Comparison

Core vs Core

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Core

This app provides a streamlined data solution for retailers, offering tools for business management, promotions, category insights, analytics, marketing materials, and industry training. It serves as a comprehensive portal to support partnerships with the developer.

Highlights
  • Order, invoice, and credit processing
  • Access to promotions and new items
  • View planograms and schematics
  • Internal sales and retailer analytics
  • Marketing flyers and programs
  • Industry articles and training courses
Features
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Application Description (Long): Core-Mark's CORE-SOURCE is a "one-stop shop", streamlined data solution for Core-Mark's customers. Core-Mark retailers will have access to a customized portal with all necessary tools to help support a successful partnership with Core-Mark. * Business Management * Ability to process orders, invoices, credits and access to other business management tools.
 * Promotions * Access to Promo Power flyers, online trade shows, new items and promotions. * Category Management * View Planograms and SmartSet schematics. * Business Analytics * Access to internal sales and retailer analytics tools. * Marketing * View marketing flyers and programs, Focused Marketing Initiative plans (FMI), and Business Review Decks. * Training/Education * View relevant, trending Industry articles. * Access to Core-Mark proprietary and LinkedIn Learning training courses.

Screenshots

Core4 screens
Core3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Core at 100% against Core's 33%. Core also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1). Core's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Core 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 3, 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 100% of Core's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core ships an update every 2 months, Core every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Core versus Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoreCore
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (59 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiva Software, LLCCore-Mark

Customer experience

Core

All ratings57 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative43.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative46.7%

Core

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Core

No in-app purchases

None

Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Core free?
Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Core free?
Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Core or Core?
Core is rated higher. Core averages 3.1 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Core averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Core or Core have ads?
Neither Core nor Core shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core or Core?
Core ships an update every 2 months, and Core every 5 months. Most recently, Core was updated on June 8, 2026 and Core on July 26, 2026.

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