Dojo is a dining utility app for iOS and Android that facilitates instant table bookings and virtual queuing at partner restaurants.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the time cost of physical queuing in busy urban environments, allowing users to secure tables or wait remotely from up to 5km away.
For Urban diners seeking spontaneous restaurant access or organized planning for special occasions.
What does it look like?
Key features
Remote queue management from 2km to 5km away with real-time wait updates.
Real-time availability search for last-minute dining slots.
Direct communication between diners and restaurant staff during the wait period.
How much does it cost?
Dojo monetizes through B2B partnerships with restaurants that pay for queue and booking management services.
Velocity
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Dojo: Dining Experiences has entered a state of inactivity, with the latest release occurring 257 days ago. The development cadence has effectively stalled, as no new features, performance patches, or operational updates have been deployed in the last eight months. Given the lack of recent activity, the app is currently classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
Dojo
3 apps tracked · Food & Drink
Dojo for Business – Payments
Dojo SidekickUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans frustrated. Users appreciate the core restaurant reservation and queue management concept provides significant utility for diners in busy cities, but report ui layout regressions following the latest update hide critical buttons and prevent users from completing bookings.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core restaurant reservation and queue management concept provides significant utility for diners in busy cities
- UI layout regressions following the latest update hide critical buttons and prevent users from completing bookings
56 of 56 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Dojo: Dining Experiences
How's the Food & Drink market?
Dojo holds a niche position in the Food & Drink category, currently ranking #107 in the GB market. The lack of feature updates for over 250 days signals a shift toward maintenance, leaving the platform exposed to more active competitors.
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Key takeaways for Dojo: Dining Experiences
Where is it heading?
The dining utility market is consolidating around platforms that offer consistent feature delivery and technical reliability. Dojo's current maintenance-only posture leaves it exposed to churn, as users encounter broken booking flows and unresolved permission errors that drive them toward more stable alternatives.
- The 257-day gap since the last major update indicates a shift to maintenance mode, which erodes competitive standing against active rivals.
- UI regressions in the latest release prevent booking completion, directly suppressing the primary revenue-generating action for partner restaurants.
The SWOT
- Virtual queuing mechanism reduces physical wait times for high-demand urban dining.
- B2B monetization model removes cost barriers for diners, supporting adoption.
- Web-based booking access would satisfy the top user request for non-app management.
- Streamlined account recovery flows would reduce churn from login failures.
Next best moves
Rebuild UI layout for booking screens because unreachable buttons prevent conversion → restore booking completion rate
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The platform's maintenance-mode status is a strategic vulnerability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The platform remains in a state of technical stagnation with no updates for 257 days. The primary change is the formalization of the 'zombie project' status and a more targeted prioritization of core booking flow repairs in the product roadmap.
Bottom line
Dojo must resolve the UI regressions and permission errors blocking core functionality to prevent further churn. Restoring the booking flow would stabilize the user base, but the lack of feature development remains a long-term risk to market relevance.
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Is Dojo free to use for diners?
Can I manage my bookings without installing the app?
Why can't I join a queue even though I enabled location?
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