Walk-in waitlist with QR check-in
Guests scan the door QR code, enter a first name and party size, and keep their page open to see their position, their estimated wait and the moment you call them.
SOLO $19.99 A YEAR OR $49.99 ONCE · PRO $14.99 A MONTH OR $149.99 A YEAR
They scan the code, type a first name and their party size and add a note if they need a high chair or a booth. There is no app to install and no phone number to hand over. Walk-ups without a phone go on the list from the host app.
Each guest keeps a live page with their place in line and an estimated wait. When you tap Ready it turns orange with a chime and a vibration where the phone allows it, and a web alert reaches the phone when the guest turned alerts on.
A called guest can tap On our way, which shows on your list, or leave the list if plans change. The guest page is in English, Spanish and French, picked from the phone’s language.
Choose how long to hold a called guest. A second alert goes out halfway through, and when the time is up the party is marked as a no-show. Set it to zero to turn both off.
The estimate above the list tells you what to tell the next walk-in. It starts from a pace you set, then adjusts to the seating times recorded during the day, and it is always shown as an estimate.
On Pro, open a board on any screen with a browser. It shows who is ready and who is next by first name, refreshes every few seconds and carries your join QR so new guests can scan it from across the room.
WaitBuzz pages guests through their own browser, so there is no text message to pay for, no carrier registration and no phone number to store. Guests who allow alerts get a notification; everyone else keeps the page open and it buzzes.
On Pro, up to five people share the list live from their own phones or tablets. The list lives on WaitBuzz’s servers; the app keeps a local copy and sends a host’s changes when a short signal drop ends.
WaitBuzz keeps a first name, a party size and the times, and deletes them after 120 days. It takes no reservations or payments and never builds a marketing list from your guests.
Every party stays readable on every tier and exports as JSON at any time. If a paid plan ends, the list keeps running on Standard with up to 25 parties a day.
One list with up to 25 parties a day, the join QR, the buzz page for guests, the hold timer and the JSON export.
No. Guests scan the QR code with their phone camera and get a web page. They type a first name and their party size; WaitBuzz never asks for a phone number and sends no text messages.
Guests who turn on alerts can get a notification when you call them, and a second one halfway through the hold time, depending on their browser, permissions and phone settings. On supported iPhones, alerts work after the page is added to the Home Screen, and the page says how. A guest who keeps the page open sees it turn orange either way.
From the number of parties ahead and the pace of the day: the average time between recent seatings, once there are three of them, or the pace you set until then. Parties of five or more get a little longer. It is shown as an estimate, never a promise.
No. WaitBuzz runs a walk-in list. It does not book tables in advance, take deposits or handle payments, and in a clinic it is a queue of first names, not patient records.
On Pro, yes. The owner invites up to four more hosts with single-use codes, and everyone sees the same list live. A host PIN keeps Stats and Settings locked on a shared tablet.
Everything you recorded stays readable and exportable. The list keeps working on Standard, with up to 25 parties a day and the buzz page for guests.
Name your business, display the join QR and tap Ready when you can welcome the next party.