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Waitlist app & queue management system for every business

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Last updated: March 2026

Waitwhile overview

What is Waitwhile?

Waitwhile is a customizable cloud-based solution that any organization can use to create the perfect end-to-end customer flows with waitlists, appointments, messaging, and analytics across any number of locations. Waitwhile lets visitors wait from anywhere and track their status in real-time – while helping businesses automate customer flows, reduce wait times, and speed up operations with machine learning.

Used by thousands of companies across every industry around the world, Waitwhile has saved 200+ million people more than 10,000 years of waiting in line.

Key benefits of using Waitwhile

  • No install needed: Waitlist guests do not need to install any app.

  • Extremely fast, responsive and secure.

  • Highly customizable: personalize SMS texts, waitlist settings, branding and more.

  • Global: SMS and Email alerts work globally.

  • Easy to use: Manage your waitlist on any device, even without WiFi.

  • Smart messaging: Keep customers informed about their place in line via SMS and emails.

  • Check-in kiosk: Let customers sign up to your waitlist - online or in your store.

  • TV screen waitlist: Show your waitlist on the big screen to keep everyone informed.

  • Customer insights: Capture all your customer visits automatically. Send campaign to frequent visitors or re-engage old ones.

  • Online scheduling: Let customers schedule bookings and sync appointments with waitlist automatically.

  • Wait time & analytics: Get accurate wait times and learn about your visit trends to improve your operations.

  • API and integrations: Build with our flexible API or use ready-made integrations with 1000+ services.
  • Starting price

    29flat rate /
    per month
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    Pros & Cons

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    Customer Support

    Appointment Scheduling

    Waitlist Management

    User Experience

    Customer Text Notifications

    Wait Estimates

    Waitwhile’s user interface

    Ease of use rating:

    Waitwhile pros, cons and reviews insights

    To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

    Overall rating

    Reviews sentiment

     
     
    3-4(15)
    5(48)

    What do users say about Waitwhile?

    It has really helped our client satisfaction.

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    Who uses Waitwhile?

    Based on 63 verified user reviews.

    Company size

    Small Businesses

    Enterprises

    Midsize Businesses

    Top industries

    Retail
    Education Management
    Health, Wellness and Fitness
    Hospital & Health Care
    Others

    Use cases

    Waitlist
    Appointment Scheduling
    Customer Experience
    Appointment Reminder
    Patient Management

    Waitwhile's key features

    Most critical features, based on insights from Waitwhile users:

    Calendar management
    Alerts/Notifications
    Appointment scheduling
    Multi-Location
    Mobile access
    Online booking

    All Waitwhile features

    Features rating:

    Access controls/permissions
    Group scheduling
    Client database
    SMS reminders
    Self check-in/check-out
    Real-time scheduling
    Reporting & statistics
    Customizable fields
    Reporting/Analytics
    Customizable branding
    Public waitlist
    Queue management
    Real-Time notifications
    Real-Time reporting
    Real-Time updates
    Reminders
    Rescheduling
    Reservations management
    Resource scheduling
    Room booking
    Self service portal
    SMS messaging
    Wait list management
    Waiting time tracking
    Waitlist status tracking
    API
    Class scheduling
    Client management
    Communication management
    Confirmations/Reminders
    Contact database
    Customer accounts
    Customer activity tracking
    Customer database
    Customer experience management
    Customer history
    Dashboard
    Email alerts
    Email marketing
    Employee management
    Employee scheduling
    Engagement tracking
    Facility scheduling
    For restaurants
    Prioritization

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    Waitwhile pricing

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    Pricing plans

    Pricing details:

    Free plan
    Free trial
    Subscription

    Free

    0.00

    Features included:

    • Up to 50 visits / mo
    • 1 location
    • $2 / mo SMS credit
    • Up to 5 emails / visit
    • Email & push team notifications
    • Two-way messaging
    • Schedule bookings
    • Sync bookings in waitlist automatically
    • TV monitor display
    • Self check-in kiosk
    • Geo-fencing
    • Invite team and admins
    • Resource management
    • Service management
    • Customize design
    • Internationalization and localization
    • Customer insights
    • Analytics and reporting
    • Chat & email support

    Starter

    29

    Per month

    Features included:

    • Up to 3000 visits / mo
    • 4 locations
    • $15 / mo SMS credit
    • Unlimited email messages
    • Email & push team notifications
    • Two-way messaging
    • Schedule bookings
    • Sync bookings in waitlist automatically
    • TV monitor display
    • Self check-in kiosk
    • Geo-fencing
    • Invite team and admins
    • Resource management
    • Service management
    • Internationalization and localization
    • Message personalization
    • Customer insights
    • Analytics and reporting
    • Chat & email support

    Business

    49

    Per month

    Features included:

    • Up to 10,000 visits / mo
    • 4-10 locations
    • $25 / mo / location SMS credit
    • Unlimited email messages
    • Email, Push & SMS team notifications
    • Two-way messaging
    • Schedule bookings
    • Sync bookings in waitlist automatically
    • TV monitor display
    • Self check-in kiosk
    • Geo-fencing
    • Occupancy tracking
    • Invite team and admins
    • Resource management
    • Service management
    • Set custom user roles and permissions
    • Internationalization and localization
    • Message personalization
    • Customer insights
    • Analytics and reporting
    • Export guest data
    • Import guest data
    • Export analytics
    • API access
    • Webhooks
    • Zapier integration
    • Chat & email support

    Enterprise

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    Features included:

    • Unlimited visits
    • Unlimited locations
    • Unlimited SMS messages
    • Unlimited email messages
    • Email, Push & SMS team notifications
    • Two-way messaging
    • Schedule bookings
    • Sync bookings in waitlist automatically
    • TV monitor display
    • Self check-in kiosk
    • Geo-fencing
    • Occupancy tracking
    • Invite team and admins
    • Resource management
    • Service management
    • Set custom user roles and permissions
    • Internationalization and localization
    • Message personalization
    • White-label design
    • Customer insights
    • Analytics and reporting
    • Export guest data
    • Import guest data
    • Export analytics
    • API access
    • Webhooks
    • Zapier integration
    • Chat & email support
    • Phone support
    • Account manager
    • Product training
    • Configuration help
    • Service-level agreement (SLA)
    • Invoicing and PO
    • Audit logging
    • Daily backup and recovery
    • Data anonymization
    • Data location control
    • SAML and SSO
    • HIPPA and data certification

    User opinions about Waitwhile price and value

    Value for money rating:

    To see what individual users think of Waitwhile's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

    “SENSITIVE CONTENT] is AWESOME. She has been a huge help in setting up our processes and workflow.”
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    Mike S.

    Practice Manger

    “We struggled with getting it the way we wanted on our own but there is great customer care to help accomplish our goals.”
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    Waitwhile support options

    Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    FAQs/Forum
    Email/Help Desk
    Chat
    Knowledge Base

    Training options

    Documentation
    Webinars
    Live Online
    Videos

    Waitwhile FAQs

    Q. Who are the typical users of Waitwhile?

    Waitwhile has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


    Q. What languages does Waitwhile support?

    Waitwhile supports the following languages:
    English


    Q. Does Waitwhile offer an API?

    Yes, Waitwhile has an API available for use.


    Q. What level of support does Waitwhile offer?

    Waitwhile offers the following support options:
    FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base

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