OpenTable for Restaurants vs AxialPoint
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.
AxialPoint
Manage your store's Point of Sale system remotely. This app allows users to access the AxialPoint ecosystem on the go, providing mobile access to essential business functions.
- Mobile POS management
- Access AxialPoint ecosystem
- On-the-go store management
- Remote login functionality
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AxialPoint mobile app lets the users login to the AxialPoint ecosystem on the go using mobile. User can manage their store's Point of Sale on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenTable for Restaurants at 4.0 against AxialPoint's 3.0. OpenTable for Restaurants also leads on ratings volume (431 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). AxialPoint's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OpenTable for Restaurants holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 431 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, AxialPoint every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | AxialPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (431 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | AxialPay Inc. |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
AxialPoint
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
AxialPoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
AxialPoint
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
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Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or AxialPoint?
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or AxialPoint have ads?
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