Comparison

Jolt vs QSR Inventory

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

Head to head
About

Jolt

This platform digitizes restaurant operations, focusing on team accountability and food safety. It integrates temperature probes and label printing for efficient compliance, alongside tools for employee scheduling and performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Team accountability
  • Food safety tracking
  • Integrated temperature probes
  • Label printing
  • Corrective actions
  • Employee scheduling
  • Advanced reporting
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Manual inventory entry
  • Camera scanning
  • Bluetooth scanner support
  • Wi-Fi submission
  • Cellular submission
  • Eliminates device syncing
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Jolt4 screens
QSR Inventory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jolt at 4.4 against QSR Inventory's 3.8. Jolt also leads on ratings volume (894 vs 85). QSR Inventory's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jolt holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jolt has 894 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jolt ships an update every 3 weeks, QSR Inventory every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jolt versus QSR Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoltQSR Inventory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (894 ratings) — better3.8 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings894 — better85
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIntuiplan, LLCQSRSoft, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Jolt

All ratings894 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.6%

QSR Inventory

All ratings85 ratings
Positive63.5%
Neutral15.3%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative27.3%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jolt

No in-app purchases

None

QSR Inventory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jolt free?
Jolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QSR Inventory free?
QSR Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jolt or QSR Inventory?
Jolt is rated higher. Jolt averages 4.4 out of 5 from 894 ratings, while QSR Inventory averages 3.8 from 85 ratings.
Do Jolt or QSR Inventory have ads?
Neither Jolt nor QSR Inventory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jolt or QSR Inventory?
Jolt ships an update every 3 weeks, and QSR Inventory every 4 weeks. Most recently, Jolt was updated on September 24, 2026 and QSR Inventory on September 1, 2026.

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