Comparison

DineTime Host vs Rezku Restaurant Waitlist

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

Rezku Restaurant Waitlist

Streamline restaurant operations with an intuitive waitlist and table management system. Optimize seating, reduce guest wait times, and enhance customer experience with automated features and real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Waitlist management
  • Table optimization
  • Guest notification system
  • Server management
  • Customizable floor plans
  • Service reports
  • SMS notifications
Features
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Sophisticated waitlist management that’s easy to use. Optimize your dining room’s seating availability, move customer’s through the restaurant faster and take stress off the host stand. Even on a busy night your hostess can pay more attention to the needs of guests, provide accurate wait times and quickly seat walk-ins. • At a glance, see which tables are currently available, seat guests manually, or turn on auto-assign tables to see your dining room automatically optimized. You’re just one tap away from reducing guest wait times, providing a better customer experience and making host stand management a breeze. • Use the intuitive touch based controls to combine tables, move parties, assign servers, and seat guests. That’s right, Waitku isn’t just wait list management with detailed customized floor plans, Waitku is also server management. • Instantly see which server’s section is up next and with a tap, see how many covers are in each section. No more markers or chalk boards! Embrace the automated optimization and enhanced control available through the Waitku host stand management app. • Waitku Back Office provides you with access to reports about service including turn times and accurate seating counts that you can compare over time. All your data is safely backed up in the cloud so you can retrieve it any time. • Reduce abandonment and cancellations by using the built in SMS notification feature to text message waitlist parties and notify them of table availability and ready status. Use the built in LRS pager compatibility or the companion Rezku dinner’s app to show guests a real-time countdown on their own phone. Not only is Waitku well designed, simple to use and reliable, it’s also incredibly affordable. That’s the Rezku difference, along with a team committed to serving you, just like you are committed to serving your guests! We’ll build your floor plan, help customize your settings and provide unlimited training and support to all users. We are committed to ensuring your success with Waitku wait list management. Contact us through our website for additional product information and pricing details.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: DineTime Host at 9 against Rezku Restaurant Waitlist's 2. DineTime Host also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 2.9 for DineTime Host against 3.0 for Rezku Restaurant Waitlist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, Rezku Restaurant Waitlist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DineTime Host versus Rezku Restaurant Waitlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDineTime HostRezku Restaurant Waitlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (9 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSR Automations LLCGuest Innovations, Inc.

Customer experience

DineTime Host

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

Rezku Restaurant Waitlist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DineTime Host

No in-app purchases

None

Rezku Restaurant Waitlist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DineTime Host free?
DineTime Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rezku Restaurant Waitlist free?
Rezku Restaurant Waitlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DineTime Host or Rezku Restaurant Waitlist?
Rezku Restaurant Waitlist is rated higher. DineTime Host averages 2.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Rezku Restaurant Waitlist averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DineTime Host or Rezku Restaurant Waitlist have ads?
Neither DineTime Host nor Rezku Restaurant Waitlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DineTime Host or Rezku Restaurant Waitlist?
DineTime Host ships an update every 6 weeks, and Rezku Restaurant Waitlist monthly. Most recently, DineTime Host was updated on October 23, 2026 and Rezku Restaurant Waitlist on September 27, 2026.

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