InList vs Appointment Trader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InList
Discover and book exclusive nightlife, restaurant parties, concerts, and unique events in major cities worldwide. Gain VIP access, secure reservations, and enjoy a seamless, high-quality experience with insider expertise.
- Discover nightlife and events
- Book VIP access
- Secure restaurant reservations
- Purchase concert tickets
- Access exclusive parties
- Global event coverage
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InList is a revolutionary mobile app for discovering and booking nightlife, upscale restaurant parties, concerts & once-in-a-lifetime experiences. InList provides VIP access to a curated list of the hottest events in 45 jet-set cities including Miami, NYC, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ibiza, Dubai and many more. Our VIP members receive upgraded table locations, points redeemable towards future purchases, and invites to exclusive star-studded parties around the globe. InList makes sure your experience is both smooth and high quality, no matter what nightlife capital you touch down in. InList makes booking nightlife and special events easier than ever. The app grants you reservations when you want them, with a nightlife expert in the palm of your hand. It’s like being treated as a local VIP 24/7 in the most exciting destinations in the world. Purchase tickets to concerts, sporting events and film festivals such as Wimbledon and the Super Bowl to the Cannes International Film Festival and MTV Video Music Awards. The InList experience is smooth and seamless, due to the combined expertise of co-founders Michael Capponi (a 25-year nightlife expert) and Gideon Kimbrell (software engineer for Fortune 100 companies). InList’s advisory board and global ambassadors are equally connected in the nightlife and tech worlds and oversee each and every reservation ensuring seamless assistance until you're in. With this team, you can be assured that your reservation is being handled by real insiders—not some geeks in a remote office. Meaning your entrée into the most happening events on an international scale is assured. With InList, you’ll arrive in style and with confidence at the greatest parties and events in the world.
Appointment Trader
This app allows users to buy and sell reservations for various services, including restaurants, spas, and salons. It helps monetize cancelled plans and find availability in overbooked establishments.
- Buy and sell reservations
- Monetize cancelled plans
- Find overbooked service availability
- Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
- Discover new service providers
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AppointmentTrader turns your cancelled plans into cash and makes overbooked Restaurants, DMV's, SPA's, Hair-Dressers, Golf Clubs and an ever growing list of categories a thing of the past.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: InList at none against Appointment Trader's shown. InList also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 30 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 66%). Appointment Trader's advantage is ratings volume (754 vs 17) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for InList against 4.3 for Appointment Trader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appointment Trader has 754 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of InList's written reviews are positive against 66% of Appointment Trader's.
InList ships an update every 3 weeks, Appointment Trader every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InList | Appointment Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 4.3 (754 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 66.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 754 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InList App, Inc. | Phoenix Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
InList
Appointment Trader
User reviews
InList
From 17 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- ✨ Great design
- 🚀 Fast booking
- ⭐ VIP experience
- 💡 Innovative concept
Room to improve
- 💸 Waste of money
- 🐛 Constant error messages
- 🐛 App did not make reservation
- 🐛 Charged fee, no refund
- 🐛 Doesn't work
Appointment Trader
From 754 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- ⭐ Great platform
- 🔥 Reliable
- 💰 Convenient for last-minute reservations
- 🎉 Fun experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🤖 Concerns about bots/scalping reservations
- 💸 Expensive fees
- 🤔 Confusing/outdated interface
- 🔍 Lack of customer support
Bugs and requests
InList
Reported bugs
17 issues- Can’t even sign up
- Constant error messages
- App did not make the negotiated reservation
- Can't get the app to download properly or open
- Keeps 'waiting'
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- Inputting a new password for password reset, large black bar at top of screen makes it impossible to type in a new password
- Will not accept my phone number as a valid number tried several formats
- Phone number field doesn't accept phone number in any format
- App crashing upon opening
- App itself is buggy - has crashed on me each time I have used it
- Issue with entering the phone number stage of signing up which doesn't allow you to use the app
- Says my phone number is invalid
- Had I FEW ISSUES WHEN I 1ST USED THE APP
- App isn't "smooth."
- It simply doesn't work.
- It doesn't show any events, won't load anything.
- Same thing with the previous version of the app.
Requested features
8 requests- Add İstanbul to your cities
- Add Toronto, Canada!
- Add Toronto
- Add Chicago?
- Need more cities
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- Wish it had Houston
- Please fix app
- Fix issue with crashing upon opening
Appointment Trader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reservations get cancelled without explanation
- Refunds and payouts are delayed or denied
- Inability to change reservation details
- Technical issues with the app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Improve user interface and navigation
- Enhance customer support and communication
- Implement better fraud/scam prevention measures
- Allow reservation deposits to be used towards bill
- Provide more transparency on reservation availability and status
In-app purchases
InList
No in-app purchases
Appointment Trader
No in-app purchases
