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NextMe
Virtual waitlist and queue management app with SMS notifications and a virtual waiting room for walk-in businesses.
NextMe
- Starting price
- Free plan · From $59.99 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- No free trial listed
- Last checked
- Update activity
- Active
- Market presence
- Established
Overview
NextMe is a virtual waitlist app that texts guests, shows wait estimates and offers self check-in by QR code or kiosk. A free plan with the waitlist exists, and paid plans start at $59.99 a month on monthly billing.
Buying style: Self-serve How we compare
NextMe is a virtual waitlist built for walk-in businesses, restaurants among them. At the host stand, you add a party, or guests join themselves by QR code, a kiosk or an online link, with no app for the guest to download. Guests get a text when it is their turn, and the free plan also lists wait estimates and WhatsApp alerts. A public waitlist display can run on a screen near the door. Starter adds customizable text wording, self check-in, a virtual waiting room and team management.
The listing also describes appointments next to walk-ins and multi-location management. It mentions POS, CRM and registration software integrations without naming any POS, and a 2026 post on the vendor’s blog says NextMe isn’t tied to a specific POS, so ask whether it links to yours. Its help center says table management and floor plans are not offered yet, so a full-service room that seats from a booking book should compare other apps.
Pricing is public. The free plan is $0 with 100 SMS a month and one user. Starter is $59.99 a month on monthly billing, and Business is $99.99 a month and adds analytics, data exports and white-label branding. The Custom plan is by contact. Sign-up is self-serve, and a Try it free button is on the page. Existing iOS customers may keep an older rate.
The numbers behind the labels
- Update activity is Active. The iOS app shipped 7 updates in the past year, and the Android app was last updated on 2026-09-04.
- Market presence is Established. The website ranks 644,711 on Tranco, the Android app shows 500+ installs, the site appears in Chrome UX Report field data, and the domain dates from 2013.
- Buying style is Self-serve. Prices are public and you can sign up without a sales call. There is also a custom plan through sales.
- App stores: the iOS app has too few ratings (7) to show a rating, and the Android app shows no rating with 500+ installs.
- Status page: none recorded.
- Pricing last checked 2026-10-01 on the vendor pricing page.
Pricing
- Pricing
- Free plan · From $59.99 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- No free trial listed
- Contract
- Monthly or annual
Source: vendor pricing page
Features
- Join the waitlist remotely
- Yes source
- QR code check-in
- Yes source
- Self check-in kiosk
- Yes source
- SMS notifications
- Yes source
- Wait time estimates
- Yes source
- Public live wait board
- Yes source
- Table management / floor map
- No source
- Appointment booking
- Yes source
- POS integration
- Unknown
- Multi-location management
- Yes source
- Analytics & reporting
- Yes source
- Customer feedback surveys
- Yes source
Who it's for
Best for
Not ideal for
- Restaurants that need a floor plan or table management, which NextMe's help center says it does not offer yet source
- Hosts who need a POS link, since the store listing names no POS and the vendor's blog says NextMe isn't tied to a specific POS source
- Busy rooms that text a lot, since the free plan holds 100 messages a month and Starter holds 3,000 source
Pros and cons
Pros
- The pricing page is public and shows a free plan that includes the waitlist, with 100 SMS a month and one user source
- Wait-time estimates, a public waitlist display and WhatsApp notifications appear on the free plan source
- Guests can join by QR code, kiosk or online link source
- Analytics and data exports are listed from the Business plan source
Cons
- Self check-in is listed from Starter, not on the free plan source
- A Custom plan is by contact, so large groups talk to sales source
- Table management and floor plans are not offered yet, per the vendor's help center, and table reservations are not confirmed source
- Two-way texting is not confirmed source
What reviewers mention
Update activity and company
- Update activity
- Active
- 7 iOS updates in the last 12 months
- Android app last updated 2026-09-04
- Last update 2026-09-05
- Market presence
- Established
- Tranco rank 644,711
- 500+ Google Play installs
- Has Chrome UX Report field data
- Domain registered 2013
- Buying style
- Self-serve
- Public pricing
- Sign up without talking to sales
- Custom or enterprise plan through sales
Google Play: 500+ installs, last updated 2026-09-04.
How these labels are calculated
Company and setup
- Website
- nextmeapp.com
- Headquarters
- US
- Domain registered
- 2013
- First archived
- 2013
Frequently asked questions
How much does NextMe cost?
The free plan is $0 with 100 SMS a month and one user. Starter is $59.99 a month on monthly billing, or $49.99 billed annually, with 3,000 SMS and 5 users. Business is $99.99 monthly, or $79.99 billed annually, with 5,000 SMS and 10 users. Custom is by contact. A design service is a flat $500.
Does the free plan include the waitlist?
Yes. The pricing page lists waitlist management, predictive wait times, a public waitlist display and WhatsApp notifications on the free plan. Self check-in is listed from Starter.
Does NextMe take reservations?
Reservations are not confirmed. The listing describes appointment scheduling alongside walk-ins, and the vendor's help center says table management and floor plans are not offered yet.
Alternatives
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Obee
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Olo Host
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OpenTable
Restaurant reservation platform with table management and an online waitlist that guests can join remotely and get SMS alerts from.
From $299 per month
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QaTable
Host-stand system for restaurants: walk-ins, online waitlist joins and reservations in one list, plus two-way texting and table maps.
From $39 per month
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QueueAway
Virtual queue management system with a business app and customer app so walk-ins can join queues from their phones.
From £14.99 per month
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Ready Text
Text-message waitlist tool: staff add a customer's name and number, then send a text when it is their turn; runs in a web browser.
From $49 per month
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Sources
- https://nextmeapp.com/
- https://nextmeapp.com/pricing/
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextmeapp.mobile&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nextme-2-0/id6596730453
- https://intercom.help/nextme-app/en/articles/7852319-do-you-support-table-management-or-floor-plans
- https://nextmeapp.com/blog/restaurant-operations/nextme-vs-tablesready-best-waitlist-app-for-restaurants/