Waiter vs Mobile Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waiter
This app helps restaurant staff manage customer orders efficiently. It allows for easy menu setup and order tracking, with the ability to calculate subtotals for bills. No login or registration is required, making it quick to start using.
- Easy menu setup
- Client order management
- Order listing
- Subtotal calculation
- No login required
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Waiter is an app that enables people working in restoration to manage orders from their clients. Waiter is easy to setup, no login or registration are needed. You just have to fill in the menu of your restaurant, and you can start taking orders. Your orders are listed and you have the ability to calculate subtotals for order bill witch is practical when the bill need to be spilled. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mobile Cafe
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A simple and efficient tool for waiters to manage customer orders with ease. This app allows staff to: Create new orders quickly from a phone or tablet Confirm and manage incoming customer orders Add or edit items in existing orders Assign orders to specific tables Track order statuses in real time The interface is clean and user-friendly, helping waiters work faster, reduce errors, and improve the overall guest experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobile Cafe at none against Waiter's 2. Mobile Cafe also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Waiter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mobile Cafe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, Mobile Cafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waiter | Mobile Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 100-8 Studio | Grass Business Labs |
In-app purchases
Waiter
- Waiter Pro$4.991 Month
- Waiter Kitchen$11.991 Month
Mobile Cafe
No in-app purchases
