SEATO vs Seatly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEATO
Instantly create seating charts for any event without spreadsheets. Define table shapes, guest lists, and specific seating rules to automatically arrange guests perfectly. Save time and reduce stress for gatherings like dinners, weddings, and conferences.
- Instant seating charts
- Customizable table shapes
- Smart guest constraints
- Drag-and-drop editing
- Unlimited event templates
- Export to PDF/image
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Instant seating charts—no spreadsheets. Choose a table shape, add guests, set “sit together / keep apart” rules, and SEATO places everyone perfectly. Ideal for holiday dinners, weddings, banquets, conferences, or classroom layouts. Key features ● Table shapes: circle, square, rectangle. ● Smart constraints: seat families together, separate potential conflicts. ● Drag‑and‑drop editing: tweak any seat manually. ● Unlimited events: save templates for recurring gatherings. ● Export & share: PDF or image to email, text, or print. Save hours of manual shuffling and guarantee stress‑free hosting—download SEATO today and make every seat the best seat in the house.
Seatly
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Planning who sits where at a wedding, party or classroom? Seatly turns a list of names into a printable seating chart poster and an alphabetical guest list, right on your iPhone. Paste your names, choose event tables or classroom desks, then drag people into place. Export two PDFs: a landscape poster of the room and a guest list that tells everyone where to sit. • EVENT TABLES OR CLASSROOM — up to 40 round or rectangular tables with 2–16 seats each, or a classroom grid of up to 15 rows × 12 columns with the front of the room marked. • PASTE YOUR LIST — one name per line, or comma-separated on a single line. Names fill the seats in order. • DRAG TO ARRANGE — drag a seat onto another to swap two people, drag a waiting name onto an empty seat, or long-press to unseat someone. Shuffle or Auto-fill with one tap. • POSTER PDF — a landscape chart in Letter, A4 or 11×17 with table numbers and every name in place, plus an optional title. • ALPHABETICAL GUEST LIST — each guest with their table and seat (or row and seat), so people find their place fast. Anyone not yet seated is listed separately. • PRINT, SHARE OR SAVE — print the poster from the app, share both PDFs at once or save them to Files. Everything is made on your device; no account and no sign-up needed. Your first chart export is free. A one-time $4.99 unlock gives you unlimited seating charts. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SEATO at none against Seatly's 1. Seatly's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, 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. Seatly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SEATO asks for nothing beyond the download.
SEATO ships an update every 5 months, Seatly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEATO | Seatly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WESTONB.DEV LLC | Jhomar Maravillas |
In-app purchases
SEATO
No in-app purchases
Seatly
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99
