Core vs Zip Ordering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core
Streamline your business ordering process with this intuitive iOS application. Access your full catalog, track order history, and stay informed about promotions and new items. Improve accuracy and efficiency in managing your business operations.
- Full catalog visibility with costing
- 8-week order history tracking
- Promotional notifications and deals
- Reorder from past orders/invoices
- Barcode scanning via camera
- Access to promotional flyers
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Core-Mark’s revolutionary ordering application makes ordering easy and fun with any iOS device. Generate orders with greater accuracy and have access to important promotional information and tools to manage your business more efficiently. Key Features Include: • Full visibility to your entire ordering catalog along with costing information. • Access to 8-week order history, including average and last order quantities. • Notifications of pre-orders and deals. • Ability to create an order from a previous order or invoice. • Ability to use your camera to capture barcodes. • Promotional flyers and new item introductions. • Featuring Core-Mark PromoPowers and Smart Sets! Start ordering with Core-Mark for iOS today! Contact your Core-Mark representative for your unique log-in credentials.
Zip Ordering
This app centralizes inventory and ordering management with an intuitive interface. It offers suggested ordering based on par levels and actual usage, along with real-time receiving and order syncing with your inventory account.
- Intuitive order management and tracking
- Suggested ordering based on par level forecasting
- Forecasting based on actual usage
- Sync orders with Zip inventory account
- Real-time receiving
- Cross-device compatibility
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With Zip Ordering, your inventory and ordering management needs are both streamlined and centralized, featuring easy data sharing, endless compatibility, and a sleek user-interface for veterans and newcomers alike. Features:- Intuitive Order Management and Tracking Suggested Ordering on the bases of: Par Level Forecasting Forecasting based on Actual Usage Sync your orders, in-transit and received items with your Zip inventory Account Real Time Receiving Ordering and Receiving App for All Devices Create and Manage Order Guides for your Repeat Orders
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zip Ordering at 5.0 against Core's 3.1. Zip Ordering also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Core's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 2). 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.
Zip Ordering holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core has 59 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Core's written reviews are positive against 50% of Zip Ordering's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core | Zip Ordering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiva Software, LLC | Hubworks Interactive, LLC |
Customer experience
Core
Zip Ordering
In-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases
Zip Ordering
No in-app purchases
