Jolt vs QSR Inventory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jolt
This platform digitizes restaurant operations, enhancing team accountability and food safety. It offers features like integrated temperature probes, label printing, and employee performance tracking for efficient management.
- Digital checklists
- Team accountability
- Food safety tracking
- Employee performance
- Temperature probe integration
- Label printing
- Advanced reporting
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A digital checklist platform for restaurants that delivers team accountability, digital food safety, and employee performance featuring integrated temperature probes & label printing, corrective actions, employee scheduling, and advanced reporting.
QSR Inventory
Streamline your inventory management with this app. Enter items manually or use your device's camera or a Bluetooth scanner for quick data capture. Submit inventory data instantly over Wi-Fi or cellular, eliminating tedious syncing.
- Manual inventory entry
- Camera scanning
- Bluetooth scanner support
- Wi-Fi submission
- Cellular submission
- Eliminates device syncing
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The QSRSoft Inventory App allows inventory to quickly and accurately be taken and submitted. Inventory can be entered manually or scanned via the device camera or bluetooth scanner. The app submits the inventory either via wi-fi or cellular network and eliminates the time-consuming and cumbersome device syncing processes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jolt at 4.5 against QSR Inventory's 3.8. Jolt also leads on ratings volume (962 vs 85). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Jolt holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jolt has 962 ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Jolt's written reviews are positive against 39% of QSR Inventory's.
Jolt ships an update every 3 weeks, QSR Inventory every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jolt | QSR Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (962 ratings) — better | 3.8 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better | 39.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 962 — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intuiplan, LLC | QSRSOFT, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
Customer experience
Jolt
QSR Inventory
User reviews
Jolt
From 962 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🚀 Efficient management tool
- 💡 Helpful features like checklists and video uploads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow performance and frequent crashes
- 🔒 Poor customer service and lack of support
- 💰 Misleading sales practices and hidden costs
QSR Inventory
From 85 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Saves time on inventory
- 👍 Convenient search by WRIN/name
- 👍 Ability to add waste
- 👍 Simpler than info recorder
- 👍 Red/yellow/green warnings helpful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Music stops with each scan
- 🐛 App resets to top after typing amount
- 🐛 Inventory data deleted after time limit
- 🐛 App crashes or won't open
- 🐛 Counts not submitting correctly
Bugs and requests
Jolt
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not recognizing internet connection
- Stickers not printing correctly
- Schedules and lists not syncing properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to remove time off requests
- App-based notifications for tasks
- Better scheduling and shift management features
QSR Inventory
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes on opening after update
- App won't open on some phones
- Counts not submitting to web version correctly
- Camera issues: nothing appears, flash on screen
- Music stops with each scan
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- Camera closes after each scan when switching to type and back
- App resets to top of list when using number pad instead of +/-
- Inventory data deleted after a set time limit without warning
- App logs out randomly during inventory
- Keyboard disappears when using a Bluetooth scanner
- Submit inventory button covers bottom of screen
- App restarts and deletes counts when switching apps or receiving calls
- Icons appear as question marks
- App shows error every week
- Login issues: invalid user name
- App doesn't allow inventory, says no access
Requested features
15 requests- Ability to collapse completed inventory locations
- Option to disable auto-deletion of inventory
- Add a route option for counting
- Clickable items on the location list
- See actual variance numbers
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- Horizontal mode option
- Work with dcsync for store orders
- Option to toggle flashlight when scanning
- Add a button for keypad similar to camera button
- Sort past counts by time
- Option to subtract items instead of deleting and re-adding
- Allow searching WRINs without hyphens
- Add a 'remember me' option
- Enable dictionary keyboard for voice input in cold environments
- Make submit button smaller or move to top
In-app purchases
Jolt
No in-app purchases
QSR Inventory
No in-app purchases
