The Parable Restaurant Diary vs ZiiPOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Parable Restaurant Diary
This reservation system streamlines restaurant operations with table management, guest databases, and online booking capabilities. It offers offline functionality, secure cloud backup, and detailed customer preference tracking to enhance service and drive repeat business.
- Table management
- Guest database
- Waitlist functionality
- Online bookings
- SMS/Email confirmations
- Offline operation
- Customer preference tracking
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The Parable is a full featured reservation system. Capable of table management, guest database, wait lists, online bookings, sms and email confirmations and it works offline, secured by the cloud. Built to suit all restaurants, from the small local through to the big chains of the world. Designed to be reliable, concise, agile, scalable and uncomplicated. The Parable removes the complications of handling a paperback diary and builds a database of customers and reservations, recording customer preferences and attendance which can be used to drive business time and time again to people you know that use and promote your business. Key Features of The Parable: • System works completely offline, and backs up to The Parable server when an internet connection is available, so your reservations are not only always accessible, but also secure. • Your customer’s details, preferences and attendance history are all stored, allowing you to better serve your clientele. • The Parable is designed to replace a paperback diary. Our daily notes and reminder feature allows you to type messages as you would write them in your paperback, ie call John regarding menu on the 25th October. • We understand that all café and restaurants are different. You may have many small tables which are moved around or joined together to suit your reservations, others may have a set table layout and others may have function areas. The Parable easily handles all table management scenarios. • We also know that different reservations require different levels of information, our reservation system allows you to add attachments (add photos of a table setup or attach a document with a running sheet), and even place a booking as a tentative. • Daily bookings can be sorted by time, name, table area/ table number and group size. This feature assists you to seat your guests and setup your tables. Should you choose to print your guestlist, AirPrint is enabled. • Waitlist feature is enabled, so even if you have a full house, you can still turnover tables. • The Parable can receive bookings online and confirm reservations manually and automatically by way of email and sms. • The Parable has subscription options (no contracts) which are scalable to the size of your business so even if you are just starting out you still have access to all that the Parable has to offer. The first month is free of charge. We know what it's like to run a busy restaurant and café. We do it every day. So we know first hand the inefficiencies of the paper reservation diary. But we also know the benefits. The Parable is designed to take the things you love about the "old school" reservation diary, while solving the things you hate. So you can stop trying to do a million things at once and let The Parable handle some of it for you. Created FOR Restaurant and Café owners. Created BY Restaurants and Café owners. Access to The Parable requires an auto-renewing subscription with a monthly or yearly period and with options for up to 2, 3, 5 & unlimited devices. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Terms & Conditions: https://theparableapp.com/terms/ • Privacy Policy: https://theparableapp.com/privacy/
ZiiPOS
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ZiiPOS provides an intuitive workflow that allows staff to sell and serve effortlessly and efficiently, freeing up time to spend where it counts most -- with the customer. - Endless configurations allow faster conversion and easy navigation. - Integrated payments with all the major banks, Tyro and Linkly allow faster processing. - Integrated Loyalty allows you to meaningfully engage and interact with your customers. You can create your very own rewards program, promotions, cash and discount vouchers and redemptions all from within ZiiPOS. - Replicate your store layout with ease. Orders can be taken from the table, at the counter and even online via our customer app. - Splitting bills, merging tables, discounts and surcharges are only a touch away. - It’s all in the Cloud. Data is accessible when you need it. Simple. Continue to operate in offline mode regardless of your connection speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZiiPOS at none against The Parable Restaurant Diary's 8. The Parable Restaurant Diary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. The Parable Restaurant Diary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. ZiiPOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Parable Restaurant Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, ZiiPOS monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Parable Restaurant Diary | ZiiPOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Parable App Pty Ltd | ZiiTech Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
The Parable Restaurant Diary
- 2 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$17.991 Month
- 3 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- Unlimited Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$24.991 Month
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- 5 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$30.991 Month
- 2 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$199.991 Year
- 3 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$279.991 Year
- Unlimited Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$279.991 Year
- 5 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$349.991 Year
ZiiPOS
No in-app purchases
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