ResX vs RIFCOS
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
RIFCOS
Book a professional oyster shucker for your event with transparent pricing and secure in-app payment. Track your shucker's arrival in real-time and communicate privately. The app also streamlines business for shuckers, handling bookings and payments.
- Book professional oyster shuckers
- Transparent upfront pricing
- Secure in-app payments
- Real-time provider tracking
- Private messaging and masked calling
- Cashless tipping
- Streamlined onboarding for shuckers
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RIFCOS brings the raw bar to you. Book a professional oyster shucker for your next party, dinner, or event in minutes — with transparent upfront pricing and no surprises. Every provider on RIFCOS is vetted with real document-based identity verification, so you always know who is coming to your event. Browse available shuckers, pick the package that fits your gathering, and pay securely in the app with your card. On event day, follow your provider's arrival in real time with live map tracking. Stay in touch through booking-scoped 1:1 messaging and masked calling that keeps your personal number private. When the party winds down, tipping is easy and cashless. For professional shuckers, RIFCOS handles the business side: streamlined onboarding, bookings, secure payments, and direct bank payouts — so you can focus on your craft. RIFCOS is launching in a limited region, and more service categories are on the way — bartenders, private chefs, hibachi, musicians, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RIFCOS at none against ResX's 8. RIFCOS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). ResX's advantage is ratings volume (754 vs 1) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. RIFCOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
RIFCOS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResX has 754 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ResX ships an update every 2 weeks, RIFCOS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ResX | RIFCOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (754 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 754 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ResX | Michael Edelstein |
Customer experience
ResX
RIFCOS
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
RIFCOS
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
RIFCOS
No in-app purchases
