TablesReady: pricing, features & update activity

Overview

TablesReady is a waitlist and reservation app from Table's Ready, LLC that texts guests when their table is ready. It has a free plan with the waitlist, paid plans priced by monthly message volume, and a 14-day trial without a card. Its categories include restaurants, healthcare and retail.

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TablesReady is a waitlist and reservation app made by Table’s Ready, LLC, a US company, and launched in 2011. It texts guests when their table is ready and is listed here under restaurant, walk-in queue, appointments, healthcare and retail or public-service categories. Listed industries include restaurants, retail, government, hotels, healthcare, casinos, bowling, salons and barbershops.

Guests join by QR code, by text or from an embedded page, or through Google. Staff can use an iPad kiosk for self check-in, show a public waitlist view, send two-way texts, and manage tables on a floor plan. Online bookings and appointments are available, and a public API and webhooks are documented. Guest-facing text and page labels can be customized and written in other languages, although the manager app is in English.

Pricing is published and self-serve. The Free plan includes the waitlist with a 150-message quota. Starter begins at USD 39 a month billed monthly and Business at USD 79, with the price rising as the monthly message tier increases from 1,000 up to 30,000. Table management, online bookings and the Square and Google integrations are on Business. Starter and Business include a 14-day trial with no card, and enterprise terms are handled by contact. One plan applies per location.

Integrations include Square (with a Square App Marketplace listing), Reserve with Google, Stripe, Zapier, Helcim and WhatsApp for numbers outside the US and Canada.

What the data shows

Update activity: Active. 25 iOS updates in the last 12 months; last update 2026-09-14. The iOS app was first released in 2025.
Market presence: Established. Tranco rank 724,669, Chrome UX Report field data available, domain registered in 2011.
Buying style: Self-serve. Public pricing and sign-up without talking to sales, with a custom or enterprise plan through sales.
App Store. The iOS app has fewer than 10 ratings, so no rating is shown. No Android app is recorded.
Status page. status.tablesready.com shows 0 incidents in the last 90 days.
Compliance. The vendor states it holds no SOC 2 certification and is not HIPAA compliant, so it cannot sign a business associate agreement.
Disclosure. TablesReady operates this directory, and its placements on this site carry an “Ad · Site owner’s product” label. None appear on healthcare pages, because TablesReady does not sign a HIPAA business associate agreement.

Pricing

Starting price: From $39 per month
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: 14-day free trial
Buying style: Self-serve
Contract: Monthly or annual

Source: vendor pricing page

Features

Feature	Supported	Source
Join the waitlist remotely	Yes	source
QR code check-in	Yes	source
Self check-in kiosk	Yes	source
SMS notifications	Yes	source
Two-way SMS	Yes	source
Wait time estimates	Yes	source
Public live wait board	Yes	source
Reservations	Yes	source
Table management / floor map	Yes	source
Appointment booking	Yes	source
POS integration	Yes	source
Multi-location management	Yes	source
Analytics & reporting	Yes	source
Public API	Yes	source
Customer feedback surveys	No	source
Multi-language guest messages	Yes	source

Who it's for

Best for

Small and mid-size venues that want a fixed monthly price, a free plan with the waitlist and self-serve sign-up source
Businesses that use Square and want waitlist and booking data to sync with it source
Venues that want QR code or iPad kiosk check-in, a public waitlist view and two-way texting source
Businesses outside restaurants, such as salons, retail or public offices, that book appointments and manage a walk-in line source

Not ideal for

Healthcare providers that need a signed business associate agreement, which the vendor says it cannot provide source
Teams that need a native Android app, since only an iOS app is recorded source
Operators who want built-in surveys, which the vendor says are not natively supported source
Venues with heavy texting volume outside the US and Canada, where the quota is one tenth source

Pros and cons

Pros

Prices are published for the Free, Starter and Business plans, from USD 39 a month billed monthly source
The Free plan includes the waitlist, and the trial needs no credit card source
Table management, online bookings and Reserve with Google are on the Business plan, and the vendor documents a public API source
Guest-facing text and page labels can be customized and written in other languages source

Cons

Each location needs its own subscription, and enterprise terms go through a contact form source
Texts sent and received count toward a monthly quota, and messaging pauses when it is reached source
The manager app is English only, and two-way texting is available only in the US and Canada source
No SOC 2 or HIPAA claim is recorded source

What reviewers mention

Reviewers say staff learn the app quickly with little training (positive) [1] [2]
Reviewers describe responsive support and feature requests being taken up (positive) [1] [2]
Reviewers mention limits on message and wait-time customization and on data export (negative) [1] [2]

Update activity and company

Update activity: Active
25 iOS updates in the last 12 months
Last update 2026-09-14
Market presence: Established
Tranco rank 724,669
Has Chrome UX Report field data
Domain registered 2011
Buying style: Self-serve
Public pricing
Sign up without talking to sales
Custom or enterprise plan through sales

How these labels are calculated

Company and platform

Website: tablesready.com
Founded: 2011
Headquarters: US
Integrations: Square, Reserve with Google, Stripe, Zapier, Helcim, Whatsapp
Square marketplace: Listed
Status page: Public status page, 0 incidents in 90 days
Domain registered: 2011

Frequently asked questions

Does TablesReady have a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan costs USD 0 and includes the digital waitlist, customizable notifications, self check-in and a 150-message monthly quota. Online bookings, two-way chat and the Square integration are not included.

How much does TablesReady cost?

Paid plans are published. Starter starts at USD 39 a month billed monthly at the 1,000-message tier, and Business starts at USD 79. Price rises with the message tier, and enterprise terms go through a contact form.

What happens when the message quota is reached?

Alerts go out at 80, 90 and 100 percent of the monthly quota, and messaging pauses at 100 percent with no overage fee. The quota resets monthly, and sent and received texts both count.

Is there a free trial and is a card required?

Starter and Business have a 14-day free trial, and the pricing page says no credit card is required. The trial does not convert to a paid plan unless payment details are added.

Is there an Android app?

No native Android app is recorded. An iOS app is listed, and guests do not need an app to join.

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