AYConnect vs Toast Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AYConnect
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Download the AYConnect app to gain access to exclusive events, offers, and promotions. Find all the necessary information about your property. You can also stay in touch with the latest news, as well as have instant access to important documents and contact information.
Toast Now
Manage your business operations remotely with real-time sales data, delivery channel control, and labor management tools. Coordinate with your team, update inventory, and view performance across multiple locations from your mobile device.
- Real-time sales data
- Delivery channel control
- Manager log communication
- Multi-location view
- Stock management
- Team labor management
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Run your business on the go with Toast Now, Toast’s mobile app designed to give you total freedom. Real-time insights, channel controls, labor management, and more – all conveniently in your pocket. GET IMMEDIATE INSIGHTS Live sales data with hour-by-hour totals and helpful breakdowns, including comparisons to the same day last week and year. CONTROL DELIVERY CHANNELS Curb the flow of orders with easy on-off toggles for online ordering, Local by Toast, and third-party apps like Grubhub. COMMUNICATE & COORDINATE Add and edit entries to your manager log, synced with Toast Web, and reply quickly with simple conversational threads. EASILY TOGGLE BETWEEN LOCATIONS The multi-location view keeps things simple. Log in once and see all your locations and performance in a single place. MANAGE STOCK FROM ANYWHERE Mark items in stock and out of stock so employees can keep customers informed and solve for shortages and in real time. STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR TEAM See who’s clocked in or out, edit employee shifts, and view shift information, including tips earned and break times. Download Toast Now for iOS. Please note: Toast Now is only available for Toast customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Toast Now at weekly against AYConnect's every 10 months. AYConnect's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
AYConnect ships an update every 10 months, Toast Now weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AYConnect | Toast Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 32.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avison Young (Canada) Inc. | Toast, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
AYConnect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Toast Now
Reported bugs
2 issues- Double charging customers and failure to refund
- Incorrect or outdated data on the reporting page
Requested features
4 requests- Weekly/monthly sales and labor reporting
- Ability to view individual orders/tabs and transaction details
- Separate reporting for cash vs. credit card sales, tips, etc.
- Multi-location/group-level sales overview
In-app purchases
AYConnect
No in-app purchases
Toast Now
No in-app purchases
