TableTab vs Dines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
TableTab
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TableTab iPad menu ordering transforms your customers' experience and boosts your returns. TableTab is the iPad menu ordering system that's revolutionising the customer experience. Customers order more frequently and stay longer when there are fewer barriers to service. Key Benefits: SIMPLE, INTUITIVE DESIGN TableTab's intuitive interface has customers browsing the iPad menu and placing orders from the moment they sit down. DRIVES SALES Customers order more frequently and stay longer when there are fewer barriers to service REDUCES OPERATING COSTS Customers love the on-demand service and queue free experience and are likely to return ADVERTISING Drive higher margin sales, events or promotions with at the table advertising JUKEBOX Let customers control the music from their table with TableTab jukebox SELF-SERVE TAPS Add PourTab to your TableTab set up to complete the self serve experience
Dines
This app is designed for partner venues to manage all incoming orders, including card payments, table service, click and collect, and home delivery. It provides a comprehensive hospitality ordering solution through an easy-to-use dashboard.
- Order management
- Card payment processing
- Table service
- Click and collect
- Home delivery
- EPOS Suite
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This is the Dines App to be used by Partner Venues exclusively. If you are a diner/customer at a venue and wish to pay with Dines, please download 'Dines - Mobile Ordering'. The market-leading table ordering experience loved by 100's of pubs, restaurants, bars, hotels, sports clubs & cafes nationwide, is now evolving into the complete hospitality ordering solution, with the release of our innovative Dines EPOS Suite. Manage all orders, be they card payments, table service, click and collect, or home delivery, all from one slick and easy to use Dashboard on your iOS device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dines at fortnightly against TableTab's every 2 months. TableTab's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TableTab ships an update every 2 months, Dines fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TableTab | Dines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 66.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | โ | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 16.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tabology Ltd | Dines App Ltd |
In-app purchases
TableTab
No in-app purchases
Dines
No in-app purchases








