Comparison

SimplySeated vs RestaurantConnect

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

Head to head
About

SimplySeated

Streamline restaurant operations with a customizable system for waitlists, reservations, and table management. Enhance guest communication through two-way text messaging and receive real-time POS data for optimized reporting. Integrates seamlessly with websites and online marketing.

Highlights
  • Customizable waitlist and table management
  • Online and offline reservation system
  • Two-way text messaging and paging
  • Real-time POS data integration
  • Advanced reporting and analytics
  • Website reservation widget integration
Features
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Your Front of House Made Easy A fully customizable waitlist, table management, and reservation solution. Table, Wait List, and Guest Management Total integration of your wait list, online and offline reservations, call ahead seating, and guest notes. Take Online Reservations From Anywhere Our simple reservation widget integrates with your website, customer emails, and online marketing. Just add one line of code and you're done. Optimized Wait Quotes Our advanced wait quoting gives highly accurate wait times for happier customers and more table turns. 2-Way Text Messaging & Paging Your guests can confirm, cancel, and tell you if they're running late. Send reservation reminders to reduce no-shows. Let your guests know when their table is ready via text or your pager system. Real-time POS Data & Advanced Reporting We have integrated with the leading POS providers to give you enhanced reporting and awareness. Our above store reporting provides a wealth of metrics to help you optimize your restaurant. Fully Customizable SimplySeated can be customized to meet the unique needs of your business. We don't stop at basic options, we can customize any aspect of the solution to meet your specific needs. Monthly Subscription Terms A $99.99/mo purchase will be applied to your app store account at the end of the 6 month trial on subscription confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within the subscription management settings on your mobile device. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For detailed information about managing subscriptions, please visit https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. For more information, please see our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. https://www.simplyseated.com/terms https://www.simplyseated.com/appprivacy.

About

RestaurantConnect

Streamline restaurant operations with comprehensive tools for managing reservations, dining room sections, and customer profiles. Communicate effectively with guests through automated reminders and personalized messaging, while optimizing waitlists and gathering feedback.

Highlights
  • Reservation management
  • Dining room and section management
  • Customer profile personalization
  • Waiting list management
  • Automated reminders
  • Guest feedback system
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With RestaurantConnect, manage your restaurant's reservations, dining room, personalized customer dining profiles, waiting list and more! Some highlights you and your customers will enjoy when using RestaurantConnect: - Online and in-house reservation management - Server rotation and section management - Email and text messaging communications - VIP and manager text alerts - Data sharing across multiple locations - Automated reservation reminders - Customer dining preferences - Dozens of customization options for maximum brand building - Waiting list management with text notifications - Guest feedback and response system - No per-reservation or user fees - only low monthly rates

Screenshots

RestaurantConnect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RestaurantConnect at 5.0 against SimplySeated's 4.5. RestaurantConnect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). SimplySeated's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price and ads 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. SimplySeated sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per month. RestaurantConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RestaurantConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimplySeated has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SimplySeated's written reviews are positive against 100% of RestaurantConnect's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SimplySeated versus RestaurantConnect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplySeatedRestaurantConnect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART TOUCH TECHNOLOGY LLCRestaurantConnect

Customer experience

SimplySeated

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

RestaurantConnect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SimplySeated

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$99.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription6 Months trial$99.991 Month
None

RestaurantConnect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplySeated free?
SimplySeated is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RestaurantConnect free?
RestaurantConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimplySeated or RestaurantConnect?
RestaurantConnect is rated higher. SimplySeated averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while RestaurantConnect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SimplySeated or RestaurantConnect have ads?
Neither SimplySeated nor RestaurantConnect shows ads.

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