Elistars vs Southco Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elistars
This is a back-office tool for registered users of elistars. It allows users to manage their store's price book. Access is restricted to authorized personnel.
- Price book management
- Store inventory control
- Registered user access
- Back-office support
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This application is only for registered users of elistars and not available for everyone. It is supporting/back office application for elistars. Manage your store price book.
Southco Mobile
This app provides access to business operations and services for a wholesale distribution company. It serves over 1300 accounts across five states, originating all shipments from its Goldsboro location.
- Business operations access
- Account management
- Distribution services
- Serves 5 states
- Ranked top C-Store Distributor
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Southco Distributing Company was established in 1981 with the purchase of Southern Wholesale Company. In 1984 the company expanded into a new location on 701 Patetown Road and remained at that location for 20 years. After serving as President of Southco, Sherwin Herring purchased the company in 1996. Outgrowing the Patetown Road location, Southco Distributing Company expanded to an existing 240,000 square foot building located at 2201 S. John Street in October 2004. Southco Distributing Company has approximately 230 employees. Southco Distributing Company currently serves over 1300 accounts in 5 states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia. All of our shipments originate from our Goldsboro location. Southco is ranked in the top 22 C-Store Distributors in the nation, in the top 13 privately owned businesses in the state of North Carolina, and the largest privately owned company in Wayne County. Our success is attributed to our dedicated employees, vendor partners, and the continued loyalty of our customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Southco Mobile at 5.0 against Elistars's 4.5. Elistars's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). 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.
Southco Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elistars has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Elistars ships an update every 8 months, Southco Mobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elistars | Southco Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elistars | Ruby Services, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Elistars
Southco Mobile
In-app purchases
Elistars
No in-app purchases
Southco Mobile
No in-app purchases
