Resy vs SauceSmith
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.
SauceSmith
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SauceSmith helps homemade hot sauce makers build, track, finish, bottle, label, and price their sauce batches in one organized app. IMPORTANT PURCHASE NOTE: SauceSmith is free to download and includes a guided preview/tour. Full access to the app’s batch tools, ferment tracking, bottling tools, pricing tools, custom label features, PDF label preview, sharing, saving, and printing requires a separate one-time in-app purchase called SauceSmith Full Unlock. There are no subscriptions. Whether you are testing a new pepper blend, tracking a ferment, bottling a finished sauce, or printing labels for jars and bottles, SauceSmith keeps your batch details easy to review and reuse after unlocking full access. With SauceSmith Full Unlock, features include: • Guided batch building for homemade hot sauce • Jar and vessel setup tools • Ferment tracking with local on-device reminders • Finish and bottling notes • Batch records for ingredients, process notes, heat level, storage notes, and pricing • Label builder with side/bottle labels and round lid label options • Custom label image support • PDF label preview, share, save, and print tools • Local-first design with no account required SauceSmith is built for home hot sauce makers who want a cleaner way to organize their recipes, ferments, bottles, and labels. Safety note: SauceSmith is an organization and batch-record tool. Users are responsible for following proper food safety practices, checking pH where appropriate, using safe handling methods for hot peppers and glass, and reviewing their own ingredients, storage notes, and labels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Resy at none against SauceSmith's 1. Resy also leads on chart position (#40 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SauceSmith sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Resy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Resy ships an update every 2 weeks, SauceSmith every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Resy | SauceSmith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (794K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 794K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resy | THOMAS MARISPINI |
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
SauceSmith
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Resy
No in-app purchases
SauceSmith
- SauceSmith Full Unlock$4.99









