HeapsGo vs Restaurant Star

HeapsGo builds custom-branded digital ordering platforms for restaurants: a webshop, mobile app, self-order kiosk and staff order manager that sit on one back end. Restaurant Star (Restaurant ★ Star) is a Japanese service that builds and runs a branded loyalty app for restaurant chains, with point and stamp cards, coupons, push messages, customer records and reports. Both are listed under Branded Restaurant App Builder. They differ in price, audience and company background.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Restaurant Star's: JPY 22,000 per month (tax included). HeapsGo does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: HeapsGo: Independent restaurants with growth plans; Restaurant Star: Restaurant chains moving off paper cards, LINE or another loyalty app.

  • company background

    HeapsGo was founded in 2014 and Restaurant Star in 2009. By headquarters, HeapsGo (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Restaurant Star (Tokyo, Japan).

Side by side

HeapsGo vs Restaurant Star: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHeapsGoRestaurant Star
What it isHeapsGo builds custom-branded digital ordering platforms for restaurants: a webshop, mobile app, self-order kiosk and staff order manager that sit on one back end.Restaurant Star (Restaurant ★ Star) is a Japanese service that builds and runs a branded loyalty app for restaurant chains, with point and stamp cards, coupons, push messages, customer records and reports.
Best forIndependent restaurants with growth plans; Restaurant chains with 3 or more locations; Enterprise multi-brand operatorsRestaurant chains moving off paper cards, LINE or another loyalty app; Chains whose head office has little time for marketing; Small chains of 5 to 10 sites
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription plus setup quote
Starting priceNot publishedJPY 22,000 per month (tax included)
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot published1 year at minimum, varying by contract
PlatformsNot publishediOS, Android
CountriesNot publishedJapan
LanguagesNot publishedJapanese
Number of integrations13Not published
CertificationsNot publishedISMS certification, ISO 27001
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20142009
HeadquartersCopenhagen, DenmarkTokyo, Japan
OwnerHeaps Digital VenturesNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by HeapsGo

  • Adyen
  • ApplePay
  • Deliverect
  • FoodoraGo
  • GooglePay
  • Intercom
  • Just Eat DaaS
  • Meta
  • MobilePay
  • Nets
  • Segment
  • VIPPS
and 1 more
  • Wolt Drive

Named only by Restaurant Star

Restaurant Star does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

HeapsGo

Choose HeapsGo if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants with growth plans; Restaurant chains with 3 or more locations; Enterprise multi-brand operators.

Restaurant Star

Choose Restaurant Star if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurant chains moving off paper cards, LINE or another loyalty app; Chains whose head office has little time for marketing; Small chains of 5 to 10 sites.

Weaker fit: Buyers wanting a LINE Mini App: the FAQ says it delivers a dedicated app, not a LINE Mini App.

What we could not confirm

HeapsGo

  • Pricing and contract terms
  • Countries served
  • Native app platforms
  • Supported POS systems
  • Team size and funding
  • Security certifications

Restaurant Star

  • Initial setup cost (quoted individually)
  • Which POS registers and ticket machines are supported
  • Renewal and cancellation terms
  • Team size and funding
  • Names of the iOS and Android apps (each chain gets its own branded app)
  • Vendor performance claims such as 3,000+ stores, 99.2% retention and 10 million users are unaudited

Go further

HeapsGo profileRestaurant Star profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

HeapsGo, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Single-page site: product, integrations, segments, company footerhttps://www.heapsgo.com/en/

Restaurant Star, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home page: service, claims, features, customers, pricehttps://res-star.com/
  2. Pricing and standard featureshttps://res-star.com/price
  3. Company profilehttps://res-star.com/corp
  4. FAQ: contract term, POS, LINE, timelinehttps://res-star.com/archives/column/faq
  5. ISO 27001 certificationhttps://res-star.com/archives/column/isms