OpenTable for Restaurants vs Hook Business
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.
Hook Business
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Hook Business Manager is a secure and easy to use mobile platform that increases customer satisfaction, expands brand awareness and increase profits. Track your sales data in real time and increase customer loyalty through targeted marketing campaigns. We use leading technology to ensure convenient and secure experience for your customers, staff and business. Getting started is easy: 1. Visit our website www.hook.bm to register your business. 2. Download our app from iTunes App Store. 3. Upload your products, prices and images/video. We know this is new, and so if you need help, give us a call and we will help you get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenTable for Restaurants at weekly against Hook Business's every 8 months. Hook Business's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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.
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, Hook Business every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | Hook Business |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (433 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 433 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Fanon Khaldun |
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
Hook Business
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
Hook Business
No in-app purchases
