Comparison

Toast Tables vs DiRoNA

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

Head to head
About

Toast Tables

This app helps restaurant hosts manage waitlists and reservations, integrating with a POS system to enhance hospitality and simplify table management. It provides real-time table status updates, staff assistance for seating, and guest preference tracking. Automate guest communication through SMS notifications.

Highlights
  • POS-integrated waitlist and reservations
  • Real-time table status updates
  • Automated seating based on server rotations
  • Guest notes and VIP tags
  • 2-way SMS guest communication
Features
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Give your hosts the power of Toast with a POS-integrated waitlist & reservation solution built for restaurants. Enhance hospitality, simplify table management, and keep guests coming back. Note: This app is for Toast restaurants with a Toast Tables account. Optimized for iPads running iOS 12 (or later), but is not recommended for iPhone as full experience may be limited. Some features may also be available on Toast Web. Toast Tables gives restaurant hosts and operators the ability to: 1. Seamlessly manage waitlist and reservations 2. Estimate availability and turn tables quickly with real-time, automated table status updates straight from the POS 3. Keep staff happy by seating based on built-in cover counts and “next up” server rotations 4. Anticipate guest needs with notes, preferences, and VIP tags 5. Automate notifications and communicate with guests using 2-way SMS

About

DiRoNA

Features
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The Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRōNA) app will be your guide to the most renowned restaurants in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. A restaurant displaying the DiRōNA Award has earned one of the most respected achievements in the dining and hospitality communities. Search our awarded restaurants near your home or while traveling. Our easy-to-use directory and map will guide you to exceptional dining experiences in any city!

Screenshots

Toast Tables3 screens
DiRoNA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Toast Tables at none against DiRoNA's shown. Toast Tables also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toast Tables ships an update every 9 days, DiRoNA every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Toast Tables versus DiRoNA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToast TablesDiRoNA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperToast, Inc.DIRONA INC

In-app purchases

None

Toast Tables

No in-app purchases

None

DiRoNA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toast Tables free?
Toast Tables is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiRoNA free?
DiRoNA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toast Tables or DiRoNA have ads?
DiRoNA shows ads; Toast Tables does not.
Which is updated more often, Toast Tables or DiRoNA?
Toast Tables ships an update every 9 days, and DiRoNA every 6 months. Most recently, Toast Tables was updated on November 7, 2026 and DiRoNA on November 7, 2026.

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