Comparison

Yelp Guest Manager vs insmenu

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

Head to head
About

Yelp Guest Manager

Streamline restaurant operations with a comprehensive system for managing reservations, waitlists, and table assignments. Connect to a large diner network to fill tables faster and keep guests informed. Includes takeout order tracking and an optional self-check-in kiosk.

Highlights
  • Digital reservations and waitlist
  • Table management with custom floor maps
  • POS integrations
  • Takeout order tracking
  • Guest self-check-in kiosk
  • Automated guest notifications
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Yelp Guest Manager helps restaurants seat the millions of diners booking tables online every day. Let your front-of-house team meet and greet more guests with the power of Waitlisting, Reservations, and Table Management in one system of record. Yelp Guest Manager connects your business to Yelp’s high-intent diner network with powerful features that streamline operations and keep guests happy. Built by industry pros, Yelp Guest Manager is brought to you by a new team of dedicated restaurant experts. Need to see it to believe it? Try for free and join more than 11,000 popular restaurants using Yelp Guest Manager to turn the tables. * Note: This app is for Restaurant businesses. If you're a diner looking to book a table, search ‘waitlist’ or ‘reservations’ on the Yelp App! Yelp Guest Manager features include: • Reservations & Waitlist - Easily add digital reservations and waitlist buttons to your Yelp page and websites so both last-second and plan-ahead diners can book a table from anywhere, receive live status updates to reduce cancellations, and show up right on time. Fill shoulders and turn tables faster by offering multiple ways to book a table with one system of record. • Table management & POS integrations - Gives hosts and servers what they need to run a smoother front-of-house including custom floor maps, custom sections, and POS integrations that automatically update table statuses. • Takeout - Add and track takeout orders so you can see dine-in and dine-out parties in one system. Notify guests with a text message when their food is ready for pick up. • Kiosk - Let your team focus on hospitality by allowing diners to check themselves into a digital waitlist and receive automated wait times and text notifications with their table status. Keep your host from doing data entry and answering the same questions over and over. Available as an add-on to Yelp Guest Manager.

About

insmenu

A fast, user-friendly, and affordable point-of-sale system designed for restaurants. Streamline your operations with this efficient business tool.

Highlights
  • Lightening fast performance
  • Ease of use
  • Affordable pricing
  • Restaurant-specific POS
Features
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Restaurant Point of Sale (POS) * Lightening fast * Ease of use * Affordable price

Screenshots

Yelp Guest Manager4 screens
insmenu1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yelp Guest Manager at 4.6 against insmenu's 4.0. Yelp Guest Manager also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 4). insmenu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Yelp Guest Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. insmenu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yelp Guest Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yelp Guest Manager has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yelp Guest Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, insmenu weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yelp Guest Manager versus insmenu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYelp Guest Managerinsmenu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB96 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYelpJun Yan

Customer experience

Yelp Guest Manager

All ratings1,802 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

insmenu

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Yelp Guest Manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App won't open after updates
  • Reservation/waitlist data not syncing
  • Incorrect cover counts displayed
  • Inability to properly manage walk-ins

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable table/section management
  • Integrated reservation system
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Sync across multiple devices

insmenu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yelp Guest Manager

One-time1
  • Premier$249.99
None

insmenu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yelp Guest Manager free?
Yelp Guest Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is insmenu free?
insmenu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yelp Guest Manager or insmenu?
Yelp Guest Manager is rated higher. Yelp Guest Manager averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while insmenu averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Yelp Guest Manager or insmenu have ads?
Neither Yelp Guest Manager nor insmenu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yelp Guest Manager or insmenu?
Yelp Guest Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and insmenu weekly. Most recently, Yelp Guest Manager was updated on October 29, 2026 and insmenu on October 6, 2026.

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