Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to NoWait

Text messaging wait-list and CRM for restaurants

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NoWait launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Talkshow▲299

   Texting in public

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Incubate▲105

   Time-delay messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Update▲216

   Schedule a meeting on your phone in a few seconds

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Meal Pal▲93

   Your personal foodie concierge via text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Who Up?▲87

   An evening-only iOS messaging app for night owls

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FoodNow▲106

   Tinder meets Uber for food delivery

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hatched▲66

   Messages worth the wait

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Textcast▲128

   Messaging meets blogging

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OnTheList for iMessage▲65

    List sharing and collaboration for iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Capsule▲148

    Text the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soma▲99

    The world's fastest messenger

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    eatabit▲82

    Make food orders over text message

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ink Messaging▲63

    The worlds most personal messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future▲146

    Calendar events around the clock

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flock▲118

    A messaging app for making plans

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Snap Me Now▲125

    Snapchat for the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Reply 3.0▲72

    Fullscreen messaging for iOS and Android

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Crew 5.0▲128

    Group messaging, shift schedule, tasks

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SeatGeek iMessage App▲97

    Making it easier to see more live events with your friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Whileaway▲97

    Never miss a tweet from your favorite tweeters.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Plane Finder for iMessage▲76

    Share your real-time flight status with iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →