Solink (legacy) vs Ecolab KitchenIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solink (legacy)
A cloud-based video security platform for businesses. It integrates with existing cameras and data systems to provide real-time operational insights, theft prevention, and enhanced safety. Manage and review video footage easily from your iOS device.
- Cloud-based video security
- Real-time operational insights
- Theft prevention
- AI features for video and data
- Video Alarm Monitoring
- Remote video footage management
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Solink offers a powerful cloud-based video security platform designed to safeguard businesses of all sizes. By integrating with your existing video cameras and data systems, Solink provides real-time insights helping you monitor operations, prevent theft, and enhance overall safety. The Solink platform makes it easy to search, review, and manage video footage directly from your iOS device. Alongside AI features to support Video and Data, Solink offers a Video Alarm Monitoring solution for an even more complete security management system. Stay ahead of security risks and optimize your business operations with a single, intuitive app.
Ecolab KitchenIQ
This cloud-based software streamlines restaurant operations, workforce management, and food safety. It simplifies daily workflows and enhances visibility for food service providers, with support for Bluetooth temperature probes in checklists.
- Restaurant operations management
- Workforce management
- Food safety system
- Simplify daily workflows
- Enhance visibility
- Bluetooth temperature probe support
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KitchenIQ is a cloud-based restaurant operations management software, workforce management, and food safety system that helps food service providers simplify daily workflows and enhance visibility. We support the Thermapen One Bluetooth temperature probe in our checklists feature. You must have bluetooth enabled to use this feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ecolab KitchenIQ at 2.9 against Solink (legacy)'s 2.4. Ecolab KitchenIQ also leads on ratings volume (257 vs 31). Solink (legacy)'s advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Ecolab KitchenIQ holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ecolab KitchenIQ has 257 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Solink (legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 22% of Ecolab KitchenIQ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solink (legacy) ships an update fortnightly, Ecolab KitchenIQ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solink (legacy) | Ecolab KitchenIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (31 ratings) | 2.9 (257 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 257 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solink Corporation | Jaywalking, LLC |
Customer experience
Solink (legacy)
Ecolab KitchenIQ
Bugs and requests
Solink (legacy)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ecolab KitchenIQ
Reported bugs
32 issues- Bluetooth popup every time
- Shift lead assignment broken
- Checklists impossible to find
- Suggested break time feature is idiotic
- Safe count addition feature removed
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- Safe count entry requires 'enter' to save
- Waste screen is blank
- Breaks don't make sense/show all
- Scheduling doesn't sync
- Cannot see recognition/infractions well
- Morning/afternoon shifts mixed
- Shows suggested break time instead of arrival
- Checklists impossible to find/access
- Breaks show all areas, not specific
- People show up with two breaks
- Manual input of times changes hours
- App crashes when opening tokens
- App is randomly down/unusable
- Repeated login attempts required
- Randomly logs out
- Doesn't work half the time
- Glitchy
- Chat doesn't work consistently
- App stops working
- Cannot access from iPad/laptop/cell phone
- Cannot make an account
- Error: Couldn't get team feed data- 1064
- Checklist doesn't let you take pictures
- Redeemed reward took points but no reward
- App is useless on iPad
- App is a distraction
- Kicked off, not recognized as active store
Requested features
43 requests- Remove Bluetooth popup
- Revert to old version/features
- Bring back recognitions/top performers/birthdays/anniversaries
- Make shift lead assignment functional
- Simplify finding shift setups
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- Allow direct access to specific dayparts for setups
- Remove suggested break times
- Bring back safe count addition feature
- Make safe count entry easier
- Restore checklist point values
- Make waste tracking functional
- Allow sync with scheduling updates
- Improve visibility of recognition/infractions
- Make checklists easier to use
- Fix morning/afternoon shift mixing on roster
- Show actual shift arrival times, not suggested break times
- Make checklists easier to find/access
- Allow reordering of setup positions
- Bring back shift notes
- Make broadcasts more appealing
- Restore trainer data
- Restore previous shift leaders feature
- Show completion per shift, not just whole day
- Fix sync with Hot Schedules
- Show FOH people when making FOH setup
- Allow sorting setups by arrival time
- Fix constant sign-outs
- Improve WiFi connectivity requirements
- Add ability to zoom in/out
- Add ability to save photos
- Add more emojis
- Add desktop/iPad version
- Add ability to search message content
- Fix token redemption issues
- Fix profile picture changes
- Allow printing of infractions/recognitions
- Allow assigning checklists to groups
- Restore points for removed infractions
- Fix SQL syntax errors
- Fix team feed data errors
- Make app work on iPad
- Make app work on desktop
- Allow printing hard copies of infractions
In-app purchases
Solink (legacy)
No in-app purchases
Ecolab KitchenIQ
No in-app purchases
