Comparison

OpenTable for Restaurants vs Table12 Manager

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

Table12 Manager

Features
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Table12 Manager is the venue-side app for Table12, Malta's restaurant booking platform. Run your bookings from your pocket. TODAY AT A GLANCE - See today's confirmed bookings and pending requests the moment you open the app - Confirm or decline requests with one tap - the guest gets an SMS instantly BOOKINGS - Browse any day's bookings - Add walk-ins and phone bookings in seconds FLOOR & TABLES - Set up your areas and tables with seat counts - See live occupancy: which tables are taken and how many seats are left - Turn on auto-confirm and Table12 accepts a booking automatically whenever a fitting table is free FOR YOUR TEAM - Works with your existing Table12 owner account - Switch between venues if you manage more than one Table12 Manager is for restaurants, cafes and venues listed on Table12 (table12.com / table.mt). Don't have a listing yet? Add your venue for free at table12.com.

Screenshots

OpenTable for Restaurants4 screens
Table12 Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenTable for Restaurants at weekly against Table12 Manager's every 4 weeks. Table12 Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 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, Table12 Manager every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenTable for Restaurants versus Table12 Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenTable for RestaurantsTable12 Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (429 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings429 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTable, Inc.Eman Borg

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

Table12 Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpenTable for Restaurants

No in-app purchases

None

Table12 Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
OpenTable for Restaurants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Table12 Manager free?
Table12 Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or Table12 Manager have ads?
Neither OpenTable for Restaurants nor Table12 Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or Table12 Manager?
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, and Table12 Manager every 4 weeks. Most recently, OpenTable for Restaurants was updated on October 21, 2026 and Table12 Manager on October 16, 2026.

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