Comparison

Waiter vs Comandera

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

Comandera

Features
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Comandera is the point of sale for restaurants that also tells you what is happening to your money. ON THE FLOOR Open tables from your floor plan or by hand. Fire orders to the kitchen, with extras and notes. Split the bill between whoever is actually at the table. Take cash, card or transfer, or split one bill across them. Tips stay separate from sales, the way they should be. Everything keeps working when the internet drops. IN THE KITCHEN One screen with what still has to go out, oldest at the top. Minutes waited in plain sight, so nobody has to ask. Filter by station, so the bar does not see the food. AT CLOSE The till count asks for your figure before it shows you the expected one. Cash expected against cash counted, with the difference stated plainly. Count bottles and soft drinks if you want to know what left. FOR THE OWNER Sales for the day, the week and the month. What was cancelled after the kitchen had already made it. Your locations compared by percentage of their own sales, not by amount. Who approved every comp and every discount. EVERY MOVE CARRIES A NAME Nothing here is deleted. A bill is cancelled, a dish is voided, and both are written down with the time and with who did it. Everyone signs in with their own code, so the report never says “somebody”. It says who. THE MENU, IN THE LANGUAGE OF WHOEVER READS IT Your public menu has its QR for the tables. Write a dish in another language and the customer's phone picks on its own, so a tourist reads theirs and your kitchen keeps reading yours. Nothing to configure: a language exists because you wrote something in it. FREE FOR ONE LOCATION The whole point of sale, with no limit on tables, staff or dishes, and today's numbers. No credit card needed. Pro adds history, bookings, stock, comparison between locations and who keeps showing up in cancellations. Comandera does not issue tax invoices. The receipt you share with a customer is not one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://comandera.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Waiter4 screens
Comandera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Comandera at fortnightly against Waiter's every 6 weeks. Comandera also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). 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 Comandera sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, Comandera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Waiter versus Comandera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaiterComandera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer100-8 StudioRafael V

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Waiter

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

Comandera

Subscriptions7
  • Pro, 1 location$49.001 Month
  • Pro, 2 locations$89.001 Month
  • Pro, 3 locations$119.001 Month
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  • Pro, 5 locations$189.001 Month
  • Pro, 1 location$490.001 Year
  • Pro, 2 locations$890.001 Year
  • Pro, 3 locations$1000.001 Year

Questions

Is Waiter free?
Waiter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comandera free?
Comandera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waiter or Comandera have ads?
Neither Waiter nor Comandera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waiter or Comandera?
Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, and Comandera fortnightly. Most recently, Waiter was updated on September 21, 2026 and Comandera on October 10, 2026.

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