HME Now vs McLane SourceLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HME Now
Monitor drive-thru performance in real-time with customizable alerts. Access key metrics for all your stores at a glance, broken down by hour, daypart, or day. Set personalized alerts for speed of service issues and car count goals.
- Real-time drive-thru performance metrics
- Store performance breakdown by time
- Customizable speed of service alerts
- Car count total alerts
- User-specific alert preferences
- View all drive-thru components
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The Power of Drive-Thru Analytics in One Mobile App The all-new companion app to the HME CLOUD and the DTOS system makes it easier than ever to meet, and exceed, drive-thru performance goals by enabling you to set alerts and access real-time drive-thru metrics right from your phone. Actionable Insight at Your Fingertips • Access real-time drive-thru performance of all your stores at a glance • Break down a store’s performance by hour, daypart, or day • See each part of the drive-thru in one view Customizable, Real-Time Performance Alerts • Get immediately alerted of any speed of service issues • Set alerts for as many stores and drive-thru events as you’d like • Find out in real-time when you surpass target car count totals Individualized Preferences • Select user-specific alerts and preferences • Set separate alerts for each user without affecting others • Choose the frequency of alerts that best suits your operational goals
McLane SourceLink
This app allows foodservice customers to place orders for products supplied by McLane company. It supports multiple stores and allows for both scheduled and unscheduled orders. Users can also manage profile items and categories, and view past, current, and future order events.
- Multiple store support
- Scheduled order placement
- Unscheduled order placement
- Profile item and category maintenance
- Order calendar event viewing
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McLane SourceLink is a ground up redesign of the current web application made specifically for iOS devices. This app allows foodservice customers to place orders for products supplied by the McLane company. Features • Multiple store support • Place scheduled orders. • Place unscheduled orders. • Profile item and category maintenance • View calendar events of past, current and future orders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: McLane SourceLink at every 2 weeks against HME Now's every 5 months. McLane SourceLink also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
HME Now holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of HME Now's written reviews are positive against 10% of McLane SourceLink's.
HME Now ships an update every 5 months, McLane SourceLink every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HME Now | McLane SourceLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (26 ratings) — better | 2.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HM Electronics, Inc. | McLane |
Customer experience
HME Now
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In-app purchases
HME Now
No in-app purchases
McLane SourceLink
No in-app purchases
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