NS Mobile Manager vs TRUNO TruView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NS Mobile Manager
Gain immediate, actionable insights into restaurant operations from your mobile device. Make informed business decisions in real-time with alerts on sales, labor, and employee performance to drive profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Real-time sales and labor data
- Check-level detail for alerts
- Track comps, discounts, and voids
- Employee performance insights
- Management decisions from anywhere
- Improve customer satisfaction
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NorthStar Mobile Manager provides immediate, actionable information about a restaurant or a group of restaurants at the convenience of your mobile device. No longer does a manager have to wait for up-to-the-minute reliable data to run a more profitable restaurant. Real-time alerting with check-level detail allows for management-level decisions, made from anywhere you are with your phone. Manage your business with greater effectiveness from anywhere, all in real time. NorthStar Mobile Manager, will reduce the amount of time you spend tracking down transactional data on data points such as comps, discounts and voids, whenever they breach an acceptable level set by corporate. Real-time alerting is provided to you, whether you are on the restaurant floor, managing from home or sitting on the beach. NorthStar Mobile Manager provides your managers access to key management data, such as gross sales, net sales, comps, voids, labor hours, labor dollars and more. Engage and connect with employees; receive data regarding employee performance, labor dollars and percentage by job code so you can continuously improve your staff’s performance, resulting in higher customer satisfaction.
TRUNO TruView
Gain real-time insights into sales performance, history, and trends across all your stores. Compare data between locations, drill down to department details, and export reports in various formats. Access critical business data anytime, anywhere.
- Real-time sales and item movement data
- Cross-location data comparison
- Drill-down to department/item level
- Export data to CSV, XLS, PDF
- End-of-day reporting
- Electronic journal with transaction filters
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TruView grants point of sale clients quick access to real-time summary data for insight into sales performance, history, and important trends across all of their stores. Clients can compare the data between any subset of stores and see the totals for each location and the cumulative total between all locations. TruView uses the TruConnection architecture, which pulls the entire data set from your operations—enabling complete flexibility to the standardized reports provided. Benefits: • View sales and item movement from the POS system in real-time for quick access at any time of day • Available on any browser or mobile device with access to the TruView website for easy access to insights • Drill down from high-level company performance to the details of an individual department of a single store for a complete view of operations • All table data can be exported to CSV, XLS, or PDF for easy consumption and integration into other systems • The TruConnection architecture allows complete flexibility to existing and customer-specific reporting Features: Consolidated Data: The TruView Consolidated Data module aggregates sales information by date(s) and location(s). The data can also be viewed across multiple locations at the Department and Item levels. Hierarchy or Location Level Summary Sales Hourly Sales View Department / Department Group Organization - Sales Line Chart - Items and AIV bar chart - Items and Transactions bar chart - Item count line chart Hourly Department Sales View Item Movement Sales Data Advanced Searching Tender Specific Summary Totals End of Day Reporting The TruView End of Day allows access to all ISS45 POS reports in PDF format across your locations. Multiple days for a single location and a single report may be accessed at one time. Report PDFs may be downloaded or printed from the user interface. Electronic Journal The TruView Electronic Journal module contains all transactions from all stores uploaded in real-time. Transactions from multiple stores may be viewed at the same time. Available receipts can be viewed, downloaded, printed, or batch downloaded in original format. Advance Filters Allow for Searching/Viewing: POS Transaction Number Cashier ID and Name Lane ID POS Department ID and Name UPC Item Description POS Tender ID and Name Exact, Minimum, and Maximum Transaction Time Minimum and Maximum Transaction Amount Contains Item Equal, Less Than, or Greater Than Amount Transaction Flags: - Void - Refund - Cancel - Return - Coupon - Department Sale - No Sale - Manual Price - Override
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Mobile Manager at 5.0 against TRUNO TruView's 3.7. NS Mobile Manager also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NS Mobile Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
NS Mobile Manager ships an update weekly, TRUNO TruView every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NS Mobile Manager | TRUNO TruView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Custom Business Solutions, Inc. | TRUNO |
Customer experience
NS Mobile Manager
TRUNO TruView
In-app purchases
NS Mobile Manager
No in-app purchases
TRUNO TruView
No in-app purchases
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