Comparison

OpenTable for Restaurants vs Evention

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Evention

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Evention is a cloud-based mobile based event management tool that enhances event organizer's efficiency to take care of every single step from preparation to evaluation, no matter how tedious it is. Evention manages the work flow in a professional manner. It helps save time and money. Valuable resources can therefore be spared in the event for relationship building during the event and leaves a good impression to guests in corporate image establishment.

Screenshots

OpenTable for Restaurants4 screens
Evention3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenTable for Restaurants at weekly against Evention's every 2 months. Evention's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, Evention every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenTable for Restaurants versus Evention: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenTable for RestaurantsEvention
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (419 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings419 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTable, Inc.EventMaster Limited

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

Evention

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpenTable for Restaurants

No in-app purchases

None

Evention

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
OpenTable for Restaurants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evention free?
Evention is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or Evention have ads?
Neither OpenTable for Restaurants nor Evention shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or Evention?
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, and Evention every 2 months. Most recently, OpenTable for Restaurants was updated on October 11, 2026 and Evention on October 8, 2026.

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