Comparison

Upserve Live vs Red Phone Booth

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

Head to head
About

Upserve Live

Monitor restaurant performance in real-time from your phone. Track sales, labor costs, guest activity, and more. Stay connected to your team and informed about shift progress even when off-site.

Highlights
  • Real-time sales tracking
  • Labor cost monitoring
  • Guest and check details
  • Comps and voids analysis
  • Manager note communication
  • Performance trend analysis
Features
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Upserve Live helps operators stay connected to restaurant performance, from anywhere. Get real-time visibility into sales, labor costs, guests, checks, comps, voids, and other key metrics from your phone, whether you’re managing one location or several. See how sales are trending, monitor labor as a share of sales, and keep an eye on comps and voids. Dig into the details to see which categories are driving the night and how performane compares with previous days. Upserve Live also keeps you connected to your team when you’re off-site. Read and respond to manager notes so you can stay informed about how the shift is going without being on the floor.

About

Red Phone Booth

This app provides members with exclusive access to their benefits, including reservations, locker management, and payment handling. Stay updated on club news, tastings, and events, and connect with fellow members.

Highlights
  • Members-only access
  • Make reservations
  • Stock locker
  • Manage payments
  • Connect with members
  • Event and tasting news
Features
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The Red Phone Booth member app brings you direct access to your membership benefits. You'll gain exclusive access through members-only entry using your mobile device. Make reservations, stock your locker, manage your payments, connect with other members, get the latest news on tastings and events.

Screenshots

Upserve Live3 screens
Red Phone Booth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Red Phone Booth at 4.0 against Upserve Live's 1.6. Red Phone Booth also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Upserve Live's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Red Phone Booth holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upserve Live has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upserve Live ships an update every 2 months, Red Phone Booth every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Upserve Live versus Red Phone Booth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpserve LiveRed Phone Booth
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (58 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUpserve, Inc.RED PHONE BOOTH HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC

Customer experience

Upserve Live

All ratings58 ratings
Positive12.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative84.5%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative77.8%

Red Phone Booth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Upserve Live

No in-app purchases

None

Red Phone Booth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Upserve Live free?
Upserve Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Phone Booth free?
Red Phone Booth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Upserve Live or Red Phone Booth?
Red Phone Booth is rated higher. Upserve Live averages 1.6 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Red Phone Booth averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Upserve Live or Red Phone Booth have ads?
Neither Upserve Live nor Red Phone Booth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upserve Live or Red Phone Booth?
Upserve Live ships an update every 2 months, and Red Phone Booth every 6 weeks. Most recently, Upserve Live was updated on November 11, 2026 and Red Phone Booth on November 3, 2026.

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