Comparison

OpenTable for Restaurants vs Kit by Kitchensync

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
Read full description

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

Kit by Kitchensync

Features
Read full description

Kit Mobile helps restaurant workers stay connected to their day from one simple app. View your daily plan, upcoming shifts, tasks, team chats, documents, notifications, and profile settings wherever work happens. Kit brings the information you need into a worker-first mobile experience, so you can see what needs attention and act quickly. With Kit Mobile, you can: - Review your plan for today and upcoming days - See assigned tasks and work items - Join team conversations and huddles - Access documents and pay-related information - Use QR tools for identity and attendance workflows - Receive important notifications - Talk to Kit with voice input for quick help Kit Mobile is built for restaurant teams using Kit. A Kit account is required to sign in.

Screenshots

OpenTable for Restaurants4 screens
Kit by Kitchensync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kit by Kitchensync at 15.1 against OpenTable for Restaurants's 17.0. 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

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, Kit by Kitchensync every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OpenTable for Restaurants versus Kit by Kitchensync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenTable for RestaurantsKit by Kitchensync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (427 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings427 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTable, Inc.KitchenSync

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
Show 1 more
  • Ability to respond to reviews in-app

Kit by Kitchensync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpenTable for Restaurants

No in-app purchases

None

Kit by Kitchensync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
OpenTable for Restaurants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kit by Kitchensync free?
Kit by Kitchensync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or Kit by Kitchensync have ads?
Neither OpenTable for Restaurants nor Kit by Kitchensync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or Kit by Kitchensync?
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, and Kit by Kitchensync every 2 weeks. Most recently, OpenTable for Restaurants was updated on October 16, 2026 and Kit by Kitchensync on October 12, 2026.

Other comparisons