OpenTable for Restaurants vs ShiftNote Schedule
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.
ShiftNote Schedule
Manage work schedules, request time off, and swap shifts with colleagues. This app facilitates team communication and availability management for efficient workplace coordination.
- View work schedules
- Swap shifts with colleagues
- Request time off
- Set availability
- Chat with team members
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ShiftNote - View your ShiftNote Schedule, swap shifts, request time off, set availability and chat with team members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenTable for Restaurants at 24% against ShiftNote Schedule's 0%. OpenTable for Restaurants also leads on ratings volume (412 vs 6) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). 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.
OpenTable for Restaurants holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 412 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of OpenTable for Restaurants's written reviews are positive against 0% of ShiftNote Schedule's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | ShiftNote Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (412 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | ShiftNote |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
ShiftNote Schedule
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
ShiftNote Schedule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
ShiftNote Schedule
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
Is ShiftNote Schedule free?
Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or ShiftNote Schedule?
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or ShiftNote Schedule have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or ShiftNote Schedule?
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