Comparison

DineTime Host vs Olo Host

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

Head to head
About

DineTime Host

This app streamlines restaurant front-of-house operations, simplifying guest management and increasing customer satisfaction. It helps manage waitlists, reservations, and guest communication, while also collecting valuable business analytics.

Highlights
  • Guest management
  • Waitlist management
  • Online reservation booking
  • Server and section organization
  • 2-way guest texting
  • Guest book with visit history
  • Business analytics
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DineTime Host is a guest management solution for full service restaurants that simplifies the host stand, increases guest traffic and streamlines operations. Restaurants of any size and concept can use DineTime to improve front-of-house operations and increase customer satisfaction. DineTime Assist, the companion app to DineTime allows for mobile guest and table management when the host stand gets busy; and our guest app, DineTime, that allows guests to connect with your restaurant, add themselves to the wait list, book a reservation and more, right from their smart phone. DineTime Host app is designed and supported by QSR Automations, a leader in restaurant technology. QSR has been helping casual and fine dining restaurant businesses since 1996 to maximize efficiencies and delight guests through innovative in-store, online, and mobile kitchen display, recipe viewer, table management, and reservations solutions. Restaurants are using DineTime to help seat over one million diners daily. Key features and benefits of the DineTime app include: • Free download and free online training and support • Easy to setup, easy to train • Manage wait list • Book online reservations using a browser widget on restaurant website • Organize servers and sections • Connect with guests via 2-way text messaging to notify them when their table is ready • Syncs all devices in real time • Automatically collect guest information, visit history, and guest notes into a Guest Book • Send email marketing campaigns to inform customers about special promotions or upcoming events • Interactive guest search within the greeter form to pull information from the guest book • Collect key analytical data on business trends • Use your Web Portal to quickly view guest information and graphical summaries of past and current business • Compare days, weeks, and months to better understand trends and view areas that need improvement • Cloud-based back up ensures no data is ever lost • Pager integration

About

Olo Host

Streamline restaurant operations with tools for table management, reservations, and waitlists. Personalize guest experiences with smart tags and optimize seating with real-time data. Reduce walkaways and maximize dining room potential.

Highlights
  • Table management
  • Reservations
  • Waitlist management
  • Online order flow
  • Guest preference tagging
  • Real-time dining room updates
  • POS integration
Features
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Take control of table management, reservations, waitlists, and online order flow with Olo Host (formerly Wisely). From optimized seating recommendations and smart waitlist quoting, to real-time dining room updates, Olo Host streamlines operations for your front-of-house and enables you to focus on what matters most—the guest experience. Know every guest, personalize every visit: With smart tags, instantly identify guest preferences and personalize every visit. Keep your waitlist accurate and reduce walkaways: List assist automatically sends reminder texts to guests and clears no-shows. Seat more guests faster, keep your guests happy during wait-times, and maximize your dining room's potential. Real-time guest insights & efficiency: A POS integration connects table status to guest data, giving you immediate context on orders and spend for smarter service.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Olo Host at 3.5 against DineTime Host's 2.9. Olo Host also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and ratings volume (40 vs 9). DineTime Host's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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

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

Olo Host holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DineTime Host's written reviews are positive against 17% of Olo Host's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, Olo Host every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DineTime Host versus Olo Host: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDineTime HostOlo Host
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (9 ratings)3.5 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings940 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSR Automations LLCWisely Inc.

Customer experience

DineTime Host

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Olo Host

All ratings40 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

DineTime Host

No in-app purchases

None

Olo Host

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DineTime Host free?
DineTime Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Olo Host free?
Olo Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DineTime Host or Olo Host?
Olo Host is rated higher. DineTime Host averages 2.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Olo Host averages 3.5 from 40 ratings.
Do DineTime Host or Olo Host have ads?
Neither DineTime Host nor Olo Host shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DineTime Host or Olo Host?
DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, and Olo Host every 5 weeks. Most recently, DineTime Host was updated on September 28, 2026 and Olo Host on September 28, 2026.

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