Comparison

Guest Manager Check In vs TableLink

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

Head to head
About

Guest Manager Check In

Streamline event check-in and ticket scanning with this app. It allows for offline operation, real-time syncing, and guest management features like name searching and ticket scanning via camera or external readers. Easily manage attendees, track arrivals, and print name badges.

Highlights
  • Offline check-in and scanning
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Guest name search
  • Barcoded ticket scanning
  • Add new guests onsite
  • Print name badges
  • Guest profile management
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Guest Manager Check In is your perfect onsite check in and ticket scanning solution for your events. As part of our web based tools (learn more at www.guestmanager.com), you can: Web based tools - Import your own pre-registered guests - Email barcoded ticket PDFs to your guests - Collect RSVPs and send private invitations online - Sell tickets online - Offer free or paid event registration online Onsite tools - Fully offline capable - Syncs in realtime to all connected iOS devices - Check in guests by name with realtime searching - Scan barcoded tickets (using our generated tickets, or your own) - Scan tickets using the built-in camera, or rent laser scanner reader attachments from us - Tally simple head counts (by scanning or through the app) - Add new guests onsite with custom fields, tags, and more - Check in summaries by ticket type, and more - Check out and check in guests, tracking arrival and departure times - Manage and build your own unified guest profiles, with across event check in history - Print name badges And much more!

About

TableLink

Manage restaurant floor operations, including reservations, waitlists, and table assignments, in real-time. This staff app synchronizes with your team to streamline service from the host stand or on the go.

Highlights
  • Real-time floor overview
  • Reservation and walk-in management
  • Waitlist management with guest texting
  • Table assignment and status updates
  • Team synchronization
  • Mobile and tablet support
Features
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Run your floor from the host stand. Reservations, waitlist, walk-ins, and table moves — all in one app, in sync with your whole team. This is the staff app for restaurants that use TableLink. Sign in, pick your restaurant, and you're running the shift. See the whole floor at a glance. Drag a party onto a table to seat them. One tap marks a table dirty, then open again for the next turn. Take reservations and walk-ins in seconds. Combine two tables for a 10-top, split them back when the party leaves. Run the waitlist from the floor. Quote a wait, then text the guest the moment their table's ready. No buzzers, no shouting across the lobby. Text guests both ways. Confirmations, "your table is ready," and their replies all land right at the host stand. Everything updates live. Seat a table on one device and every other one sees it instantly — host, manager, server station, all on the same page. Works on iPad at the stand and on iPhone in your pocket when you step away from it. Built for the way a floor actually runs on a Friday night: fast, with your hands full, no time to fight the software. Set up your account at tablelink.app. Build your restaurant there, then sign in here to run service.

Screenshots

Guest Manager Check In4 screens
TableLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TableLink at none against Guest Manager Check In's 2. TableLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Guest Manager Check In's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. Guest Manager Check In sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TableLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TableLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guest Manager Check In has 193 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guest Manager Check In ships an update fortnightly, TableLink weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Guest Manager Check In versus TableLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuest Manager Check InTableLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (193 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuest Manager LLC (CA)craig russo

Customer experience

Guest Manager Check In

All ratings173 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

TableLink

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Guest Manager Check In

One-time2
  • 100 Credits$29.99
  • 300 Credits$59.99
None

TableLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guest Manager Check In free?
Guest Manager Check In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TableLink free?
TableLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guest Manager Check In or TableLink?
TableLink is rated higher. Guest Manager Check In averages 4.7 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while TableLink averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Guest Manager Check In or TableLink have ads?
Neither Guest Manager Check In nor TableLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guest Manager Check In or TableLink?
Guest Manager Check In ships an update fortnightly, and TableLink weekly. Most recently, Guest Manager Check In was updated on October 22, 2026 and TableLink on October 6, 2026.

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