Comparison

GoTo Place vs WakeCheck

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

Head to head
About

GoTo Place

Connect with local restaurants for easy online ordering, table reservations, and waitlist tracking. Earn loyalty rewards with every purchase, supporting local businesses directly. Enjoy a seamless experience for takeout, delivery, and dining in.

Highlights
  • Online ordering for takeout/delivery
  • Table reservations
  • Real-time waitlist tracking
  • Loyalty rewards program
  • Support local restaurants
  • No per-order commissions
Features
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GoTo Place is your all-in-one app to connect with your favorite local restaurants. Online ordering, reservations, waitlists, and loyalty rewards. No per-order commissions means more of your money goes directly to restaurants compared to using 3rd party marketplaces. Order ahead: Food or drinks for takeout or delivery, directly from participating restaurants. Reserve tables: Skip the line and book your table in advance. Track waitlists: See your position in line in real time. Earn & redeem rewards: Show your QR code in-store to collect loyalty points every visit and redeem rewards. Support local restaurants and enjoy the convenience of ordering, reserving, and earning rewards—all in one seamless restaurant ordering app.

About

WakeCheck

This app provides health inspection results for restaurants in Wake County, NC. View scores, violation details, and inspection history before dining out. Get alerts for new inspections or score changes at your favorite places.

Highlights
  • Restaurant health inspection results
  • Search and filter by grade, town, type
  • View current score, history, and violations
  • Map view of nearby restaurants
  • Customizable alerts for saved places
  • Weekly inspection digest
  • Learn about inspection grading and violations
Features
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Know before you eat. WakeCheck shows the health inspection results for restaurants across Wake County, North Carolina, so you can see how a place scored before you eat there. EXPLORE ANY RESTAURANT Look up restaurants, food trucks and other food service locations across Wake County. Search finds a place however you type the name. Filter by grade, town and type of place. See the current score and grade, the full inspection history, and exactly which violations the inspector found, with the inspector's notes. Google star ratings show alongside, one tap from Google Maps. NEAR ME See the restaurants around you on a map, each tagged with its inspection score, or as a list with the closest first. ALERTS FOR YOUR SAVED PLACES Add places to your Watchlist and WakeCheck will let you know when: • A saved place gets a new inspection • A score drops by 3, 5 or 10 points (you choose) Prefer fewer notifications? Turn on the weekly digest instead: one summary on Sunday morning, sent only when something was inspected. Alerts are held overnight, so nothing buzzes between 9pm and 8am. Tap an alert to go straight to that restaurant. YOUR WATCHLIST Sort saved places into "Will return" and "No go," see new scores at a glance, and pick which folders send alerts. Recently viewed keeps the last 50 places you opened, so you can find them again. INSIGHTS See what happened this week across the county: the grades handed out, how many places were inspected, which towns scored highest, the most common food safety problems, and how different kinds of restaurants compare. LEARN Understand how inspections and grades work, what common violations mean, and open the NC Food Code for the full details. In English and Spanish. No account required. Alerts are tied only to your device. We don't ask for your name or email. Inspection data comes from public Wake County records and is updated regularly. WakeCheck is independently owned and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official product of Wake County government.

Screenshots

GoTo Place4 screens
WakeCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoTo Place at none against WakeCheck's 4. GoTo Place also leads on ratings volume (788 vs 1). WakeCheck's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. WakeCheck sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GoTo Place asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WakeCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoTo Place has 788 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoTo Place ships an update every 2 weeks, WakeCheck every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GoTo Place versus WakeCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoTo PlaceWakeCheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (788 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings788 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpotOn Transact, IncKAYJO, LLC

Bugs and requests

GoTo Place

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App update caused loss of past rewards progress
  • Unable to select 'no tip' without extra steps
  • Does not save credit card information
  • Cannot apply promo codes
  • Unable to change order pickup time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Save credit card information for faster checkout
  • Allow integration of promo codes
  • Enable changing order pickup times directly in the app

WakeCheck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GoTo Place

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

WakeCheck

One-time4
  • Fund Server Costs$2.99
  • Commitment to Quality$9.99
  • Ignite the Next Feature$24.99
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  • Free for All$99.99

Questions

Is GoTo Place free?
GoTo Place is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WakeCheck free?
WakeCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoTo Place or WakeCheck?
WakeCheck is rated higher. GoTo Place averages 4.8 out of 5 from 788 ratings, while WakeCheck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GoTo Place or WakeCheck have ads?
Neither GoTo Place nor WakeCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoTo Place or WakeCheck?
GoTo Place ships an update every 2 weeks, and WakeCheck every 3 weeks. Most recently, GoTo Place was updated on November 8, 2026 and WakeCheck on October 30, 2026.

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