Restaurant365 vs PreShifter
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!
PreShifter
This app streamlines restaurant operations by providing real-time updates, menu management, and team communication. It helps managers plan shifts, share information instantly, and foster better team collaboration for smoother service and increased profitability.
- Pre-shift planning and updates
- Real-time communication
- Dynamic menu management
- Two-way team messaging
- Organized team chat
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Every system in your restaurant records the shift. POS records what sold. Scheduling records who worked. Payroll records what it cost. Nothing runs the shift itself. PreShifter does. PreShifter is the real-time operating system for restaurant service. It replaces the printed pre-shift sheet, the group text, the whiteboard, and the "did anyone tell the closers?" with one app the entire team actually opens. Built by New York hospitality veterans with decades on the floor, not by a software company guessing what a Friday night feels like. BUILD THE PRE-SHIFT IN MINUTES The PreShift Builder turns your daily briefing into a living document. Add new items, specials, 86s, item counts, sections and table assignments, reservation counts, prep lists, side work, POS updates, events and announcements. Tap Publish and every team member gets a push notification with the full brief on their phone. When the night changes, update one entry and the whole team sees it instantly. Archive past PreShifts for reference. KEEP THE MENU CURRENT, ALWAYS Menu Manager is the single source of truth for every dish and drink. Ingredients, allergens, recipes, availability, and photos, searchable and sortable from any station. A new special goes in once and shows up for every server before the first table sits. No more allergen guesses at table 12. ONE CHAT FOR THE WHOLE TEAM Team Chat keeps service communication in one thread the entire staff can see. Text and photos, real-time, with admin controls to keep it clean and professional. No personal numbers, no lost group texts, no "I never got that message." TWO-WAY, NOT TOP-DOWN Staff can submit menu items and PreShift updates directly from the floor. Managers approve with one tap and the update goes live for everyone. The bartender who noticed the last bottle of mezcal, the server who caught the typo on the special: their intel makes the whole team better. BUILT FOR HOW RESTAURANTS ACTUALLY WORK - Roles that make sense: managers run the restaurant, staff join the team - Invite staff by name or approve their join requests - Staff can hold memberships at multiple restaurants and switch between them - Push notifications for new PreShifts, approvals, and messages - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - Light and dark mode - Works on iPhone and iPad WHO IT'S FOR Full-service restaurants, bars, cafes, and small groups. GMs and owner-operators who are tired of repeating themselves. Chefs who want the floor to know what's 86'd before a guest orders it. Servers and bartenders who want to walk in already knowing the plan. WHY IT WORKS Pre-shift is the highest-leverage twenty minutes in a restaurant, and most places run it on paper and memory. PreShifter makes it consistent, instant, and impossible to miss. Fewer mistakes at the table. Faster alignment across FOH and BOH. Managers get their time back. Guests get a team that knows the menu. PreShifter sits on top of the tools you already use. It does not replace your POS, scheduling, or reservations. It runs the part of the day they don't touch. FREE FOR STAFF. MANAGERS SUBSCRIBE. Team members always use PreShifter free. Managers who create a restaurant choose a plan sized to their team: - Core: up to 25 team members - Pro: up to 60 team members - Pro Max: unlimited team members Monthly and annual plans available. Annual plans include two months free. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.preshifter.com/preshifter-privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.preshifter.com/preshifter-terms-of-service/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Questions or want a walkthrough for your team? support@preshifter.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Restaurant365 at none against PreShifter's 10. Restaurant365 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (44K vs 4). PreShifter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support 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. PreShifter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. Restaurant365 asks for nothing beyond the download.
PreShifter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Restaurant365 has 44K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Restaurant365 ships an update every 2 weeks, PreShifter every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restaurant365 | PreShifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (44K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Restaurant365 | PreShifter LLC |
Customer experience
Restaurant365
PreShifter
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
PreShifter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Restaurant365
No in-app purchases
PreShifter
- Starter Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Standard Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$79.991 Month
- Pro Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$109.991 Month
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- Pro+ Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$149.991 Month
- Enterprise Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$229.991 Month
- Starter Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$529.991 Year
- Pro+ Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$799.996 Months
- Standard Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$849.991 Year
- Enterprise Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$999.996 Months
- Pro Plan: Full Access14 Days trial$999.991 Year
Questions
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