Chope adds queue monitoring to its restaurant reservation service with acquisition

Restaurant reservation app Chope is fast becoming the one-stop platform for all your dining needs. Today, the Singapore startup announced its acquisition of Appic Technologies and its popular Ticktok queuing service for an undisclosed sum. Chope raised US$2.5 million in funding led by Singapore Press Holdings early last year.

Restaurants using Chope can now monitor both queues and reservations on a single iPad app.

With this new feature, all customers need to do is enter their details in a tablet placed outside the restaurant, and they can then check how many people are ahead of them on their smartphones. They will also receive a notification when their turn arrives in the form of an SMS or automated phone call. For those who need to run around a lot, or forgot to make a reservation in advance, this feature could be a godsend.

Arrif Ziaudeen, CEO and co-founder of Chope, says that both teams shared a common passion to make the dining experience as simple and relaxing as possible. “We found in Appic a team who hate queuing as much as us,” he explains. “We help get around that by making reservations easy and 24/7, but now we’re going even further – even if you have to queue, you should be free to wander and relax.”



Restaurants will also benefit greatly from the integration. “Merchants [will now be] able to easily manage both queues and reservations as well as plug into Chope’s strong network of partners and diners,” says Zi Xin Chong, CTO and co-founder of Appic Technologies.

Ticktok currently serves more than 100,000 diners every month, which last Tech in Asia checked, puts them on par with Chope.

See: Having sat over 10 million diners in Singapore and Hong Kong, Chope expands to mainland China

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