OpenTable for Restaurants vs Table12 Manager
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.
Table12 Manager
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | Table12 Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (429 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 429 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, 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
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
Table12 Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
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Do OpenTable for Restaurants or Table12 Manager have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or Table12 Manager?
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