OpenTable vs DBC Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenTable
Discover and book tables at over 60,000 restaurants globally. Find happy hours, special dining experiences, and read verified reviews. Manage your reservations, communicate with restaurants, and earn rewards.
- Discover 60,000+ restaurants worldwide
- Search happy hours and special dining experiences
- Read verified diner reviews
- Filter by cuisine, price, and location
- Book and manage reservations
- Direct message with restaurants
- Earn bonus dining points
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Every great meal starts with OpenTable. Download the app to find the perfect restaurant no matter where life takes you. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW - Choose from over 60,000+ restaurants worldwide - Search for happy hours, tasting menus, and other special dining experiences - Get insights from real diners who have visited the restaurant with verified reviews - Filter by cuisine, pricepoint, and more to fine-tune your options - Take advantage of expert recommendations with OpenTable’s guides FIND A TIME THAT WORKS FOR YOU - Search for specific dates, times, and specific locations to see what’s available when you want to go out - View full availability to see when you can get into your favorite spots - Use Notify Me to receive alerts for last-minute openings at popular restaurants MANAGE YOUR PLANS IN ONE PLACE - View and change reservations from the app - Direct message with restaurants to ask questions, provide important information like dietary restrictions, and more - Earn bonus points for dining at specific restaurants when you create an OpenTable account Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/opentable https://www.tiktok.com/@opentable https://www.youtube.com/c/OpenTable https://www.facebook.com/OpenTable/ Need help? We love hearing from you! Reach out at https://help.opentable.com/
DBC Dining
This app allows colleagues to preorder and prepay for food and drinks at various office locations. Enjoy freshly prepared meals with selectable pickup times and easy payment options, including exclusive promotions.
- Preorder and prepay for food
- Scan and pay capabilities
- Selectable pickup times
- Freshly prepared meals
- Multiple payment methods
- Exclusive promotions
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DBC Dining is an engaging mobile and desktop application allowing our colleagues to preorder and prepay, along with scan and pay capabilities, for increased satisfaction and convenience at 10 Exchange, Der Bulle, Honor Markets and more. With the DBC Dining App you’ll get a safe, seamless, and customized experience at the office every time you want something to eat or drink. You don’t have to skip meals or grab something in a rush anymore. We’ve got you covered with: Freshly Prepared Food You don’t have to leave the building to have a great food experience! All of the food options you’re used to, made fresh to order so your food is perfectly hot (or refreshingly cold) when you pick it up. Selectable pickup times Choose a pickup time that works best for YOUR schedule. No more waiting around for your order to be ready. You decide when you want to pick up and we make sure it’s ready when you arrive. Easy Payment We accept all the most popular payment methods, including Apple Pay. Exclusive Promotion We’re always finding new ways to say thank you to our loyal customers. Get special promotions for use exclusively in the DBC Dining app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DBC Dining at none against OpenTable's shown. DBC Dining also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). OpenTable's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5.6M vs 39). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for OpenTable against 4.8 for DBC Dining. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable has 5.6M ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of OpenTable's written reviews are positive against 100% of DBC Dining's.
OpenTable ships an update fortnightly, DBC Dining every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable | DBC Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.6M ratings) — better | 4.8 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6M — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Compass Group Canada LTD |
Customer experience
OpenTable
DBC Dining
Bugs and requests
OpenTable
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reservation confirmation issues
- Inconsistent app behavior
- Account and profile management problems
- Unreliable server connectivity
Requested features
5 requests- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Enhance reservation modification and cancellation process
- Provide better integration with restaurant systems
- Simplify points/rewards redemption
- Expand coverage to more locations
DBC Dining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable
No in-app purchases
DBC Dining
No in-app purchases









