OpenTable for Restaurants vs CIP Reporting Mobile
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.
CIP Reporting Mobile
Capture critical business data on the go, with or without an internet connection. Store information offline and sync automatically when back online, freeing you from complex networking needs for real-time documentation.
- Offline data capture
- Online data capture
- Real-time documentation
- Automatic data syncing
- Pre-configured forms
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The new CIP Reporting mobile app is here! Capture critical data on the go -- whether you're offline or in the office. The CIP Reporting mobile application allows you to capture forms both offline and online. In the case of being offline the data is stored and sent back once you are back online. The CIP Reporting mobile application frees you of complex networking requirements while on the go enabling you to work and document in real-time on location! You can install and use this app for free with a set of pre-configured forms by entering your email address and then opting for the demo option. The demonstration mode will allow you to complete any of the pre-defined forms available which will be emailed to your email address. You can learn more about CIP Reporting at https://www.cipreporting.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CIP Reporting Mobile at 100% against OpenTable for Restaurants's 24%. CIP Reporting Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). OpenTable for Restaurants's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (437 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CIP Reporting Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 437 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of CIP Reporting Mobile's.
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, CIP Reporting Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | CIP Reporting Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (437 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Appendio Inc. |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
CIP Reporting Mobile
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
CIP Reporting Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
CIP Reporting Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
Is CIP Reporting Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or CIP Reporting Mobile?
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or CIP Reporting Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or CIP Reporting Mobile?
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