Core vs LottoReco
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.
LottoReco
This app helps convenience stores manage lottery scratcher inventory. Cashiers can scan ticket barcodes to create opening and closing stock reports, ensuring accuracy and reducing errors. It securely syncs data with backend systems for reconciliation and improved operational efficiency.
- Scan lottery ticket barcodes
- Submit opening/closing stock reports
- Integrates with lottery/POS systems
- Secure data syncing
- Reduces manual entry errors
- Improves operational efficiency
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This application is designed for convenience stores to efficiently manage the inventory and sales of lottery scratchers. Cashiers can easily scan lottery ticket barcodes at the beginning and end of their shifts to submit opening and closing stock reports. The app supports valid lottery ticket barcodes only, ensuring accuracy and preventing manual entry errors. All scanned data is securely synced with backend systems, allowing reconciliation with ticket purchase and activation records from the lottery system as well as POS sales data. This streamlined process helps store managers maintain accountability, reduce shrinkage, and improve operational efficiency. Key Features: Scan valid lottery barcodes quickly Submit opening and closing inventory reports Integrates with lottery and POS systems Easy to use for cashiers with minimal training
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LottoReco at 5.0 against Core's 3.1. LottoReco also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Core's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
LottoReco 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Core ships an update every 2 months, LottoReco every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core | LottoReco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiva Software, LLC | Sofmen Inc |
Customer experience
Core
LottoReco
In-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases
LottoReco
No in-app purchases







