Comparison

OpenTable for Restaurants vs RA Ticket Scanner

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

RA Ticket Scanner

This app allows event promoters to manage ticket sales and entry for club nights and festivals. It supports scanning various ticket types, managing guestlists, and provides real-time event statistics. The app works offline and allows for live syncing between multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Manage ticket sales and allocations
  • Scan paper, e-tickets, and mobile tickets
  • Control and import guestlists
  • Live syncing across multiple devices
  • Offline functionality
  • Real-time event statistics
Features
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The RA Ticket Scanner is the easiest way to manage entry to RA ticketed events. The app has been developed by a team that understands club culture and the needs of venues and promoters. To use this app you will need to be registered as a promoter on www.residentadvisor.net. Features - Manage your club night or festival from the palm of your hand. Update ticket allocations, stop and start sales and view detailed, real-time stats on your event. - Scan paper tickets, e-tickets, Apple Wallet and tickets displayed on smartphones. No more need for printed lists—the app does the hard work for you. - Take control of the guestlist. Import your guestlist to the app and add new guests at a touch of a button. - Live syncing between devices means multiple users can manage entry to your venue. - The app works offline, which means it's useful for when there’s no reception or wi-fi. - You can reject ticket holders by swiping left, which is useful for helping ticket holders get refunds when they are turned away for legitimate reasons. - Manage which users can access events stats and prevent junior members of your team adding new people to the guestlist. About RA Tickets Integrated with Resident Advisor’s comprehensive international event listings, RA’s ticketing service allows promoters to manage ticket sales for electronic music shows. RA has extensive experience in ticketing everything from club shows in London, to warehouse parties in LA, rooftops in Barcelona, and major festivals. RA Tickets is the preferred ticketing partner for a significant number of established brands in electronic music.

Screenshots

OpenTable for Restaurants4 screens
RA Ticket Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RA Ticket Scanner at 4.8 against OpenTable for Restaurants's 4.0. RA Ticket Scanner also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). OpenTable for Restaurants's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (433 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RA Ticket Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenTable for Restaurants has 433 ratings behind it against 4, 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 60% of RA Ticket Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, RA Ticket Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OpenTable for Restaurants versus RA Ticket Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenTable for RestaurantsRA Ticket Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (433 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings433 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTable, Inc.Resident Advisor

Customer experience

OpenTable for Restaurants

All ratings433 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative64.1%

RA Ticket Scanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

RA Ticket Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpenTable for Restaurants

No in-app purchases

None

RA Ticket Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
OpenTable for Restaurants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RA Ticket Scanner free?
RA Ticket Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or RA Ticket Scanner?
RA Ticket Scanner is rated higher. OpenTable for Restaurants averages 4.0 out of 5 from 433 ratings, while RA Ticket Scanner averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or RA Ticket Scanner have ads?
Neither OpenTable for Restaurants nor RA Ticket Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or RA Ticket Scanner?
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, and RA Ticket Scanner every 2 months. Most recently, OpenTable for Restaurants was updated on October 29, 2026 and RA Ticket Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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