Comparison

DineTime Host vs Eat App Manager

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

Eat App Manager

This app helps restaurateurs manage online reservations, table assignments, and guest waitlists. It automates confirmations via SMS and email to reduce no-shows and allows for detailed customer contact management. Gain insights into restaurant performance with built-in analytics.

Highlights
  • Online reservation acceptance
  • Table and waitlist management
  • Automated SMS/email confirmations
  • Guest contact database
  • Server management
  • Restaurant analytics
Features
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Eat is a reservation and table management system for restaurants. Restaurateurs can easily accept online reservations, manage tables and waitlists, seat walk-ins, and save a database of all guests. Features: RESERVATIONS - accept online reservations from your website and Facebook page TABLE MANAGEMENT - track walk-ins, and seat reservation using drag and drop technology SMS & EMAIL CONFIRMATION - automatically send reservation text message and email confirmations to reduce no shows WAITLIST - streamline your waitlist and send guests an SMS once their table is ready SERVER MANAGEMENT - manage all your servers and waiters, and receive up to date cover reports for each server CONTACTS - save all your contacts in one place and track preferences, food allergies, birthdays, and more ANALYTICS - view and analyze analytics about your restaurant to better understand your performance

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eat App Manager at 75% against DineTime Host's 0%. Eat App Manager also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). DineTime Host's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Eat App Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DineTime Host's written reviews are positive against 75% of Eat App Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, Eat App Manager every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DineTime Host versus Eat App Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDineTime HostEat App Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (9 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSR Automations LLCEat, Inc.

Customer experience

DineTime Host

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

Eat App Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

DineTime Host

No in-app purchases

None

Eat App Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DineTime Host free?
DineTime Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat App Manager free?
Eat App Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DineTime Host or Eat App Manager?
Eat App Manager is rated higher. DineTime Host averages 2.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Eat App Manager averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do DineTime Host or Eat App Manager have ads?
Neither DineTime Host nor Eat App Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DineTime Host or Eat App Manager?
DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, and Eat App Manager every 8 days. Most recently, DineTime Host was updated on September 28, 2026 and Eat App Manager on October 17, 2026.

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