Comparison

CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist vs Eat App Manager

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

Head to head
About

CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist

Streamline restaurant operations with a comprehensive waitlist, reservation, and table management system. Guests receive text alerts when their table is ready, reducing wait times and improving guest experience. Gain insights into guest behavior and optimize table turnover.

Highlights
  • SMS text messaging for guest alerts
  • Website reservation widget
  • Customizable floor maps
  • Guest profiles and preferences
  • Real-time table management
  • Live monitoring and analytics
  • Sync across multiple devices
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CAKE Guest Manager is a waitlist, reservation, and table management system. Guests are alerted via text message when their table is ready. Bust long lines and ease congestion at the host stand, while turning tables up to 7% faster. Get the data you need to give guests the flexibility they want. A glance at their visit history lets you greet guests with a personal touch, while a real-time view of your floor map provides accurate wait times. Make smarter decisions from the host stand while making every guest feel like a VIP. 
 YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND START USING THE WAIT LIST TODAY FOR FREE 
 FEATURES: • SMS Text Messaging - text waiting guests when their table is ready, reply directly to all guest messages. • No Cover Fee Reservations – add our widget to your website, take reservations through Google or over the phone. • Custom Floor Maps - create a floormap for your restaurant in minutes by dragging and dropping tables. • Guest Profiles - identify guest preferences, top items ordered, and past sales info. • Table Management – pre-set server sections and rotation management. • Live Monitoring – track activity in your restaurant from anywhere, view daily seating and server metrics. • Sync across devices – use multiple iPads and specialized roles to share table status and bust lines. • Automatic Table Status Updates - know instantly when food is ordered or a check is closed when you integrate with CAKE Point of Sale. 
 BENEFITS: • Replace paging system or pen and paper with customizable text alerts and real-time data. • Track guests through the dining experience with Table Management. • Increase table turns and decrease walkaways. • Manage walk-ins, reservations, and call-ahead parties. • Add, remove, and seat parties quickly. • Track regulars via phone numbers and associated guest profiles. • Analytics dashboard helps you make informed decisions about your restaurant. • World-class 24/7/365 live customer support – more than most other waitlist apps. 
 RESTAURANT TESTIMONIALS: "Guest Manager is a lifesaver during our busiest times. The waitlist system allows us to effortlessly manage our waitlist. Best of all, our staff was hooked within minutes and our guests love it!"— Lukus Hasenstab, General Manager, Penelope 
 "The wait list system allows our hosts to spend less time managing the wait list and more time greeting and servicing our guests. We have also been able to create new baselines, which we use to measure host performance and improve our operations."— George Itoh, Director of Operators, Ippudo 
 by CAKE, a Sysco Company

About

Eat App Manager

This app helps restaurateurs manage online reservations, table assignments, and guest waitlists. It automates confirmations via SMS and email to reduce no-shows and allows for detailed customer contact management. Gain insights into restaurant performance with built-in analytics.

Highlights
  • Online reservation acceptance
  • Table and waitlist management
  • Automated SMS/email confirmations
  • Guest contact database
  • Server management
  • Restaurant analytics
Features
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Eat is a reservation and table management system for restaurants. Restaurateurs can easily accept online reservations, manage tables and waitlists, seat walk-ins, and save a database of all guests. Features: RESERVATIONS - accept online reservations from your website and Facebook page TABLE MANAGEMENT - track walk-ins, and seat reservation using drag and drop technology SMS & EMAIL CONFIRMATION - automatically send reservation text message and email confirmations to reduce no shows WAITLIST - streamline your waitlist and send guests an SMS once their table is ready SERVER MANAGEMENT - manage all your servers and waiters, and receive up to date cover reports for each server CONTACTS - save all your contacts in one place and track preferences, food allergies, birthdays, and more ANALYTICS - view and analyze analytics about your restaurant to better understand your performance

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eat App Manager at 4.0 against CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist's 3.0. Eat App Manager also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eat App Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist's written reviews are positive against 75% of Eat App Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist ships an update every 3 months, Eat App Manager weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist versus Eat App Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCAKE Guest Manager WaitlistEat App Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAKE CorporationEat, Inc.

Customer experience

CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Eat App Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist

No in-app purchases

None

Eat App Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist free?
CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat App Manager free?
Eat App Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist or Eat App Manager?
Eat App Manager is rated higher. CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Eat App Manager averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist or Eat App Manager have ads?
Neither CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist nor Eat App Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist or Eat App Manager?
CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist ships an update every 3 months, and Eat App Manager weekly. Most recently, CAKE Guest Manager Waitlist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Eat App Manager on November 6, 2026.

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