Comparison

Fin Rest vs DinePilot

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

Head to head
About

Fin Rest

Features
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A point of sale platform powerful enough to run your entire restaurant. Increase revenue, streamline operations, and delight your guests with a point of sale platform built with your restaurant in mind. Boost revenue, increase efficiency, and delight your guests with our Mobile App, a fully integrated handheld restaurant POS system.

About

DinePilot

Features
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DinePilot is the all-in-one restaurant management app that runs your entire floor โ€” and your rooms โ€” from your phone. Take orders, fire tickets to the kitchen, manage tables, serve room guests, track staff attendance, and bill customers in seconds. Built for restaurants, cafes, cloud kitchens, bars, and QSRs โ€” including restaurants with rooms, guest houses, and resorts โ€” DinePilot brings your waiters, kitchen, cashier, front desk, and managers onto one fast, reliable system. QR TABLE ORDERING - Guests scan the table QR, browse your menu and order from their own phone. - Orders reach staff instantly, with no app download needed for guests. LIVE KITCHEN BOARD - Every order appears on the kitchen board in real time. - Mark items as preparing and ready, item by item, so waiters know exactly what to serve. TABLES & ORDERS - See every table at a glance: free, occupied, reserved or cleaning. - Take orders at the table, add items, and track each order from placed to served. FAST GST BILLING - Bills with CGST/SGST, service charge, and discounts. - Collect by cash, card or UPI, download a PDF bill, or print a receipt. ROOMS & ROOM SERVICE - Manage rooms, bookings, guests and ID documents. - Guests can order food or request Call Waiter, Housekeeping, Room Service or the Bill from the room QR. - Booking invoices itemize food orders by room. STAFF ATTENDANCE (NEW) - Staff check in and out from the app. - Monthly calendar of worked days, leave, holidays and weekly offs. - Monthly hours report for the whole team. - Full check-in history per staff member. - Leave ranges, holidays and manager corrections, all logged. MENU MANAGEMENT - Categories, variants, veg/non-veg, dietary tags and specials. - Turn items in or out of stock instantly. TEAM & ROLES - Separate access for owner, manager, waiter, kitchen staff and cashier. - Everyone sees only what they need. REPORTS - Revenue, orders and customers by date range. DinePilot accounts are created by your restaurant owner. Contact us to set up your restaurant.

Screenshots

Fin Rest4 screens
DinePilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fin Rest at 13.0 against DinePilot's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fin Rest ships an update weekly, DinePilot every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Fin Rest versus DinePilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFin RestDinePilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlir KovaciSaurabh Shukla

In-app purchases

None

Fin Rest

No in-app purchases

None

DinePilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fin Rest free?
Fin Rest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinePilot free?
DinePilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fin Rest or DinePilot have ads?
Neither Fin Rest nor DinePilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fin Rest or DinePilot?
Fin Rest ships an update weekly, and DinePilot every 11 days. Most recently, Fin Rest was updated on November 8, 2026 and DinePilot on November 10, 2026.

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