Comparison

Toast Tables vs Q

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 enhances restaurant hospitality by providing hosts with a POS-integrated waitlist and reservation system. It simplifies table management, allows for quick table turns with real-time updates, and helps anticipate guest needs. Communicate with guests via SMS for a better dining experience.

Highlights
  • POS-integrated waitlist and reservations
  • Real-time table status updates
  • Automated guest notifications
  • 2-way SMS communication
  • Guest notes and preferences
  • Server rotation management
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

Q

Features
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Q-Bite is a cirQQles add-on for restaurant, cafes, and other food establishments for order execution. Each incoming order is easy to see, update and maintain.

Screenshots

Toast Tables3 screens
Q4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Q at every 4 days against Toast Tables's fortnightly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toast Tables ships an update fortnightly, Q every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Toast Tables versus Q: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToast TablesQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToast, Inc.Tamasha Group, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Toast Tables

No in-app purchases

None

Q

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toast Tables free?
Toast Tables is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toast Tables or Q have ads?
Neither Toast Tables nor Q shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toast Tables or Q?
Toast Tables ships an update fortnightly, and Q every 4 days. Most recently, Toast Tables was updated on October 24, 2026 and Q on October 8, 2026.

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