BOSS Local vs DSDLink Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOSS Local
Discover and order from local convenience stores with ease. Browse products by category, schedule a pickup time, and skip the line when you arrive. Thousands of stores nationwide are available.
- Find local convenience stores
- Browse categorized products
- Schedule pickup times
- Order ahead for quick service
- Thousands of stores nationwide
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Convenience stores around the country are looking for ways to adapt to customers' ever-increasing appetite for faster, and more convenient service. The BOSS Local app is meeting the needs of these stores and their customers by offering an easy-to-use online ordering service. 1. Find local stores that have their products on our app. We have thousands of stores to choose from across the country. 2. Select a store and search through their products. All products are categorized so you can easily find them. 3. Add items to your cart, and select the day and time you'd like to come pick up your order. 4. When you arrive at the store, your order will be waiting for you so you can hit the road ASAP!
DSDLink Mobile
Streamline beverage ordering for bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. Discover and order products from all your distributors, plan ahead with sales history, and view accurate pricing with discounts. Manage payments and invoices in one convenient platform.
- Order from all distributors
- Discover new products
- Plan orders ahead
- Utilize sales history for ordering
- View accurate pricing and discounts
- Pay distributors in one place
- Download invoices
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DSDLink Mobile is the go-to app for beer, wine, spirits, and energy drink ordering for bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and any other establishments. Find and Order Products from ALL your Distributors - Explore and order any new products that your distributor is allowed to sell in your area - Plan and place orders as far ahead of time as needed - Use calculated sales history to right-size your orders Accurate Pricing - Know exactly what you're going to pay for your order before you buy - View available discounts and any quantity based or mix-and-match deals Manage & Pay - Pay all your distributors in one place with ACH or card - Download PDFs of your delivered invoices. Even if they were not placed on DSDLink! - Schedule and pay on your due date using PayLink.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DSDLink Mobile at 4.7 against BOSS Local's 3.0. DSDLink Mobile also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 25%) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 33). 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.
DSDLink Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSDLink Mobile has 8.3K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BOSS Local's written reviews are positive against 63% of DSDLink Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOSS Local | DSDLink Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (33 ratings) | 4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 8.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | National Retail Solutions, Inc | Encompass Technologies Development Inc. |
Customer experience
BOSS Local
DSDLink Mobile
Bugs and requests
BOSS Local
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DSDLink Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Order history and order placement issues
- Inconsistent product availability information
- Difficulty removing specific products from order guide
Requested features
5 requests- Add a favorites or frequently ordered section
- Improve communication with sales representatives
- Allow printing of orders
- Organize products by category or type (bottles vs cans)
- Provide more prominent low/out of stock indicators
In-app purchases
BOSS Local
No in-app purchases
DSDLink Mobile
No in-app purchases
