Room Cherry vs Robin
Short answer: pick Robin if you want one system for desks, visitors, analytics and rooms across a large office, and you are fine with a quote and a sales process. Pick Room Cherry if you only need live Google Calendar availability on iPads outside your meeting rooms — it runs in Safari, pairs with a 6-character code, and costs $10 per resource per month after a 7-day free trial.
Side by side
| Room Cherry | Robin | |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | $10 per resource per month, published, 7-day free trial, cancel any time. | Quote-based, typically per seat or per space with an annual contract. |
| App Store app? | No. The display is a web page in Safari on any iPad. | Yes, dedicated room display apps for iPad and other panels. |
| Google Calendar | Built around Google Workspace resource calendars, read-only access. | Supports Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, with its own booking layer. |
| Desks, visitors, analytics | Not included. Room displays only. | Included — desk booking, visitor management, workplace analytics. |
| Setup time | Minutes: sign in with Google, confirm rooms, pair an iPad. | Longer: demo, onboarding, admin configuration and rollout. |
Choose Room Cherry if
- • You are on Google Workspace and rooms are already booked in Calendar.
- • You have spare iPads and want signage on the wall this week.
- • You want a published price and no sales call.
Choose Robin if
- • You need desk booking, visitors, or space analytics in one system.
- • You are on Microsoft 365 or a mixed calendar estate.
- • You want people to book rooms from the panel and run a large multi-site rollout.
Questions
What is the difference between Room Cherry and Robin?
Robin is a full workplace platform: desk booking, room booking, visitor management, office analytics, and room displays, sold with a quote and usually an annual contract. Room Cherry does only the room display, reads Google Calendar resource calendars, and costs $10 per resource per month.
Is Room Cherry cheaper than Robin?
For room signage alone, almost always. Room Cherry is a published $10 per resource per month with a 7-day free trial. Robin prices per seat or per space on a quote, so the total depends on your headcount and the modules you buy.
Does Room Cherry replace Robin?
Only if room displays are the part you actually need. It does not do desk booking, visitor check-in, or workplace analytics, and it does not create bookings from the panel today.
How long does setup take?
Sign in with Google, confirm which calendars are rooms, then open each room on an iPad with a link, QR code, or 6-character pair code. Most people have the first room on the wall in under ten minutes, with no sales call.
Read more: Google Calendar meeting room displays, iPad room display setup, Room Cherry overview.
Comparison written from publicly available information in September 2026. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners; details may have changed since — check their sites for current pricing.