Resy vs Blackbird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resy
Easily book reservations at top restaurants worldwide. Discover sought-after tables in 80 cities and enjoy a seamless dining experience. Avoid the hassle of calling and secure your spot at the best culinary destinations.
- Book reservations at top restaurants
- Discover tables in 80 cities
- Location-based search
- Notify feature for sought-after seats
- Calendar integration
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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.
Blackbird
Earn significant rewards on dining spend with a unique payment card and reservation tool. Discover new restaurants, book tables, and enjoy exclusive perks as you dine more.
- Earn up to 7X dining rewards
- Discover and reserve tables
- Pay with FlyCard anywhere
- Exclusive Blackbird Club perks
- 10X rewards at participating coffee shops
- NFT and token features
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Blackbird is the restaurant lover's way to pay and earn. Get up to 7X on your dining spend. And have fun while you're doing it. Featured in The New York Times, TIME, TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Fortune. DISCOVER SPOTS. RESERVE A TABLE. Meet Birdie, a ground-breaking new search and planning tool. She learns what you like, sees your status, and books your reservation. PAY ANYWHERE. EARN EVERYWHERE. FlyCard is the rewards card for restaurant lovers. Earn 2X at any restaurant, bar, cafe, or takeout spot. Our points are called Fly, and you spend them anywhere you dine.* DINE MORE. GET BETTER REWARDS. Every meal you pay for with Blackbird moves you up in Blackbird Club. Start at 3X Dining Points at select spots and earn more with each Level, all the way to 7X, plus priority reservations, Members' Nights, and a private concierge text line. And your morning coffee earns 10X at participating coffee shops. Night moves, day moves, Fly moves. Questions? support@blackbird.xyz Know a restaurant that should be on Blackbird? restaurants@blackbird.xyz Restaurant Lovers Unite. *The FlyCard is a debit card powered by Rain and issued by Cross River Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A.. FlyCard is accepted wherever Visa is accepted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Resy at 811K against Blackbird's 13K. Resy also leads on chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 4.8 for Blackbird. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resy has 811K ratings behind it against 13K, 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 36% of Blackbird's.
Resy ships an update every 2 weeks, Blackbird weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Resy | Blackbird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (811K ratings) — better | 4.8 (13K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 811K — better | 13K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Resy | Blackbird Labs, Inc |
Customer experience
Resy
Blackbird
User reviews
Resy
From 811K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great location-based search
- 🔔 Useful notify feature
- 📅 Convenient calendar integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app
- 🤖 Poor customer service
- 🔍 Frustrating search and navigation
- 🕰️ Unreliable reservation system
- 💳 Billing and payment issues
Blackbird
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great rewards program
- 🚀 Smooth check-in process
- 💡 Unique NFT and token features
- 👍 Fun and engaging experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing user interface
- 🐛 Technical difficulties and glitches
- 🐛 Poor restaurant staff training
- 💡 Unclear how to use rewards/tokens
- 🐛 Deceptive concept with 'fly coins'
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
Blackbird
Reported bugs
3 issues- Authorization process not working
- Inability to update account information
- Inconsistent check-in and payment experience
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view list of available restaurants
- Improved restaurant search and discovery
- Better integration with restaurant systems
- Clearer explanation of rewards and payment process
In-app purchases
Resy
No in-app purchases
Blackbird
No in-app purchases
