Comparison

iOmniPOS vs The Parable Restaurant Diary

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

Head to head
About

iOmniPOS

This cloud-based point-of-sale system offers comprehensive solutions for hospitality and retail businesses. It provides easy setup, menu management, employee tracking, and detailed reporting, all accessible from Apple devices. Scaleable for businesses of all sizes, it streamlines operations and enhances management capabilities.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based menu and report management
  • Employee attendance and shift tracking
  • Customer management with loyalty options
  • Inventory and stock control
  • Multiple payment and order types
  • Order customization and table management
Features
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The iOmniPOS application combines our Point Of Sale expertise and innovative iOS technology to provide comprehensive solutions for Hospitality and Retail businesses. iOmniPOS systems can be tailored and scaled to your individual business needs; incorporating your choice of a variety of functions and devices to best suits the style of your operations. The system operates on an application platform and is supported by Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Most importantly, it is incredibly easy to use and setup. Whether you have a small café or a large chain of hotels, we have a solution for you. A new cloud based system from iOmniPOS will improve your overall management capabilities and allow for more streamline control of your business activities. Features: 1. Hub & Client. 2. Easy to setup menus on the cloud. 3. Track each employee's attendance history. 4. Predefined Tables, Predefined Discount and Surcharge rates. 5. Multiple tax rates. 6. Clock-In & Clock-Out to keep track of employee's shift. 7. Customer management (Credit, Barcode, Loyalty, VIP customers, reservations etc.). 8. Allows viewing & modifying closed bills. 9. Dine-In, Take Away, and Quick Service. 10. Report: all reports on the cloud 11. Stock Control, inventory and purchase history on the cloud. 12. Scanning: Product & Customer Scanning (During taking order), User Scanning (During Login & Clock-IN) 13. Mix & Match, Package Deals, and Happy Hours 14. Loyalty: Auto loyalty voucher generation for selected customers 15. Auto Logout after each transaction (optional) 16. Open Items (Open Price, Change Price) 17. Transfer/Combine Tables 18. Split Bill 19. Refund Items 20. Order Special Instructions 21. No Sale 22. Table Text 23. Hold & Fire 24. No Sale Notification 25. Training Mode 26. Payment: Cash, Card, Credit, Voucher 27. Printing Orders on: Kitchen View (Within App) and Kitchen Print (Printers).

About

The Parable Restaurant Diary

This reservation system streamlines restaurant operations with table management, guest databases, and online booking capabilities. It offers offline functionality, secure cloud backup, and detailed customer preference tracking to enhance service and drive repeat business.

Highlights
  • Table management
  • Guest database
  • Waitlist functionality
  • Online bookings
  • SMS/Email confirmations
  • Offline operation
  • Customer preference tracking
Features
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The Parable is a full featured reservation system. Capable of table management, guest database, wait lists, online bookings, sms and email confirmations and it works offline, secured by the cloud. Built to suit all restaurants, from the small local through to the big chains of the world. Designed to be reliable, concise, agile, scalable and uncomplicated. The Parable removes the complications of handling a paperback diary and builds a database of customers and reservations, recording customer preferences and attendance which can be used to drive business time and time again to people you know that use and promote your business. Key Features of The Parable: • System works completely offline, and backs up to The Parable server when an internet connection is available, so your reservations are not only always accessible, but also secure. • Your customer’s details, preferences and attendance history are all stored, allowing you to better serve your clientele. • The Parable is designed to replace a paperback diary. Our daily notes and reminder feature allows you to type messages as you would write them in your paperback, ie call John regarding menu on the 25th October. • We understand that all café and restaurants are different. You may have many small tables which are moved around or joined together to suit your reservations, others may have a set table layout and others may have function areas. The Parable easily handles all table management scenarios. • We also know that different reservations require different levels of information, our reservation system allows you to add attachments (add photos of a table setup or attach a document with a running sheet), and even place a booking as a tentative. • Daily bookings can be sorted by time, name, table area/ table number and group size. This feature assists you to seat your guests and setup your tables. Should you choose to print your guestlist, AirPrint is enabled. • Waitlist feature is enabled, so even if you have a full house, you can still turnover tables. • The Parable can receive bookings online and confirm reservations manually and automatically by way of email and sms. • The Parable has subscription options (no contracts) which are scalable to the size of your business so even if you are just starting out you still have access to all that the Parable has to offer. The first month is free of charge. We know what it's like to run a busy restaurant and café. We do it every day. So we know first hand the inefficiencies of the paper reservation diary. But we also know the benefits. The Parable is designed to take the things you love about the "old school" reservation diary, while solving the things you hate. So you can stop trying to do a million things at once and let The Parable handle some of it for you. Created FOR Restaurant and Café owners. Created BY Restaurants and Café owners. Access to The Parable requires an auto-renewing subscription with a monthly or yearly period and with options for up to 2, 3, 5 & unlimited devices. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Terms & Conditions: https://theparableapp.com/terms/ • Privacy Policy: https://theparableapp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

iOmniPOS4 screens
The Parable Restaurant Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Parable Restaurant Diary at 100% against iOmniPOS's 0%. iOmniPOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Parable Restaurant Diary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. iOmniPOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iOmniPOS ships an update monthly, The Parable Restaurant Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
iOmniPOS versus The Parable Restaurant Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriOmniPOSThe Parable Restaurant Diary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmni Systems Pty LtdThe Parable App Pty Ltd

Customer experience

iOmniPOS

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Parable Restaurant Diary

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iOmniPOS

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

The Parable Restaurant Diary

Subscriptions8
  • 2 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$17.991 Month
  • 3 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Unlimited Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$24.991 Month
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  • 5 Devices (Monthly)1 Month trial$30.991 Month
  • 2 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$199.991 Year
  • 3 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$279.991 Year
  • Unlimited Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$279.991 Year
  • 5 Devices (Yearly)1 Month trial$349.991 Year

Questions

Is iOmniPOS free?
iOmniPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Parable Restaurant Diary free?
The Parable Restaurant Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iOmniPOS or The Parable Restaurant Diary have ads?
Neither iOmniPOS nor The Parable Restaurant Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iOmniPOS or The Parable Restaurant Diary?
iOmniPOS ships an update monthly, and The Parable Restaurant Diary every 2 weeks. Most recently, iOmniPOS was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Parable Restaurant Diary on November 2, 2026.

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