Comparison

Toast Now vs Garde Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time sales data
  • Delivery channel control
  • Manager log communication
  • Multi-location view
  • Stock management
  • Team labor management
Features
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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.

About

Garde Mobile

Manage restaurant operations on the go. Capture invoices, conduct inventory counts, and view your work schedule directly from your mobile device. Designed for fast-paced restaurant environments.

Highlights
  • Invoice capture and upload
  • Real-time inventory counts
  • Schedule viewing and management
  • Shift swapping and time-off requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Garde is the mobile companion for restaurant teams using the Garde workforce and inventory platform. Upload invoices, count inventory, view your schedule, and manage shifts—all from your phone. Key Features: Quick Invoice Capture Snap a photo of a vendor invoice and upload it in seconds. Browse your recent invoices and check their approval status from anywhere. Inventory Counts on the Floor Walk through your count sheets section by section and enter counts directly on your phone—with support for different units of measure. No more clipboards or paper sheets. Your Schedule, in Your Pocket See your assigned shifts, swap or give away shifts with teammates, claim open shifts, and request time off. Set your weekly availability and submit it for manager approval. Built for Restaurant Teams Available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean. Light and dark mode supported. Fast onboarding and a simple interface designed for the pace of restaurant work.

Screenshots

Toast Now4 screens
Garde Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Toast Now at 12K against Garde Mobile's 1. Garde Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 — 4.9 for Toast Now against 5.0 for Garde Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toast Now has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toast Now ships an update weekly, Garde Mobile every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Toast Now versus Garde Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToast NowGarde Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToast, Inc.Garde Financials Inc.

Bugs and 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

Garde Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Toast Now

No in-app purchases

None

Garde Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toast Now free?
Toast Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garde Mobile free?
Garde Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Toast Now or Garde Mobile?
Garde Mobile is rated higher. Toast Now averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Garde Mobile averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Toast Now or Garde Mobile have ads?
Neither Toast Now nor Garde Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toast Now or Garde Mobile?
Toast Now ships an update weekly, and Garde Mobile every 8 days. Most recently, Toast Now was updated on October 28, 2026 and Garde Mobile on October 25, 2026.

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