Restaurant365 vs Toast Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Restaurant365
This app allows restaurant employees to manage their schedules, request time off, and communicate with colleagues. Managers can handle logbook entries, inventory counts, and accounts payable tasks.
- View employee schedules
- Request shift changes
- Request time off
- View time punches
- Secure employee communication
- Manager logbook entries
- Inventory counting
- Accounts payable management
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The Restaurant365 (R365) mobile app makes it easy for restaurant employees to see their schedule, request shift changes, request time off, view their time punches, and securely communicate with other employees. Managers can make logbook entries, respond to all employee scheduling requests, count inventory, and manage accounts payable (AP) tasks. If your restaurant uses the Restaurant365 platform, the R365 app is the best way to accomplish your tasks on a mobile device. Download the Restaurant365 app now!
Toast Now
Manage your business operations remotely with real-time sales data, delivery channel control, and labor management tools. Coordinate with your team, update inventory, and view performance across multiple locations from your mobile device.
- Real-time sales data
- Delivery channel control
- Manager log communication
- Multi-location view
- Stock management
- Team labor management
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Run your business on the go with Toast Now, Toast’s mobile app designed to give you total freedom. Real-time insights, channel controls, labor management, and more – all conveniently in your pocket. GET IMMEDIATE INSIGHTS Live sales data with hour-by-hour totals and helpful breakdowns, including comparisons to the same day last week and year. CONTROL DELIVERY CHANNELS Curb the flow of orders with easy on-off toggles for online ordering, Local by Toast, and third-party apps like Grubhub. COMMUNICATE & COORDINATE Add and edit entries to your manager log, synced with Toast Web, and reply quickly with simple conversational threads. EASILY TOGGLE BETWEEN LOCATIONS The multi-location view keeps things simple. Log in once and see all your locations and performance in a single place. MANAGE STOCK FROM ANYWHERE Mark items in stock and out of stock so employees can keep customers informed and solve for shortages and in real time. STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR TEAM See who’s clocked in or out, edit employee shifts, and view shift information, including tips earned and break times. Download Toast Now for iOS. Please note: Toast Now is only available for Toast customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Restaurant365 at #203 against Toast Now's unranked. Restaurant365 also leads on ratings volume (44K vs 11K) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Restaurant365 against 4.9 for Toast Now. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Restaurant365's written reviews are positive against 32% of Toast Now's.
Restaurant365 ships an update every 2 weeks, Toast Now weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restaurant365 | Toast Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (44K ratings) | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #203 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Restaurant365 | Toast, Inc. |
Customer experience
Restaurant365
Toast Now
User reviews
Restaurant365
From 44K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient scheduling
- 💡 Useful for managers
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🔍 Lacks important features
- 🤔 Confusing layout and navigation
- 🙅♀️ Poor communication and support
Toast Now
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Efficient and helpful for business owners
- 🚀 Clear and easy to understand
- 🚀 Improved over previous system
- 🚀 Provides real-time data and insights
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues and automatic logout
- 🐛 Lacking key features like inventory updates and detailed sales reporting
- 🐛 Inconsistent or delayed data updates
- 🤬 Poor customer service and unresolved issues
Bugs and requests
Restaurant365
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and app freezes
- Login and password reset issues
- Inventory count discrepancies
- Schedule and shift information not updating properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to contact employees directly
- Calendar sync for schedules
- Clearer shift assignment and pickup process
- Improved inventory management tools
Toast Now
Reported bugs
2 issues- Double charging customers and failure to refund
- Incorrect or outdated data on the reporting page
Requested features
4 requests- Weekly/monthly sales and labor reporting
- Ability to view individual orders/tabs and transaction details
- Separate reporting for cash vs. credit card sales, tips, etc.
- Multi-location/group-level sales overview
In-app purchases
Restaurant365
No in-app purchases
Toast Now
No in-app purchases
