Comparison

Chef Orders 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

Chef Orders

Features
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Chef Orders is a comprehensive restaurant management and point-of-sale (POS) companion app designed for owners, chefs, and waitstaff. Streamline your operations, minimize order delays, and manage your outlet from one central dashboard. Key Features: - Quick Menu Builder: Create or import your menu from standard templates in less than two minutes. Adjust pricing, categories, and item availability instantly. - Table Management: Build, organize, and track tables. Monitor live seating arrangements, session statuses, and active orders. - Self-Ordering QR Codes: Generate print-ready QR codes for tables, allowing customers to scan and place orders directly from their browsers. - Staff Coordination: Set up designated logins for restaurant owners, kitchen chefs, and service staff to ensure seamless communication.

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

Chef Orders4 screens
DinePilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chef Orders and DinePilot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Chef Orders ships an update weekly, DinePilot every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chef Orders versus DinePilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef OrdersDinePilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANCINGLABS PRIVATE LIMITEDSaurabh Shukla

In-app purchases

None

Chef Orders

No in-app purchases

None

DinePilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chef Orders free?
Chef Orders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinePilot free?
DinePilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chef Orders or DinePilot have ads?
Neither Chef Orders nor DinePilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chef Orders or DinePilot?
Chef Orders ships an update weekly, and DinePilot every 11 days. Most recently, Chef Orders was updated on October 24, 2026 and DinePilot on October 24, 2026.

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