LobbyBob vs. Alternatives
Someone walks in, sees a full waiting room, and turns around. The ones who stay keep asking how long. Your staff answer that question all day, in between doing the actual work. LobbyBob takes that off your plate for one flat price. Customers scan the code on your door, watch their place in the queue on their own phone, and your screen calls them up when it's their turn. Nothing to download, nothing to install, nobody to train.
Fewer people walking out
They can see the wait before they commit to it. Most will stay. The ones who can't will come back in twenty minutes instead of trying the place down the road.
"How long is the wait?"
The screen answers it, and it updates itself. Your staff stop repeating the same sentence fifty times a day.
Nothing to buy, nothing to install
Your customers use the phone already in their pocket. You use the browser already on your counter. No app for them, no tablet for you, no technician.
One price, every month
$29/month for one location, unlimited customers. No tiers to outgrow, no upsell call, no per-visit cap. Cancel whenever you like.
Welcome offer
Use code pp1549uiv5ot at checkout for $29/month or $290/year.
Regular price $59/month or $699/year. Cancel anytime, 30-day money-back guarantee.
How LobbyBob compares
NextMe
The polished one
- Why some shops pick it: It's mature and well made, and it's chasing the same problem — nobody wants to stand in a shop waiting to be served.
- What it costs you: Around $55/month, which is roughly double LobbyBob.
Waitlist Me
The one that's been around
- Why some shops pick it: It's been going for years and it's steady — plenty of cafés and shops have used it for a long time.
- What it costs you: It leans on a tablet app. You buy the device, keep it charged and hope it's a supported one. LobbyBob runs in the browser you already have.
ScanQueue
For very busy places
- Why some shops pick it: If you're handling huge, unpredictable crowds and want detailed numbers on where your staff get stuck, it goes deeper than we do.
- What it costs you: From around $99/month. That's a lot to pay if you serve forty people a day.
Waitwhile
The big one
- Why some shops pick it: If you're moving from walk-ins only to taking bookings days ahead, it handles both.
- What it costs you: It's complicated to set up, and the free plan caps at 100 visits a month. Paid plans start at $59/month per location and climb from there.
Quick Comparison Table
| Product | Free trial? | What it costs | Best for | What your customers use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LobbyBob | 30-day money back | $29 / mo with the welcome code — $59 without | Barbers, food trucks, micro-clinics | Any phone or tablet browser |
| NextMe | Yes (Basic) | ~$55 / mo | One shop, kept simple | Web / Mobile |
| Waitlist Me | No (Limited Trial) | ~$20 / mo | Cafés and shops watching costs | Native App / Tablet |
| ScanQueue | Yes (Limited) | ~$99 / mo | Very busy, high-volume places | Web / Mobile |
| Waitwhile | Yes (100 visits) | ~$59 / mo | Places taking bookings and walk-ins | Web / Apps / API |
So — is it for you?
LobbyBob isn't for everyone. If you need to take bookings weeks in
advance, or you want to study how your staff perform in detail, go
with Waitwhile or ScanQueue — they're built for that and we're not.
But if you have one shop and one waiting room, and the problem is
people leaving before you get to them, this is what you need. It's $29/month, flat — use code pp1549uiv5ot at checkout. Cancel whenever, and there's a 30-day money-back
guarantee.
Running several locations? That's a different job, and we do that one
too — but it's built to order, so talk to us rather than signing up
for one shop at a time.
Running more than one location?
The standard plan covers one location. If you run several — or you're a chain that needs something it doesn't do — we build custom software for multi-location operations. Tell us how many sites you have and what they need to do, and we'll come back with a plan.
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