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Verified User in Consulting
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

The Receptionist was super easy to setup and understand. I really like not being tied the desk or having to worry about clients not being attended to. We are a small'ish group that is growning, so I'm looking forward to The Receptionist scaling with our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

The only downside I could see is that some clients might prefer a personal greeting instead of using a device. That might have to be a case by case thing though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not having to stay in the reception area! I'm freed up to work on other tasks in a environment where I can focus better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Receptionist Overview

What is The Receptionist?

The Receptionist for iPad is designed to help calm visitor chaos in your front office. Our system handles tasks like guest check-in and notifications, visitor information storage, and badge printing so you can focus on making more meaningful connections with your visitors. With The Receptionist for iPad, you can create unique, customizable, button-based visitor workflows to match your visitor types and business policies. The Receptionist for iPad is the only visitor management system with two-way communication (SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and email). The system also includes message forwarding, the capture and storage of visitor logs, drag-and-drop badge creation and printing, photo and signature capture, NDA and legal agreement sign-offs, compliance verification, and Broadcast Notifications that can alert everyone checked into your office of an important event. Our contactless check-in features allow you to check in visitors, have them answer questions, and sign agreements from their mobile devices without having to touch an iPad. Thousands of companies and millions of visitors worldwide rely on our cloud-based visitor check-in solution to help harmonize their visitor and delivery traffic and make a radical first impression. The Receptionist for iPad sets the standard for efficient, secure, compliance-based visitor check-in and world-class customer satisfaction. A U.S.-based company with U.S.-based support, the Receptionist for iPad offers a a simple setup matched with easily customizable features for your business needs.

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Product Description

The Receptionist for iPad is a visitor management solution that tracks office visitor traffic with a customizable check-in system that includes SMS, email, and two-way communications along with badge printing.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

We are the only visitor management system that supports two-way communication between your guests and their hosts. Text your visitor at the iPad right from your phone to let them know you're running late, or that you will be right down. They won't be left wondering if anyone knows they've arrived.

We also believe that you shouldn't need a math degree to figure out our pricing plans. It's simple: every feature we offer is available on ALL of our pricing plans. The only difference between each tier is the number of employee contacts (i.e. how many people will be able to receive visitors through The Receptionist) that you will have at your location. Badge printing, legal documents, notifications via SMS, Slack, Teams, or email—it's all included!


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Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Denver, Colorado
Twitter
@receptionistapp
1,520 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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118 employees on LinkedIn®
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The Receptionist for iPad is the most versatile, effective and easy-to-use Visitor Management system available! From offices with just a few employees to others over 3,000, the app is used by hundreds of businesses around the globe.

Whether you are looking for a simple visitor logging system to track your visitor traffic, or require a fully customizable, SMS and email based, two-way communication system with badge printing, The Receptionist can solve your specific office needs.


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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"Limited options, system issues"
I like the customization options as far as button appearance and titles. It is simple to setup and implement. The customer support is helpful an...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Very straightforward and our visitor love it"
Easy to configure, great support and service
Melissa W.
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Melissa W.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Such a practically helpful addition to our private practice!"
The receptionist has made a huge difference for our practice in being able to manage patient flow when our office manager is not in (ie. after 5 P...
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The Receptionist Demo - Design your own custom buttons and workflows
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The easiest, most customizable visitor management solution
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Easy and intuitive
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Live chat with contacts
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All the powerful features you need right out of the box
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Melissa W.
MW
Owner, Therapist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

The receptionist has made a huge difference for our practice in being able to manage patient flow when our office manager is not in (ie. after 5 PM and on weekends, when many of our providers offer sessions). It is also such a helpful tool to simply let the providers know when their clients have arrived! We have a big building, so no more trapsing down the hall and awkwardly lingering, looking for our clients. It was crazy easy to set up, and I had it running the day I got it. We love it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

There's really nothing that we don't love about The Receptionist! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

Alerting providers that clients have arrived, giving clients a check in option when our office manager is not in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
AC
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

I like the customization options as far as button appearance and titles. It is simple to setup and implement.

The customer support is helpful and receptive. However, blaming the device manufacturer for shortcomings is not very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

The devices do not always communicate and often become disconnected from the network and/or Bluetooth stops working occasionally. There are limitations as far as what options can be added. The pictures printed on the badges could be much better. I understand it is thermal printing but in 2025, there should be better options considering the price.

I also don't like how the price is determined by the number of contacts. And the lowest is 24 contacts. That is very, very low. An office that small would probably not need something like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

This option replaces our written log for guests, visitors and employees that forget/lose their access badges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Michael Ashford of The Receptionist

Hi there! I'm so happy to hear our system has helped replace your paper logbook and that our customer support team has been helpful.

Regarding your printing issues, I totally get your frustration...we share the same frustration with printers. Please reach out to us directly so we can jump on a call to see if any new troubleshooting can help solve any outstanding issues.

Thanks for being a great customer!

Jana J.
JJ
Receptionist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

Having visitors be able to check in easily and having a badge printed for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

We have two iPads and two printers. We have to go in and make sure each ipad is hooked up to the correct printer every morning through the Receptionist app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used to have visitors sign in on paper, and now we are able to check visitors in electronically and trach who's in the building. This also allows visitors to have a badge which shows staff and students that the visitor has gone through the office and is safe to be in the school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kassi S.
KS
Director of Human Resources
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

The implementation team was amazing about answering my numerous questions, and were even able to modifiy our account to create the perfect compliant software for our company's needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

I would like me information aka compliance guides on secure facilties such as ITAR registered. facilities. How to check documentation, what documentation would be flagges, ect.. I would also like there ID's (drivers license) be crossed reference with the united states watch list, and automatically flag visitors that are not permitted into the secure facility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

Visitor management compliant with ITAR regulations, and record keeping for the ITAR compliance. It also helps out with staff efficiency, by altering manager and directors when visitors arrive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
AP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

Once it is setup, it works seemlessly. You can access the information via any web browser and the interface is clean and easy to follow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

The setup was a bit challenging on your own. We did not take advantage of the training or setup help, but we did contact the support line via chat. They were very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are a school and needed a secure, quick, and streamlined check-in system which would allow us to track who was in our building at the touch of a button. The Receptionist allows us to do just this with zero issues. We wish there was a way for it to be used as a "student" late check in system, without having to add users to the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jessica L.
JL
Operations Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

Our office uses Google Suites to communicate intra office. The Receptionist has helped ensure clients are checked in in a timely manner. Our check in process is automated now which reduces the stress of forgetting to check a client in! It was easy setting the kiosk up, and even easier setting up the interface. Integrating The Receptionist was super easy. There was no issue. We use The Receptionist Kiosk in 2 of our 3 offices. We will at some point use it for all 3 offices! It's a staple in our office now. The customer support is excellent as well! Amy and Raven are awesome!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

I would love for The Receptionist to have an integrated way to scan ID cards and insurance Cards. I'd also love for The Receptionist to be able to allow clients to pay their copay prior to stepping back for their session. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Recpetionist has solved the issue of rush hour, which is every 30 minutes for our office. Every client signs in swifty and providers are notified almost immediately! Solves the issue of clients not having been manually checked in due to administrative error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JR
Compliance Specialist II - Access Control
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

We started using The Receptionist a few months ago. They have amazing customer support and their product is easy to set up and use. We have used this program every workday for months. There was one issue we ran into and customer service fixed it right away when we messaged them with the problem. We looked at a few different companies and The Receptionist had all the features we needed. We were able to integrate the new system very easily and it now we are 100% paperless with our logbooks! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

I wish that The Receptionist had contingency questions. If the question was, "Are you a USA citizen?" and they answered, "No" then a second question would appear asking them to type the name of the country they are a citizen of. This isn't a large issue and there is an easy work around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

We no longer have to use paper logs and manually enter everything into the computer. It has also cut down on paging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Manufacturing
AM
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

The support staff and sales team were great.The application was very easy and simple enought to get things going. It takes a simple idea and adds simple technical steps to get it going. Implementation took less that 30 minutes per device and the support team even offered to just copy and paste the same settings to the other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

The price. There isnt much too it yet its fairly expensive for what it is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows us to make sure all visitors sign an NDA and allows for a easy way of organizing them in google drive with the help of Zapier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LM
Administrative Assistant
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

I love that I can easily and consistently keep track of which clients are here and because of this, I can run payments confidently. It also saves me a lot of time, instead of having to contact therapists myself to let them know their client is here, The Receptionist does all the work for me. I can get other work done without a line forming at my desk. Setup was fairly easy and quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

I would like to be able to transfer registration information directly to the other system we use which is Therapy Notes. Being able to connect The Receptionist with more websites would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping us solve the problem of not knowing whether a client is here or not. We can easily keep track of payments and registration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Manufacturing
AM
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Receptionist?

The user interface is easy to use and customizable. The implementation was seamless as we could easily import our contacts from our HR database. Whenever we had any questions the support chat team was right there and quick to respond to our questions with helpful links and step by step guidance.

The text notification that can be sent to specific team members is another favorite feature. Having guest be a able to alert the person they are visiting is great since the staff who receive the most visitors are often away from their desks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Receptionist?

So far the biggest issue we faced with use was setting up badges for the different "buttons". For example to apply a guest photo we had to go enable photo capture in another section for the option to be availble in the badge section. Items with order of operations like this are not highlighted so easy to miss when just starting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Receptionist solving and how is that benefiting you?

Two main problems are solved with receptionist.

Guest logging and emergency notifications.

We have multiple entrances where guests can enter the building (contractors to maintence , deliveries to Shipping and Rec dept, sales reps to the main desk, etc). Having one databank where all these entrances can report to is so much better than consolidating multiple paper logs.

As we are a manufacturing plant emergency situations do happen. Being able to alert not just shift leads but guests too about emergency situations requiring evacuation is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.