Waitlist.Me vs Waitwhile Guest
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.
Waitwhile Guest
This app allows customers to join virtual waitlists or make online appointments with ease. It leverages Apple App Clips for a seamless experience, notifying users when it's their turn via push notifications, text, or email.
- Join virtual waitlists
- Make online appointments
- Receive turn notifications
- Seamless App Clip integration
- Push, text, and email alerts
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PLEASE NOTE: This is Waitwhile’s end-customer facing app. For the business facing app, look for “Waitwhile” in the App Store. Waitwhile Guest App enables unparalleled ease for customers when joining virtual waitlists or making online appointments. It takes full advantage of Apple App Clips, which enables a seamless and intuitive waiting experience. With Waitwhile, customers can line up virtually using their smart device and get notified via push notifications, text messages, or email when it’s their turn. Waitwhile, Inc. provides customer flow solutions for businesses to manage all their waitlisting and appointment scheduling needs. It works equally well for managing waits at offices, hospitals, schools, restaurants, and retailers among others. We’ve saved more than 100 Million customers over 10,000 years of waiting in line. Love Waitwhile? Follow us! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/waitwhile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitwhile Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaitwhileApp/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waitwhile Guest at 5.0 against Waitlist.Me's 3.8. Waitwhile Guest also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Waitlist.Me's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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.
Waitwhile Guest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waitlist.Me has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Waitlist.Me ships an update every 2 months, Waitwhile Guest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waitlist.Me | Waitwhile Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waitlist Me, Inc. | Waitwhile Inc. |
Customer experience
Waitlist.Me
Waitwhile Guest
In-app purchases
Waitlist.Me
No in-app purchases
Waitwhile Guest
No in-app purchases
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