Comparison

Waiter vs HeardCheck

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Easy menu setup
  • Client order management
  • Order listing
  • Subtotal calculation
  • No login required
Features
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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/

About

HeardCheck

Features
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HeardCheck is the all-in-one restaurant operations app built for the people who actually run the kitchen. Managers, line cooks, servers, and hosts — everything your team needs is in one place. Every feature is free. No more whiteboards for prep. No more group texts for schedule changes. No more guessing what's 86'd. HeardCheck replaces the patchwork of tools, paper tickets, and spreadsheets with a single app your whole team can use. KITCHEN DISPLAY SYSTEM (KDS) Orders hit the screen the moment they're placed. Color-coded tickets show priority, course, station, and elapsed time. Bump items as they're plated. Rush tickets stand out. Your expo line stays organized without shouting across the kitchen. FLOOR MAP & TABLE MANAGEMENT Drag-and-drop floor layout with real-time table status. Seat guests, assign servers to sections, track session duration, and fire courses from the table detail view. See your entire dining room at a glance — who's waiting on entrees, who needs the check, and which tables are turning. SMART MENU IMPORT Take a photo of your menu or paste the text, and HeardCheck uses AI to parse every item — names, prices, categories, stations, and modifiers. Review the results and confirm. Your full menu is loaded in minutes, not hours. PREP LISTS & TEMPLATES Create daily prep lists by station. Assign items to cooks, set par quantities, and track completion with photo proof. Save templates for repeating prep — Monday grill prep, Friday fry prep, weekend brunch. Your BOH team always knows exactly what needs to get done. INVENTORY TRACKING Log items by category with par levels, cost per unit, and vendor info. Count stock fast with the batch count screen. Low stock alerts tell you what to order before you run out. Track waste with dollar values and reasons to find where money is disappearing. SCHEDULING Build weekly schedules, assign shifts by station, and publish to your team. Employees see their shifts, request swaps, and clock in/out from the app. Timesheets auto-calculate hours. No more paper schedules taped to the walk-in. TEAM MESSAGING Send messages to individual staff or the whole team. Announcements go out instantly. No one misses a schedule change or a menu update because they didn't check the group chat. 86'D BOARD Mark items as 86'd with a reason and a tap. The whole team sees it immediately — no yelling across the line, no sticky notes on the pass. FOH ORDER ENTRY Servers enter orders by table and seat, select courses, and fire to the KDS. Split checks, apply tips, and close out — all from the phone in their apron. POS PAYMENTS Integrated Stripe Terminal card payments, digital receipts, settlement reports, tip pooling, and refund management — right from the app. ALL FEATURES INCLUDED Everything is free with no usage limits: unlimited staff, inventory items, prep templates, tables, waste analytics, shift swaps, timesheet export, announcements, server sections, check splitting, and tip pooling. BUILT BY A RESTAURANT WORKER HeardCheck was built by someone who works the line and knows what it's like when the printer jams during a Friday rush. It's fast, it's dark-themed so it doesn't blind you in a dim kitchen, and it works in English and Spanish. Your kitchen. Your data. Heard. Terms of Use (EULA): https://heardcheck.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://heardcheck.com/privacy

Screenshots

Waiter4 screens
HeardCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HeardCheck at weekly against Waiter's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Waiter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and HeardCheck sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, HeardCheck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Waiter versus HeardCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaiterHeardCheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer100-8 StudioKevin Stewart

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Waiter

Subscriptions2
  • Waiter Pro$4.991 Month
  • Waiter Kitchen$11.991 Month
4 purchases

HeardCheck

Subscriptions4
  • HeardCheck Premium$29.991 Month
  • HeardCheck POS$49.991 Month
  • HeardCheck$299.991 Year
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  • HeardCheck POS$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Waiter free?
Waiter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HeardCheck free?
HeardCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waiter or HeardCheck have ads?
Neither Waiter nor HeardCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waiter or HeardCheck?
Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, and HeardCheck weekly. Most recently, Waiter was updated on October 8, 2026 and HeardCheck on October 14, 2026.

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