Lightspeed Enterprise vs VIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed Enterprise
This app enhances product picking and distribution for businesses with multi-warehouse operations. It offers advanced barcode scanning for validation and improved vendor management. Designed for various industries, it provides a robust warehouse picking solution.
- Multi-warehouse support
- Consolidated reporting
- Advanced barcode scanning
- Product distribution enhancements
- Route/group selection
- Vendor/provider management
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This is the next generation App from Lightspeed Mobile for iPad This version includes many more options for picking and distributing products. Added the ability to work with Enterprise based Lightspeed databases that span multiple warehouses (branches) and include consolidated reporting. We have added a lot more barcode support: both for product validation and quantity validation. We have enhanced Product Distribution: Added barcode validation, and additional vendors/providers. Also added route/group selection to product distribution. We are still the world leader in vending and food service order fulfillment, but this version is being used by many other industries. We have a picking solution for any warehouse.
VIP
This business application enables beverage companies to manage orders, request signatures, conduct surveys, and access sales reports. It requires integration with VIP Route Accounting Software or VIP Supplier Reporting Services.
- Enter orders
- Add sign requests
- Take surveys
- View sales reports
- Requires VIP software integration
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****Requires a minimum VIP Beverage version of 13.14**** VIP - Sales Custom is an application for beverage companies that allows you to enter orders, add sign requests, take surveys, and view sales reports. You must be using the VIP Route Accounting Software or VIP Supplier Reporting Services to use VIP Mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VIP at 2.3 against Lightspeed Enterprise's 1.9. Lightspeed Enterprise's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VIP holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Lightspeed Enterprise ships an update every 5 months, VIP every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed Enterprise | VIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (9 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Automation LLC | Vermont Information Processing, Inc |
Customer experience
Lightspeed Enterprise
VIP
In-app purchases
Lightspeed Enterprise
No in-app purchases
VIP
No in-app purchases
