Comparison

DEA vs Insight POS

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

Head to head
About

DEA

This app simplifies remote product ordering for businesses by providing customer purchase history and enabling barcode scanning. It offers a streamlined solution for sales representatives and retail customers to manage inventory and place orders efficiently.

Highlights
  • Customer purchase history download
  • Minimum, maximum, and average quantity tracking
  • Barcode scanning via device camera
  • Bluetooth scanner compatibility
  • Integration with MobiPrint for shelf labels
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DEA is the latest version of DAC Express and makes ordering from your distributor even easier. Customers history files are now downloaded with the other files so that a salesrep and/or customer knows the minimum, maximum and average quantity they buy for each product. DEA works on all Apple devices running version 17.0 or later. When used on an iPhone, the camera scanner can be used to scan UPC barcodes directly from the warehouse shelves. Most Bluetooth scanners also work with DEA making it an affordable remote ordering solution for your sales force or retail customers. In addition, the Honneywell SL62 scanning sled can be used with the iPad mini offering a one-hand solution for salesreps or customers. DEA is used in conjunction with the MobiPrint app to print 1-up replacement shelf labels in the field.

About

Insight POS

Manage item maintenance, reporting, and real-time inventory control for your point of sale system. This app integrates seamlessly with the rPosIO Cloud to streamline business operations.

Highlights
  • Item maintenance
  • Real-time reporting
  • Inventory control
  • Point of sale integration
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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Insight POS puts your store's pricing, items, and inventory in your pocket. Built for Insight Retail Software customers, it's the fast, modern companion to your back office — scan an item, change a price, run a count, or add a product from anywhere on the floor. Designed for the real world: it runs on phones, tablets, and keeps working when the Wi-Fi doesn't. WORKS OFFLINE, SYNCS AUTOMATICALLY Scan, price, count, and add items with no connection. Everything you do is saved on the device and synced to your back office the moment you're online again — no lost work, no waiting. PRICE AND MANAGE ITEMS IN SECONDS • Scan any barcode with the camera to pull up an item. • Update price and cost with a live margin & markup readout, so you see the impact before you save. • Set selling rule, tax, and pack size, and manage brand, size, and department. • Create a new item on the spot — scan it, name it, price it, done. QUICK EDIT FOR BUSY AISLES Fly through price and quantity changes item after item, then Save & Next. Need a product that isn't in the system yet? Quick Add it without breaking your rhythm. FULL INVENTORY DOCUMENTS Run Physical Counts, Orders, Receiving, Adjustments, Transfers, and price Labels — all from the handheld. Edit any line before you post, and order in units or cases. SCANNING THAT JUST WORKS Reliable UPC-E and UPC-A scanning that matches your registers. When one barcode covers several pack sizes — a single, a 6-pack, a case — Insight POS asks which one, so you always land on the right item. LOOK UP A CUSTOMER, ANYWHERE ON THE FLOOR Search by name, phone, or email and see their house account balance, loyalty points, and programs at a glance. Edit their info or add a new customer without walking back to the register. CHECK AN ORDER OR INVOICE ON THE SPOT Browse a customer's past orders and invoices, filter by status, and pull up any ticket — items, totals, and tax — right from your hand. BUILT FOR YOUR WHOLE TEAM A clean, consistent experience in light or dark mode, on whatever device is closest. Insight POS requires an active Insight Retail Software account.

Screenshots

DEA4 screens
Insight POS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Insight POS at Free against DEA's $4.99. Insight POS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Insight POS is free to download; DEA costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Insight POS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEA ships an update every 6 weeks, Insight POS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DEA versus Insight POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEAInsight POS
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreative Data Research, Inc.InsightSoftware

Customer experience

DEA

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Insight POS

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DEA

No in-app purchases

None

Insight POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DEA free?
DEA costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insight POS free?
Insight POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DEA or Insight POS?
Insight POS is rated higher. DEA averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Insight POS averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do DEA or Insight POS have ads?
Neither DEA nor Insight POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DEA or Insight POS?
DEA ships an update every 6 weeks, and Insight POS monthly. Most recently, DEA was updated on October 14, 2026 and Insight POS on October 24, 2026.

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