OpenTable for Restaurants vs Smart Record RN
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.
Smart Record RN
Streamline data collection by replacing paper forms with digital templates. This app empowers users to build custom forms with drag-and-drop components, offering the flexibility of a developer without coding knowledge.
- Paperless data collection
- Drag and drop form building
- Custom smart templates
- Developer-like power for end-users
- Streamlined data management
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Replace paper-based data collection with Smart Record Keeping. Drag and drop form building components bring the power of a software developer to the end-user in creating smart templates for data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: OpenTable for Restaurants at 429 against Smart Record RN's 3. Smart Record RN's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.0 for OpenTable for Restaurants against 4.0 for Smart Record RN. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 429 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | Smart Record RN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (429 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 429 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Smart Food Safe Solutions Inc |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
Smart Record RN
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
Smart Record RN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
Smart Record RN
No in-app purchases
Questions
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