Resy vs Refuel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resy
Discover and book tables at top restaurants globally. This app simplifies finding and securing reservations at sought-after dining establishments in over 80 cities, making it easier to enjoy dining out.
- Book restaurant reservations
- Discover top restaurants
- Find sought-after seats
- Reservations in 80+ cities
- Future of hospitality tech
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Resy powers the world’s best restaurants, using technology to imagine the future of hospitality. If you’re a person who loves dining out but hates hassling for reservations, download Resy now! Book sought-after seats at the best restaurants in 80 cities worldwide.
Refuel
Order food and drinks ahead for pickup or delivery to designated points within a venue. Enjoy a seamless, cashless checkout experience by scanning items and paying directly through the app, bypassing traditional queues and payment methods.
- Walk-in reservations
- Click & collect ordering
- Multiple collection points
- Cashierless mobile self-checkout
- Contact-free payments
- Exclusive app-only rewards
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WALK-IN RESERVATIONS Reserve a specific time slot to purchase in-person (i.e. offline) at the restaurant till point CLICK & COLLECT Browse the menu, order and pay before entering the restaurant; you'll be notified when your order is ready to 'grab & go' from the pickup point - thereby avoiding the queues. MULTIPLE COLLECTION POINTS Where applicable, order food for delivery to various pickup points throughout the building or to your desk CASHIERLESS MOBILE SELF-CHECKOUT Pick up an item from the shelf or at the hot counter, scan the barcode and pay on the app - then just walk out CONTACT-FREE Cashless/cardless payments and paperless loyalty and receipts REWARDS Exclusive app-only offers and rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Resy at 799K against Refuel's 632. Resy also leads on chart position (#44 vs unranked) and review sentiment (43% vs 33%). Refuel's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Resy against 4.9 for Refuel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resy has 799K ratings behind it against 632, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Resy's written reviews are positive against 33% of Refuel's.
Resy ships an update every 2 weeks, Refuel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Resy | Refuel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (799K ratings) — better | 4.9 (632 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 799K — better | 632 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resy | Dynamify Limited |
Customer experience
Resy
Refuel
Bugs and requests
Resy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Location detection issues
- Reservation cancellation problems
- Unreliable notification system
- Inability to update user profile
Requested features
5 requests- Add restaurant menus and pricing
- Improve search filters and sorting
- Allow multi-reservation booking
- Provide better reservation management tools
- Enhance user reviews and ratings system
Refuel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Resy
No in-app purchases
Refuel
No in-app purchases
