Comparison

Waitlist.Me vs Eat App Manager for iPhone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Eat App Manager for iPhone

This mobile application provides restaurant managers with on-the-go access to daily operations. It allows real-time management of reservations, customer lists, and team communication, enabling optimized guest experiences and operational efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time reservation management
  • Customer list access
  • On-the-fly reservation editing
  • Team note sharing
  • Key metrics and trends visibility
  • Mobile operational oversight
Features
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Eat App is a restaurant management system that helps restaurants get more customers, optimize operations and power the best guest experiences. Eat App on iPhone is designed for restaurant managers on-the-go. It's the perfect way to stay connected to your daily operations and staff when you can't be on the floor. The iPhone app gives you real-time access to your reservation and customer list and allows you to manage and edit reservations on the fly, share notes with your team, and see key trends and metrics as they happen. Restaurant owners should also download the full in-house restaurant management system on iPad for floor plan set-up and settings, online widgets, shift and table management, as well as advanced analytics. Please send us a message through the support tab in the app if you would like a full demo of the system, or have any questions.

Screenshots

Waitlist.Me4 screens
Eat App Manager for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Eat App Manager for iPhone at free against Waitlist.Me's free with in-app purchases. Eat App Manager for iPhone also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Waitlist.Me's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 3) and review sentiment (77% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Waitlist.Me against 3.7 for Eat App Manager for iPhone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waitlist.Me has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Waitlist.Me's written reviews are positive against 67% of Eat App Manager for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waitlist.Me ships an update every 2 months, Eat App Manager for iPhone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Waitlist.Me versus Eat App Manager for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaitlist.MeEat App Manager for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (52 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaitlist Me, Inc.Eat, Inc.

Customer experience

Waitlist.Me

All ratings52 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative20.8%

Eat App Manager for iPhone

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
Show 8 more
  • 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
Show 2 more
  • Wait time quotes in 'off' position should not show estimated wait time of 0
  • Add reservation capability

Eat App Manager for iPhone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Waitlist.Me

No in-app purchases

None

Eat App Manager for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waitlist.Me free?
Waitlist.Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat App Manager for iPhone free?
Eat App Manager for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Waitlist.Me or Eat App Manager for iPhone?
Waitlist.Me is rated higher. Waitlist.Me averages 3.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Eat App Manager for iPhone averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Waitlist.Me or Eat App Manager for iPhone have ads?
Neither Waitlist.Me nor Eat App Manager for iPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waitlist.Me or Eat App Manager for iPhone?
Waitlist.Me ships an update every 2 months, and Eat App Manager for iPhone every 3 weeks. Most recently, Waitlist.Me was updated on October 23, 2026 and Eat App Manager for iPhone on October 24, 2026.

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