Octopus Waiter vs OrdersTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Octopus Waiter
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Octopus Waiter Octopus Waiter is a mobile ordering module for Octopus Food POS+, the Point of Sale system used by thousands of restaurants to optimize restaurant operations and drive customer engagement. With Octopus Waiter, servers can quickly use the app to take customer orders using an iPhone, iPod or iPad and send the orders to the kitchen or beverage counter. Orders taken on the app is synced to the cloud, with order details and status shared automatically with all the POS terminals and Octopus Waiter apps in the restaurant. To use this Octopus Waiter module you must have Octopus Food POS+ app. Questions? Visit our website at www.octopuspos.com or contact us at solutions@octopuspos.com
OrdersTracker
This system streamlines order taking for restaurants, allowing staff to send orders directly to the kitchen or bar. It also enables customers to place orders independently via QR codes, eliminating the need for a waiter.
- Order taking for gastronomy
- Kitchen and bar order transmission
- Visual and acoustic notifications for new orders
- Customer self-ordering via QR codes
- No app installation required for customers
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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OrdersTracker is a POS system with order taking functionality specialized more on gastronomy. Once the table and menu information has been entered into the system, the waiters can easily take orders and send them to the kitchen or bar, in which OT Kitchen module, runs. Orders are listed on the screen in OT Kitchen Module, and new coming orders appear visually highlighted after acoustic notification. OrdersTracker allows your customer to take orders by themselves without a waiter(self ordering). All you have to do is to create a qr code for the table, print it and place it on the table. You customers have to only scan the code. they don't event need to install an App. OrdersTracker does not require a special device, you can install and use it on any iPhone or iPad. If you want to test it yourself, you can register to OrdersTracker free of charge by choosing our extra small package and enter your own tables and menu immediately. To follow our videos and have more information: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSeqNJBskOTYmxO0vrZB2w
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OrdersTracker at 12.0 against Octopus Waiter's 17.0. 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.
Octopus Waiter ships an update every 6 weeks, OrdersTracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octopus Waiter | OrdersTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELEOS WEB PTE LTD | OrdersTracker UG |
In-app purchases
Octopus Waiter
No in-app purchases
OrdersTracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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