Comparison

DashTrack vs Toast Now

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

Head to head
About

DashTrack

Features
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DashTrack is the ultimate tool for managing your restaurant's online presence. With our easy-to-use website builder, you can create a professional and modern website for your restaurant along with automated SEO and content marketing management. Keep your menu and specials up to date across all platforms with our menu management dashboards. Manage online reservations and waitlists with our reservation system. And, easily send email and SMS promotions to your customers with our marketing tools. DashTrack simplifies your restaurant's digital operations and helps you take control of your online presence. Try DashTrack today and elevate your restaurant's online presence.

About

Toast Now

Manage your business operations remotely with real-time sales data, delivery channel control, and labor management tools. Coordinate with your team, update inventory, and view performance across multiple locations from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time sales data
  • Delivery channel control
  • Manager log communication
  • Multi-location view
  • Stock management
  • Team labor management
Features
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Run your business on the go with Toast Now, Toast’s mobile app designed to give you total freedom. Real-time insights, channel controls, labor management, and more – all conveniently in your pocket. GET IMMEDIATE INSIGHTS Live sales data with hour-by-hour totals and helpful breakdowns, including comparisons to the same day last week and year. CONTROL DELIVERY CHANNELS Curb the flow of orders with easy on-off toggles for online ordering, Local by Toast, and third-party apps like Grubhub. COMMUNICATE & COORDINATE Add and edit entries to your manager log, synced with Toast Web, and reply quickly with simple conversational threads. EASILY TOGGLE BETWEEN LOCATIONS The multi-location view keeps things simple. Log in once and see all your locations and performance in a single place. MANAGE STOCK FROM ANYWHERE Mark items in stock and out of stock so employees can keep customers informed and solve for shortages and in real time. STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR TEAM See who’s clocked in or out, edit employee shifts, and view shift information, including tips earned and break times. Download Toast Now for iOS. Please note: Toast Now is only available for Toast customers.

Screenshots

DashTrack4 screens
Toast Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Toast Now at weekly against DashTrack's every 2 months. DashTrack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

DashTrack ships an update every 2 months, Toast Now weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DashTrack versus Toast Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashTrackToast Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—32.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDashTrack LLCToast, Inc.

Bugs and requests

DashTrack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Toast Now

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Double charging customers and failure to refund
  • Incorrect or outdated data on the reporting page

Requested features

4 requests
  • Weekly/monthly sales and labor reporting
  • Ability to view individual orders/tabs and transaction details
  • Separate reporting for cash vs. credit card sales, tips, etc.
  • Multi-location/group-level sales overview

In-app purchases

None

DashTrack

No in-app purchases

None

Toast Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DashTrack free?
DashTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toast Now free?
Toast Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DashTrack or Toast Now have ads?
Neither DashTrack nor Toast Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DashTrack or Toast Now?
DashTrack ships an update every 2 months, and Toast Now weekly. Most recently, DashTrack was updated on October 4, 2026 and Toast Now on October 19, 2026.

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