Comparison

Seatly vs SeatOps

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

Head to head
About

Seatly

Features
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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 Ɨ 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 11Ɨ17 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

About

SeatOps

Features
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Create events and arrange guests with a clear view of every table. SeatOps helps wedding planners and small venues keep seating assignments, capacity, and service handoffs in one offline workspace. • Start with a guided sample event • Create round, square, and rectangular tables in mixed batches • Add guests manually or import a CSV with row-by-row review • Track RSVP, assigned and unassigned guests, and capacity alerts • Preview a shareable seating image or an operations CSV • Keep event data on your device; no account is required Up to six tables per event are free. One optional US$9.99 lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited tables and saving images or exporting CSV for every event. No subscription.

Screenshots

Seatly3 screens
SeatOps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Seatly at every 3 days against SeatOps's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Seatly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SeatOps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seatly ships an update every 3 days, SeatOps every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Seatly versus SeatOps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeatlySeatOps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJhomar Maravillasꙓ靖 宾

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Seatly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99
1 purchases

SeatOps

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Seatly free?
Seatly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeatOps free?
SeatOps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seatly or SeatOps have ads?
Neither Seatly nor SeatOps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seatly or SeatOps?
Seatly ships an update every 3 days, and SeatOps every 10 days. Most recently, Seatly was updated on November 5, 2026 and SeatOps on November 6, 2026.

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