Comparison

TouchBistro CFD vs Toast Tables

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

Head to head
About

TouchBistro CFD

This app displays customer orders in real-time as they are entered into a point-of-sale system. It helps reduce errors and enhance the customer experience with customizable branding and promotional messages. Operates on a local network for reliability.

Highlights
  • Real-time order confirmation
  • Customizable branding
  • Promotional message display
  • Offline operation
  • Works with TouchBistro POS
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TouchBistro CFD (Customer Facing Display) is an order confirmation system for over the counter and quick serve style restaurants. The customer facing helps to avoid errors and improve the customer experience by allowing your customer to view their order as the cashier is entering it into the TouchBistro Point of Sale. The customer facing display has many customization options, with support for custom colors, background images and logos, allowing you to match and improve your brand awareness. A customizable message of the day can also be used to present special offers to your customer to help maximize sales. You never have to worry about an internet outage with TouchBistro CFD, we operate on a local network which allows the customer facing display to communicate directly with the TouchBistro Point of Sale iPad. Customer Facing Display features: - customizable welcome message text and background image - customizable logo and brand colors - customizable thank you message text and background image - works with TouchBistro Point of Sale Supported Hardware: - iPad (recommend) - iPod Touch - iPhone

About

Toast Tables

This app enhances restaurant hospitality by providing hosts with a POS-integrated waitlist and reservation system. It simplifies table management, allows for quick table turns with real-time updates, and helps anticipate guest needs. Communicate with guests via SMS for a better dining experience.

Highlights
  • POS-integrated waitlist and reservations
  • Real-time table status updates
  • Automated guest notifications
  • 2-way SMS communication
  • Guest notes and preferences
  • Server rotation management
Features
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Give your hosts the power of Toast with a POS-integrated waitlist & reservation solution built for restaurants. Enhance hospitality, simplify table management, and keep guests coming back. Note: This app is for Toast restaurants with a Toast Tables account. Optimized for iPads running iOS 12 (or later), but is not recommended for iPhone as full experience may be limited. Some features may also be available on Toast Web. Toast Tables gives restaurant hosts and operators the ability to: 1. Seamlessly manage waitlist and reservations 2. Estimate availability and turn tables quickly with real-time, automated table status updates straight from the POS 3. Keep staff happy by seating based on built-in cover counts and “next up” server rotations 4. Anticipate guest needs with notes, preferences, and VIP tags 5. Automate notifications and communicate with guests using 2-way SMS

Screenshots

TouchBistro CFD3 screens
Toast Tables3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toast Tables at 3.4 against TouchBistro CFD's 2.1. Toast Tables also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 60 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 10). TouchBistro CFD's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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

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

Toast Tables holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toast Tables has 58 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TouchBistro CFD's written reviews are positive against 23% of Toast Tables's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchBistro CFD ships an update every 60 months, Toast Tables fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TouchBistro CFD versus Toast Tables: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchBistro CFDToast Tables
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (10 ratings)3.4 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews22.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1058 — better
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchBistro Inc.Toast, Inc.

Customer experience

TouchBistro CFD

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Toast Tables

All ratings58 ratings
Positive56.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative37.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative71.0%

In-app purchases

None

TouchBistro CFD

No in-app purchases

None

Toast Tables

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchBistro CFD free?
TouchBistro CFD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toast Tables free?
Toast Tables is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchBistro CFD or Toast Tables?
Toast Tables is rated higher. TouchBistro CFD averages 2.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Toast Tables averages 3.4 from 58 ratings.
Do TouchBistro CFD or Toast Tables have ads?
Neither TouchBistro CFD nor Toast Tables shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchBistro CFD or Toast Tables?
TouchBistro CFD ships an update every 60 months, and Toast Tables fortnightly. Most recently, TouchBistro CFD was updated on October 6, 2026 and Toast Tables on October 24, 2026.

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