ResX vs Vivo Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ResX
Easily exchange last-minute restaurant reservations. Give away reservations you can't make or grab spontaneous dining opportunities at popular spots. Enjoy the city's best dining experiences without the hassle of advance planning.
- Exchange last-minute reservations
- Give away unwanted reservations
- Grab spontaneous dining opportunities
- Access in-demand restaurants
- Simplify dining plans
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ResX is a free, peer-to-peer exchange to give and take last-minute restaurant reservations at the most in-demand restaurants in New York and London. No resale, no bots - just diners helping diners. How it works: • Claim - Get the best tables in town without the weeks of planning. • Share - Have a reservation you can't make? Post it on ResX for free and avoid any cancellation fee • Earn - Earn tokens with every booking. Redeem them for exclusive rewards. The city's best plans, without the planning. For terms of use and more details on ResX Premium, visit: https://bit.ly/ResX_TC
Vivo Cafe
Easily reorder your favorite meals with just a few taps. Keep track of all your past orders conveniently through the order history feature. Streamline your dining experience with quick and simple ordering.
- Quick order placement
- Simple reordering
- Order history tracking
- Favorite order saving
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With Easy Ordering, you can quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering is made simple, allowing you to conveniently reorder your favorites from your order history. Plus, you can effortlessly keep track of all your previous orders with the Order History feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vivo Cafe at none against ResX's 8. Vivo Cafe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). ResX's advantage is ratings volume (749 vs 3) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. ResX sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Vivo Cafe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vivo Cafe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResX has 749 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ResX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vivo Cafe's.
ResX ships an update every 2 weeks, Vivo Cafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ResX | Vivo Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (749 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 749 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ResX | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
ResX
Vivo Cafe
Bugs and requests
ResX
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes when trying to grab reservations
- Reservation alerts open to the wrong page
- Cannot click button to see available reservations
- Verification texts never arrive
- App crashes when trying to submit a reservation
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- App crashes on iOS 17
- App crashes when offering a reservation
Requested features
8 requests- More reservation options in NYC
- Clearer policy on cancellation fees
- Notification for reservation pickups after 5 minutes
- Ability to filter alerts by time, day, and party size
- Direct link to reservation screen from notification
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- Add a 'favorites' list for restaurants with notifications
- Set notifications for party size, time frame, specific restaurants/neighborhoods
- Ability to access menu and more photos from the app
Vivo Cafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ResX
- ResX Premium$14.991 Month
- ResX Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- ResX Premium6 Months trial$14.991 Month
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- ResX Premium3 Months trial$14.991 Month
- ResX Annual$119.991 Year
- 3-month subscription$37.99
- 6-month subscription$69.99
- 12-month subscription$119.99
Vivo Cafe
No in-app purchases
