Comparison

Yelp Guest Manager vs GratShare

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 waitlisting, reservations, and table management. Connect to Yelp's diner network to fill tables faster and keep guests happy. Features include digital waitlists, table management with POS integrations, and takeout order tracking.

Highlights
  • Reservations and waitlist management
  • Digital waitlist and reservation buttons
  • Table management with custom floor maps
  • POS integrations for automatic status updates
  • Takeout order tracking
  • Diner self-check-in kiosk
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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

GratShare

This app connects to a cloud-based service for restaurants to manage tip receipts, fairly allocate and distribute tips to employees, and securely archive records. It is designed for registered users of the gratuity management software.

Highlights
  • Automated gratuity management
  • Tip receipt management
  • Fair tip allocation
  • Employee tip distribution
  • Secure record archiving
Features
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GratShare user application (registered users only) Connection to Automated Gratuity Management Software as a service solution that protects your restaurant and your tipped employees by accurately managing tip receipts, fairly allocating and distributing tips to your employees and securely archiving your records.

Screenshots

Yelp Guest Manager4 screens
GratShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yelp Guest Manager at 4.6 against GratShare's 1.8. Yelp Guest Manager also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 43) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). GratShare's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yelp Guest Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yelp Guest Manager has 1.8K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Yelp Guest Manager's written reviews are positive against 11% of GratShare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yelp Guest Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, GratShare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yelp Guest Manager versus GratShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYelp Guest ManagerGratShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better1.8 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better10.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better43
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYelpGratuity LLC

Customer experience

Yelp Guest Manager

All ratings1,805 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

GratShare

All ratings43 ratings
Positive16.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative79.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative89.5%

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

GratShare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yelp Guest Manager

No in-app purchases

None

GratShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yelp Guest Manager free?
Yelp Guest Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GratShare free?
GratShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yelp Guest Manager or GratShare?
Yelp Guest Manager is rated higher. Yelp Guest Manager averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while GratShare averages 1.8 from 43 ratings.
Do Yelp Guest Manager or GratShare have ads?
Neither Yelp Guest Manager nor GratShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yelp Guest Manager or GratShare?
Yelp Guest Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and GratShare every 2 months. Most recently, Yelp Guest Manager was updated on November 6, 2026 and GratShare on November 1, 2026.

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