OpenTable for Restaurants vs NoahFace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenTable for Restaurants
This app helps restaurants manage reservations, optimize operations, and enhance guest experiences. It allows for remote access to key metrics, reservation editing, and marketing campaign initiation. The iPad version offers comprehensive front-of-house and shift planning tools.
- Fill more seats
- Deliver remarkable hospitality
- Optimize operations
- Check cover trends and stats
- Make and edit reservations
- Start marketing campaigns
- Front-of-house guest and table management
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The OpenTable app is a robust restaurant management and marketing solution that helps fill more seats, deliver remarkable hospitality, and optimize operations. It is available for download for all OpenTable customers. From an iPhone, OpenTable customers can stay connected to their restaurant from anywhere. The Owner app on iPhone lets you check cover trends and stats, make and edit reservations, start a marketing campaign, receive VIP push notifications, and more. Additionally, OpenTable customers should use the iPad app for cloud-based front-of-house guest and table management, shift planning, and more. Note: This app is for restaurants using OpenTable. If you want to book a reservation, please download the OpenTable diner app or go to https://www.opentable.com/mobile.
NoahFace
This application turns your iPad into a smart time clock system. It supports multiple employee identification methods, manages clock-in/out, and includes features like temperature screening and job costing. It also integrates with leading HR platforms for seamless data management.
- Facial recognition clock in/out
- QR code and passcode entry
- Temperature and alcohol screening
- Job tracking and costing
- Visitor registration
- HR platform integration
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NoahFace transforms your iPad into a smart time clock. It offers features such as: - Employee identification using facial recognition, QR codes, passcodes, or access cards. - Clock in, clock out, and break management. - Position, cost center, and work type selection. - Temperature and alcohol screening. - Sentiment analysis. - Attestations at clock out. - Job tracking and job costing. - Access control. - Visitor registration. - Integration with leading HR platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoahFace at 100% against OpenTable for Restaurants's 25%. NoahFace also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). OpenTable for Restaurants's advantage is ratings volume (437 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
NoahFace holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 437 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of OpenTable for Restaurants's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoahFace's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | NoahFace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (437 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Noah Facial Recognition Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
NoahFace
Bugs and requests
OpenTable for Restaurants
Reported bugs
5 issues- Reservations not syncing across devices
- Guest info not displaying correctly
- Inability to update reservation details
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
6 requests- Floor plan view on mobile
- Ability to customize tags/courses
- Waitlist functionality improvements
- More control over reservations on mobile
- Better guest management tools
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- Ability to respond to reviews in-app
NoahFace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
NoahFace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
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Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or NoahFace?
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or NoahFace have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or NoahFace?
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