Comparison

Alcomo HACCP vs smartMate CWS

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

Head to head
About

Alcomo HACCP

Streamline your gastronomy business's food safety documentation. This app digitizes HACCP compliance, from temperature checks to cleaning logs, reducing administrative tasks and ensuring proof of standards for authorities. It supports automatic monitoring with temperature sensors and offers custom checklists for internal processes.

Highlights
  • Digital HACCP process documentation
  • Customizable checklists
  • Automatic temperature monitoring with sensors
  • Allergen management
  • User management with access rights
  • PDF report generation
  • Offline and online functionality
Features
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The Alcomo HACCP app supports gastronomy businesses in documenting the legally required self-monitoring in accordance with HACCP standards and good hygiene practices. Control points such as goods receiving, temperatures of refrigeration equipment, heating of products of animal origin, or cleaning can be easily recorded digitally. New: Temperature sensors can now be integrated for automatic monitoring with alerts for deviations. More than 750 businesses in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria already rely on the app to efficiently implement food safety standards. It is also successfully used in other European countries, such as England, France, and Belgium, where it is appreciated for its versatility. With its digital documentation, the app significantly reduces administrative workload. It ensures that no checks are forgotten and securely archives all records. If needed, these documents can be quickly presented to authorities as reliable proof of compliance with hygiene and safety standards. Features: • Digitally document HACCP processes • Easy to use and quickly configurable app • Checklists for • cleaning • temperatures of refrigeration equipment • temperatures at food serving • heating • quick chilling • receipt of goods • quality of frying oil • delivery service • traceability • retention samples • training • reheating • thermal disinfection • pest control • storage monitoring More checklists and functions will be added continuously. • Custom checklists for internal processes • Integration of temperature sensors for automatic temperature recording • Limit values of the parameters are preset and deviations are displayed. • Corrective actions are documented (suggestions are available in the app) • Documentation is accessible anytime via the app and online as a proof of compliance • Integrated allergen management • User Management: Logins for employees with customized access rights • Notifications: Receive user-specific reminders for pending tasks and keep your HACCP documentation up to date. • Manage tasks to ensure that nothing is forgotten (to-do list) • Create PDFs of the checks and the cleaning schedule • Online management via dashboard (Alcomo Cockpit) • Manager feature for businesses with multiple locations • Document management: Store and manage documents such as HACCP manuals, audits, and work instructions. • Data can be synchronized onto a secure server in Switzerland • Multiple devices can be used and synchronized • Can be used online and offline (synchronization requires an internet connection) • Capture photos as proof and for traceability purposes • News and updates about food safety, hygiene and HACCP • Info buttons with explanations • Multilingual: DE, FR, IT, EN • Integration of external delivery services To use the app, you need a login. Alcomo customers can use their existing login for the Alcomo HACCP App. Further information can be found on our Alcomo website. External delivery services can document temperature checks of food delivery at the customer's premises. They can use the Alcomo app without a subscription. The deliveries are sent via QR code. In this case, the app only allows temperature checks during delivery. The test version works without a login, and you can explore the app’s basic features. While not all functions are available, the essential ones are usable. Due to limitations, the data cannot be used as evidence.

About

smartMate CWS

Features
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The CWS smartMate app helps you track the current status of all your dispensers and contributes to more efficient planning and cleaning. A seamless integration with the PureLine connected to CWS smartMate enables users to manage tasks on demand. The CWS smartMate app is interactive, easy to use and has the following functionalities: - Overview of all your connected dispensers - Easy filtering for dispensers in need for action - Presentation of the need for action on dispensers via an intuitive traffic light system (e.g. status of consumables) - Changes of settings on own dispensers, provided that the necessary permissions are given Don't miss the boat and increase your efficiency!

Screenshots

Alcomo HACCP4 screens
smartMate CWS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alcomo HACCP at fortnightly against smartMate CWS's every 4 months. Alcomo HACCP also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alcomo HACCP ships an update fortnightly, smartMate CWS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Alcomo HACCP versus smartMate CWS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlcomo HACCPsmartMate CWS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlcomo AGCWS-boco

In-app purchases

None

Alcomo HACCP

No in-app purchases

None

smartMate CWS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alcomo HACCP free?
Alcomo HACCP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smartMate CWS free?
smartMate CWS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alcomo HACCP or smartMate CWS have ads?
Neither Alcomo HACCP nor smartMate CWS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alcomo HACCP or smartMate CWS?
Alcomo HACCP ships an update fortnightly, and smartMate CWS every 4 months. Most recently, Alcomo HACCP was updated on October 4, 2026 and smartMate CWS on October 9, 2026.

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