Waiter vs Phenix Smart Waiter
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/
Phenix Smart Waiter
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Phenix Smart Waiter provides the ability of direct connection with Phenix system and brings items information (Item - Item Image - Item Price). The waiter can log in using his password to take customer orders and submit them directly to Phenix Server. The waiter can do multiple operations through application like close table, print bill, discount order, add new table, add new order. This application customised to Phenix systems users to sync data in accounting system to mobile users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phenix Smart Waiter at none against Waiter's 2. Phenix Smart Waiter also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Waiter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Phenix Smart Waiter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, Phenix Smart Waiter every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waiter | Phenix Smart Waiter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 11 days — 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 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 100-8 Studio | Phenix GmbH |
In-app purchases
Waiter
- Waiter Pro$4.991 Month
- Waiter Kitchen$11.991 Month
Phenix Smart Waiter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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