Core vs Core
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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Core | Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiva Software, LLC | Core-Mark |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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