Toast Tables vs Upper Lakes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Upper Lakes
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Our mobile app lets you search our complete product catalog, manage and update your ordering guide, and buy what you need at the moment you need it. It’s part of our commitment to giving you an ordering experience you’ll love. Select benefits include: - No-headache ordering: access our full catalog & re-order easily - Keep everything together: delivery days, cutoff times, and order updates, all in one - place - Get in touch anytime: communicate directly with your Upper Lakes rep in the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Toast Tables at every 9 days against Upper Lakes's every 3 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Toast Tables ships an update every 9 days, Upper Lakes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toast Tables | Upper Lakes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toast, Inc. | Pomegranate Technologies, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Toast Tables
No in-app purchases
Upper Lakes
No in-app purchases
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