Comparison

Table Tracker vs Star Quick Setup Utility

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Table Tracker

This app helps restaurants deliver food faster by precisely locating guests. It provides real-time order tracking on a map or list, monitors service times, and sends alerts for unmet goals. Multiple iPads can be synced to keep staff informed about guest locations and performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time guest location tracking
  • Dynamic map and list views of orders
  • Service time monitoring
  • Customizable goal and warning settings
  • Manager alerts via SMS or pager
  • Multiple iPad synchronization
Features
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Table Tracker is the trusted standard in on-site guest location technology for fast-casual and quick-serve restaurants offering table service. Table Tracker locates precisely where guests are sitting so you can deliver food faster. The app offers a list view or dynamic map view of all orders, making it simple to find customers. Track service times to delivery goals by order and daily average, and set custom SMS or LRS pager notifications to managers when your goals are not being met. Use one or multiple synced iPads to keep the staff informed about guest locations and how they're performing against order delivery goals. Table Tracker Benefits: Faster Food Delivery — Provide the experience customers demand. Faster food delivery means warmer food and worry-free guests. Enhanced Productivity — Give your employees the tools they need to succeed. Set thresholds to be alerted if your goals are not met. Be smarter about scheduling and use your team's time more efficiently. Monitor Service Delivery Times - Using either LRS Trackers to deliver to the table or Guest Pagers to notify guests when orders are ready for pick-up, track the time elapsed between handing out an LRS device and serving the guest. Analytics, Reporting, & Notifications — Measure delivery times to identify pain points and set SMS or LRS pager notifications that are triggered when specific goal metrics are deemed unacceptable to improve your operation, service, and performance. Noteworthy Features: - Performance Dashboard - Dynamic Map View Showing Real-time Location of Orders within your Restaurant - Manually Page Trackers, and Manually Clear Orders - Multiple iPad Compatibility - Goal / Warning Settings - Manager Alert Notifications via SMS or LRS pager - Sort / Filter Orders by Time, Order Number, and Table Location - PIN Protected features

About

Star Quick Setup Utility

This utility app helps users quickly set up and manage Star POS printers and compatible peripheral devices. It allows for initial configuration, operational checks, and parameter adjustments, with links to online manuals for troubleshooting support.

Highlights
  • Initial printer setup
  • Printer operation checks
  • Change device parameters
  • Access online manuals
  • Configure peripherals
  • Firmware updates
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Star Quick Setup Utility enables you to quickly set up Star POS printers and these peripheral devices provided by Star Micronics. Moreover, it is helpful to check printers and peripheral devices' operation or to change various parameters. There are links to online manuals, so it also helps to trouble. [Supported Printers and Peripheral devices] - mC-Label3 - mC-Label2 - mC-Print3 - mC-Print2 - mPOP - TSP100IV - TSP100IV SK - TSP100III - mC-Connect Drawer - Wireless LAN Unit [Features] ** Initial Settings ** - Search Printer - Use Wireless LAN - Use Star SteadyLAN - Use Star Micronics Cloud Services - Check Available Functions ** Printer Operation Check ** - Printer Test (Print sample receipt / Print photo) - Device Status - Wireless LAN Troubleshooting - Print Job - Printer Self Printing - Cash Drawer / Buzzer Test - Barcode Reader / HID Device Test - Customer Display Test - Melody Speaker Test ** Printer Settings ** - Memory Switch Settings / Advanced Settings - Logo Settings - Interface Settings (Bluetooth / Network / USB) - Cloud Settings (Star CloudPRNT / Star Micronics Cloud Service) - Peripheral Settings (Wireless LAN Unit / Barcode Reader) - Label Settings (One Touch Label / Print Media / Parts Cleaning / Parts Replacing) - Firmware Update - Star Configuration Export / Import ** Online Manual ** - Open the online manual

Screenshots

Star Quick Setup Utility3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Table Tracker at 5.0 against Star Quick Setup Utility's 2.1. Table Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Star Quick Setup Utility's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Table Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Quick Setup Utility has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Table Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Star Quick Setup Utility every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Table Tracker versus Star Quick Setup Utility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTable TrackerStar Quick Setup Utility
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.1 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews—7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings343 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLong Range Systems, LLCSTAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Table Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Star Quick Setup Utility

All ratings38 ratings
Positive26.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative71.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.9%

In-app purchases

None

Table Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Star Quick Setup Utility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Table Tracker free?
Table Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Quick Setup Utility free?
Star Quick Setup Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Table Tracker or Star Quick Setup Utility?
Table Tracker is rated higher. Table Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Star Quick Setup Utility averages 2.1 from 43 ratings.
Do Table Tracker or Star Quick Setup Utility have ads?
Neither Table Tracker nor Star Quick Setup Utility shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Table Tracker or Star Quick Setup Utility?
Table Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Star Quick Setup Utility every 4 months. Most recently, Table Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Star Quick Setup Utility on October 24, 2026.

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