Revel CDS XT vs Genius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revel CDS XT
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CDS XT offers many customization options when paired with Revel’s new branding tool. Able to store custom colors, images, split-screen displays, and logos, CDS XT helps restaurants increase and improve brand awareness. CDS XT also connects customers directly with Revel loyalty program prompts, improving on-going customer engagement and recognition for returning guests. CDS XT Features: Custom branding functionality: - Simplified configuration with the Revel Branding Tool - Easier updates to recurring promotions, holiday specials, and general messaging, with the ability to save and store multiple skins - Built-in account creation for Revel loyalty programs and returning customers - In-app Revel loyalty reward redemption - Native gratuity entry and signature screens for credit card authentication - In-app facilitation of digital emails for customer relationship management - Integrated scale display for weighted products
Genius
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Transcend POS… Genius for Enterprise is a complete cloud restaurant management platform. From customer orders to powerful cloud reporting, Genius for Enterprise has you covered front-to-back and inside-out. Simple, affordable and powerful – Genius for Enterprise is enterprise power made smartphone easy. If you run a single location or an entire large enterprise, Genius for Enterprise will keep you focused on food, brand and customer experience, not babysitting a POS system. The Genius for Enterprise app is free to download but it does require a monthly subscription to activate and use per store location. With the basic subscription plan you get: -Ordering -Dynamic menus -Localized sales tax engine -Reporting -Time clock -Payment connection -Payroll connection For a little more each, monthly – you can add: +Kitchen management +Scheduling +Inventory +Instant data & alerts +Manager log & tasks +B2C CRM +Stored value (gift cards) +Loyalty +Customer engagement +Email campaigns +Single-use coupons. All data is backed up to the cloud and gives individual store controls and aggregated reporting and data to single and multi-unit operators. The Genius for Enterprise app runs locally at the restaurant and provides ordering, menus, cash management, payment integration, time clocking, local reports and kitchen display management (extra, add on). You pay one fixed monthly price. You also get to load Genius for Enterprise on as many devices to run your store for that single price. We’ve killed per terminal fees. 2 terminals? One price. 4 terminals? Same price. 20 terminals? Same price! Genius for Enterprise is “bulletproof”, even if the internet goes down. Genius for Enterprise apps all share data on your local network. Advanced reporting, inventory, labor scheduling, etc. all live on the cloud. If the internet goes down, your local Genius for Enterprise apps keep running the store and sharing order information for up to 30 days. Best of all, all the local functions exist in the apps. That means you can even run end of shift and end of day reports without internet. There are no POS servers with Genius for Enterprise. Local apps talk to each other and the cloud. There are no network servers involved with Genius for Enterprise in your store. It’s just like your smartphone – easy. Easy, affordable, powerful – that’s Genius for Enterprise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Genius at every 2 months against Revel CDS XT's every 4 months. Revel CDS XT's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Revel CDS XT ships an update every 4 months, Genius every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revel CDS XT | Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revel Systems iPad POS | Global Payments, Inc |
In-app purchases
Revel CDS XT
No in-app purchases
Genius
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Revel CDS XT free?
Is Genius free?
Do Revel CDS XT or Genius have ads?
Which is updated more often, Revel CDS XT or Genius?
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