. * Reservation reminder notifications * Calendar view of reservations * Search for reservations and customers * Up to 10 reservation registrations per month are free. Paid Features: Unlimited reservation registrations Terms of use：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waitly Waitlist & Reservations at 78% against Simple Reservation Manager's 0%. Waitly Waitlist & Reservations also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). 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. Waitly Waitlist & Reservations sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month and Simple Reservation Manager sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waitly Waitlist & Reservations holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waitly Waitlist & Reservations has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Waitly Waitlist & Reservations's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Reservation Manager's.
Waitly Waitlist & Reservations ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Reservation Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waitly Waitlist & Reservations | Simple Reservation Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arisota Software LLC | Yohei Tamura |
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Waitly Waitlist & Reservations
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In-app purchases
Waitly Waitlist & Reservations
- Waitly Premium14 Days trial$49.001 Month
- Waitly Professional14 Days trial$99.001 Month
- Waitly Premium Yearly1 Month trial$479.991 Year
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- Waitly Professional Yearly1 Month trial$989.001 Year
Simple Reservation Manager
- Premium Plan$0.491 Month
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