Waitlist.Me vs Qminder Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waitlist.Me
This app streamlines customer waitlists and reservations for businesses. It replaces manual systems with digital notifications via text and phone calls, improving customer service and operational efficiency. Features include self check-in, customizable alerts, and detailed reporting.
- Digital waitlist management
- SMS and phone call notifications
- Customer self check-in
- Customizable public waitlist page
- Reservation and appointment scheduling
- Analytics and reports
- Multi-device syncing
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Waitlist Me is a waitlist management application for restaurants and other businesses that uses text and phone call notifications to alert customers when it is their turn. Say good bye to paper waitlists and clunky buzzer systems. Waitlist Me is the easiest and most effective way to manage a waitlist and reservations. Raise your level of customer service, make customers happier, and improve your business results. Features: - Add, manage, and serve waiting customers quickly and easily - Simple display of each party's information and status on the waitlist - Send SMS and phone call notifications with the push of a button - Self check-in features for customers via web widget and kiosk mode - Customizable notifications and public waitlist page - Table, section, and floorplan management for restaurants - Assign customers or patients to staff, rooms, or other resources for other businesses - Intuitive reservation and appointment scheduling and calendar - Analytics and downloadable reports - Multi-device syncing - Effective queue management - Multi-place and multi-user management Previously NoshList, the popular restaurant waitlist application, Waitlist Me is customizable to work across all businesses looking for a better way to manage their wait list, reservations, and appointments.
Qminder Dashboard
Manage customer queues and improve operational efficiency with real-time insights into your location's performance. Track waiting customers, service matters, and staff performance. Receive instant notifications for critical queue events.
- Manage waiting lists
- Call next customer
- View customer queue details
- Track service assignments
- Monitor daily performance statistics
- Receive real-time notifications
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Qminder is a queue management system to improve customer experience and operational efficiency With Qminder Dashboard you can see what going on at your location and manage the waiting list. This includes: • You can service your customer and call next • You can see who is waiting in line and for what • Who is serving who and on what matter • How was the performance yesterday You will also get real-time notifications on above average queue length, service times, statistics and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waitlist.Me at 3.8 against Qminder Dashboard's 3.2. Waitlist.Me also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 64%) and ratings volume (52 vs 13). Qminder Dashboard's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Waitlist.Me holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Waitlist.Me's written reviews are positive against 64% of Qminder Dashboard's.
Waitlist.Me ships an update every 2 months, Qminder Dashboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waitlist.Me | Qminder Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (52 ratings) — better | 3.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waitlist Me, Inc. | Qminder LLC |
Customer experience
Waitlist.Me
Qminder Dashboard
Bugs and requests
Waitlist.Me
Reported bugs
13 issues- Colors of status cannot be updated on iPad
- Status colors revert after refresh
- Slow loading for iPhone users
- App does not update fast enough / sync issues
- Does not stay updated on multiple devices
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- Cannot retrieve username and password
- App keeps saying 'please wait' and never loads
- App crashes randomly, especially when busy
- Names disappear from waiting list after input
- Does not take guests off the waitlist once seated/removed
- Crashes on iPhone 6s
- New update bugs: people not being notified
- Unlimited messaging does not work
Requested features
7 requests- Option for additional messages (more than three)
- Feature to add an additional waiting list on the same account
- Export option for names and phone numbers
- Bigger 'add button'
- Ability to turn off wait time estimates completely
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- Wait time quotes in 'off' position should not show estimated wait time of 0
- Add reservation capability
Qminder Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waitlist.Me
No in-app purchases
Qminder Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Waitlist.Me free?
Is Qminder Dashboard free?
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