Lavu Pilot 2 vs entrée.EXPRESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lavu Pilot 2
Monitor your restaurant's sales performance in real-time from your iOS device. This free companion app provides at-a-glance reports, making your account information easily accessible from anywhere.
- Real-time sales data access
- At-a-glance performance reports
- Accessible from anywhere
- Companion app for Lavu POS
- Free to use
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Lavu Pilot 2 is a companion app for Lavu POS, allowing business owners to access real-time sales data from their iOS device. Check on your restaurant performance with at-a-glance reports from anywhere you're connected to the internet. The Lavu Pilot app is entirely free and was created to make your account information more easily available. Lavu POS is an industry-leading, fully-featured point of sale app in the App Store and was designed for the restaurant industry, including fine dining, quick serve, and tab environments. If you need assistance please visit our Lavu Help Center at support.lavu.com.
entrée.EXPRESS
Streamline food ordering for businesses like restaurants and grocery stores. Quickly enter orders using sales history, custom lists, and advanced search. Track accounts receivable and view order status with delivery details.
- Sales history for quick ordering
- Customizable 'Order Guides' by department
- Advanced search and item grouping
- View customer-specific pricing and product details
- Accounts receivable status tracking
- Order status and editing capabilities
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entrée.EXPRESS was designed for the specific needs of a food distributors customer (ex: restaurants, grocery stores, schools, etc.) to quickly enter their orders on their mobile device. It was created by NECS, Inc., the leading provider of software for food distributors. Using sales history with our Standard Order concept, we’ve made it easy to remember all the items needed. The “Order Guide” option allows the setup of an unlimited number of targeted lists of items to make the ordering process easier and faster. Order Guides can be defined to provide specialized lists by department such as frozen foods, dry goods, canned goods, dairy, meat, seasonal, day of week, etc. For each Order Guide defined, you can select specific items and the order sequence in which they will appear. You can create Order Guides for each business location, making them perfect for franchises or multi-location customers with varying needs. When viewing a food distributors catalog, you will have the ability to group by item “Class” or “Brand Name” with advanced search capabilities. An extensive amount of information can be displayed or disabled including Pricing (will display customer specific pricing), Product Image, Brand Name, Unit of Measure, Pack Size, UPC Number, Item Constant or Average Weight, Minimum Sell Price, On Hand Quantity, comprehensive item notes and more. The ability to view provide detailed accounts receivable status is provided including open invoices and payment dates. Information provided includes invoice dates, aging breakdown, invoice numbers, invoice status, invoice amounts, payments, credits, last payment dates and check numbers. The entrée.EXPRESS app makes it easy to check the status of all recent and outstanding orders. You can see when the order is scheduled to be delivered, as well as edit an order that has not yet been transmitted to your warehouse. You can also view the details of any order that was placed up to 13 months ago. NECS, Inc. can create a custom branded entrée.EXPRESS app made specifically for a food distributors operation who is using our line of entrée software for food distributors. It can be branded using your logo and company name—so the customers of a food distributor can easily find you in the Apple App Store. Inquire with our sales team for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: entrée.EXPRESS at 3.3 against Lavu Pilot 2's 2.4. Lavu Pilot 2's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and ratings volume (37 vs 9). 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.
entrée.EXPRESS holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Lavu Pilot 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of entrée.EXPRESS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lavu Pilot 2 ships an update every 4 months, entrée.EXPRESS every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lavu Pilot 2 | entrée.EXPRESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (37 ratings) | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lavu | NEW ENGLAND COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. |
Customer experience
Lavu Pilot 2
entrée.EXPRESS
In-app purchases
Lavu Pilot 2
No in-app purchases
entrée.EXPRESS
No in-app purchases
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