Software · head to head
Tock vs Jolt
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Tock tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022); Jolt jolt.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to smartsense.co/request-a-quote; Jolt is sold under SmartSense
- They diverge on capability: Tock covers Reservations, Jolt covers Digital checklists.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Tock and Jolt actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Tock
- Reservations
- Prepaid bookings
- Event ticketing
- Experiences
- Table management
- CRM
- Toast
- Square
Only in Jolt
- Digital checklists
- Temperature logging
- Food labeling
- Employee accountability
- Time clock
- Training
- POS systems
- HR software
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Tock
- Point of Salenot Jolt
- Order Managementnot Jolt
- Inventory Controlnot Jolt
- Staff Schedulingnot Jolt
Jolt
- Digital checklists and task management for restaurant and retail shift worknot Tock
- Food safety labelling and temperature loggingnot Tock
- Employee scheduling and shift accountability for hourly teamsnot Tock
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Tock
- Tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022)
Jolt
- jolt.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to smartsense.co/request-a-quote; Jolt is sold under SmartSense
- Pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, no minimum and no named cost driver on the vendor site
Pricing, plan by plan
Tock
$199/month- Basic$199/month
- Reservations
- Basic features
- Plus$699/month
- Events
- Prepaid
- Marketing
- ProFree
- Custom pricing
- Full features
Jolt
$69/month- Basic$69/month
- Checklists
- Temperature logs
- Standard$129/month
- Food safety
- Employee management
- Premium$229/month
- Full features
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Tock if
- You need reservations.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want prepaid bookings.
Choose Jolt if
- You need digital checklists.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want temperature logging.
Questions people ask
- Is Tock or Jolt better?
- Neither clearly leads. Tock starts at $199/month and Jolt at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Tock or Jolt?
- Tock starts at $199/month and Jolt at $69/month.
- Does Tock or Jolt run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Tock best used for?
- Tock is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Jolt is typically brought in for.
- What can Tock do that Jolt cannot?
- Tock covers Reservations, Prepaid bookings, Event ticketing, Experiences. Jolt covers Digital checklists, Temperature logging, Food labeling, Employee accountability. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.