The short answer
TablesReady is a waitlist and reservations app, built first for restaurants and marketed to salons, barbershops and health care too. Walk-Ins Welcome is built for walk-in barbershops, salons and small clinics.
Both have a free plan and a paid plan around $39. The free plans differ a lot: TablesReady's covers up to 100 parties a month per location, and Walk-Ins Welcome's covers 500 finished visits. Walk-Ins Welcome also shows you as taking walk-ins only after someone on your team taps "I'm here."
Side by side
| Walk-Ins Welcome | TablesReady | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 500 finished visits a month per location | Yes: up to 100 parties and 150 texts a month per location |
| Paid plans | One plan, $39 per location a month (at launch) | Starter $39 and Business $79 a month, billed yearly |
| Texts | 500 a month with the $39 plan (coming) | Starter and Business choose from 1,000 to 30,000 a month |
| Bookings | Simple self-booking with the $39 plan (coming) | Basic reservations on Starter, online bookings on Business |
| When customers see "open" | Only after a team member taps "I'm here" | Not described on its pages |
| Customer app needed | No | No |
| Kiosk | Free | Yes |
| Waiting-room TV | Free | Not described on its pages |
| Free web page for your business | Yes, built from your Google listing | Not found on its pages |
| Restaurant tables | No | Yes |
Walk-Ins Welcome prices are our launch plan. TablesReady facts are from its own pages on the date at the top.
Where TablesReady is stronger
- Restaurants. Tables and reservations are its home ground.
- Big text bundles. If you text a lot, you can pick up to 30,000 texts a month.
- Reservations today. Its bookings are live; ours are on the way.
- Joining from Google, listed on its home page.
Where Walk-Ins Welcome is stronger
- Five times the free plan. 500 finished visits a month instead of 100 parties.
- "Open" means someone's there. Your page says you're taking walk-ins only after a team member taps "I'm here," and stops when they close for the day.
- A waiting-room TV and kiosk, free, showing the line by ticket number.
- A free storefront page built from your Google listing, with the live wait on it, designed for barbershops, salons and clinics (at launch).
- Clinic tools when you need them, like intake forms and visit notes for chiropractors.
Choose TablesReady if
- You run a restaurant and need tables and reservations.
- You send thousands of texts a month.
- You need online bookings today.
Choose Walk-Ins Welcome if
- You're a barbershop, salon or clinic with more than 100 walk-ins a month and want to stay free.
- You want your page to say "open" only when someone is actually there.
- You want a waiting-room TV and a web page without paying extra.
Walk-Ins Welcome is opening soon. See how other apps compare, or leave your email below and we'll tell you the day it opens.
