Eat App Manager vs Olo Host
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eat App Manager
This app helps restaurateurs manage online reservations, table assignments, and guest waitlists. It automates confirmations via SMS and email to reduce no-shows and allows for detailed customer contact management. Gain insights into restaurant performance with built-in analytics.
- Online reservation acceptance
- Table and waitlist management
- Automated SMS/email confirmations
- Guest contact database
- Server management
- Restaurant analytics
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Eat is a reservation and table management system for restaurants. Restaurateurs can easily accept online reservations, manage tables and waitlists, seat walk-ins, and save a database of all guests. Features: RESERVATIONS - accept online reservations from your website and Facebook page TABLE MANAGEMENT - track walk-ins, and seat reservation using drag and drop technology SMS & EMAIL CONFIRMATION - automatically send reservation text message and email confirmations to reduce no shows WAITLIST - streamline your waitlist and send guests an SMS once their table is ready SERVER MANAGEMENT - manage all your servers and waiters, and receive up to date cover reports for each server CONTACTS - save all your contacts in one place and track preferences, food allergies, birthdays, and more ANALYTICS - view and analyze analytics about your restaurant to better understand your performance
Olo Host
Streamline restaurant operations with tools for table management, reservations, and waitlists. Personalize guest experiences with smart tags and optimize seating with real-time data. Reduce walkaways and maximize dining room potential.
- Table management
- Reservations
- Waitlist management
- Online order flow
- Guest preference tagging
- Real-time dining room updates
- POS integration
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Take control of table management, reservations, waitlists, and online order flow with Olo Host (formerly Wisely). From optimized seating recommendations and smart waitlist quoting, to real-time dining room updates, Olo Host streamlines operations for your front-of-house and enables you to focus on what matters most—the guest experience. Know every guest, personalize every visit: With smart tags, instantly identify guest preferences and personalize every visit. Keep your waitlist accurate and reduce walkaways: List assist automatically sends reminder texts to guests and clears no-shows. Seat more guests faster, keep your guests happy during wait-times, and maximize your dining room's potential. Real-time guest insights & efficiency: A POS integration connects table status to guest data, giving you immediate context on orders and spend for smarter service.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eat App Manager at 75% against Olo Host's 17%. Eat App Manager also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). Olo Host's advantage is ratings volume (40 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Eat App Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olo Host has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Eat App Manager's written reviews are positive against 17% of Olo Host's.
Eat App Manager ships an update every 8 days, Olo Host every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eat App Manager | Olo Host |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.5 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eat, Inc. | Wisely Inc. |
Customer experience
Eat App Manager
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In-app purchases
Eat App Manager
No in-app purchases
Olo Host
No in-app purchases
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