Comparison

Skip vs Smart KDS

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

Head to head
About

Skip

Connect your restaurant or retail business with millions of customers across Canada. Increase orders, manage deliveries in real-time, and update your online menu easily. Grow your business with a national delivery network.

Highlights
  • Connect with 5+ million customers
  • Increase orders and business
  • Manage order details and timing
  • Track deliveries in real-time
  • Manage online menu
Features
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About this app Join over 50,000 restaurants and retailers who trust Skip, Canada’s homegrown delivery app, to connect them with 5+ million customers in more than 450 cities and towns across the country. GROW WITH SKIP Companies that partner with Skip see a significant boost in orders just by being on the network. Join the thousands of great restaurants, stores, and shops like yours that find new customers, more business, and greater brand affinity with Skip. EASY TO USE With the Skip Partner App, you can: • Amplify your reach and drive more orders by tapping into the power of our national network. • Manage the details and timing of your orders. • Track your deliveries on a real-time map. • Manage your online menu. PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Skip is currently serving a growing number of markets in Canada. To find out more about tapping into a whole new revenue stream for your business, visit partners.skipthedishes.com.

About

Smart KDS

Features
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NextGen Smart KDS is the kitchen display system for restaurants running on the NextGen Kitchens platform. It replaces paper tickets with a live order board on the iPads your team already uses. FOUR VIEWS, ONE APP Kitchen staff see live tickets grouped by station, with prep status on every item. Runners see what is ready and what is in transit. Managers can prioritize an order so it floats to the top of every board. Owners get on-time performance and friction at a glance. BUILT FOR A REAL KITCHEN - Order tickets by station, or an all-stations expediter view - Start and complete items individually, or bump a whole ticket - Recall an order that went out too early, with remake and per-item options - Hold and resume tickets without losing their place in the queue - Audible alerts for new orders, scoped to the station this device is assigned to - Multi-restaurant support, so one board can cover several brands in a shared kitchen BLUETOOTH RECEIPT PRINTING Print kitchen tickets to a Star Micronics Bluetooth receipt printer. Pair the printer once during device setup and print automatically on new orders, or on demand from any ticket. NextGen Smart KDS requires an active NextGen Kitchens account. Contact your administrator for access.

Screenshots

Skip4 screens
Smart KDS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Skip and Smart KDS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Skip versus Smart KDS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkipSmart KDS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkipTheDishesNextGen Kitchens Inc.

Bugs and requests

Skip

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Menu says 'coming soon' for over a year
  • App crashes instantly with latest update
  • App goes blank and returns to home screen
  • App does not run on older iOS versions
  • App gets stuck on 'set your location' screen
Show 13 more
  • App never loads, stays on orange blank page
  • App breaks after latest update, map not available
  • App crashes all the time
  • App won't open, stuck at set your location
  • App opens to a black screen after first use
  • App doesn't work on Apple devices
  • App doesn't detect internet connection
  • App displays grey text for special requests, hard to read
  • Prep time automatically resets to 5 minutes
  • Food items marked 'sold out' automatically become available after expiration
  • Cannot log out without deleting the app
  • Login credentials rejected, password recovery email not received
  • App is not fitted to the iPhone screen

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to make menu changes
  • Ability to create promo and deals
  • Option for merchants/drivers to post pictures upon pickup
  • Picture option on merchant tablet to disable sold out items
  • Ability to set average food prep time permanently
Show 6 more
  • Add swipe option for restaurants when food is ready
  • Allow connection to local printers
  • Improve text visibility for special requests (e.g., orange or bold red font)
  • Better driver instructions visibility
  • Feature to track driver location accurately
  • Improve app optimization for iPhone screens

Smart KDS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skip

No in-app purchases

None

Smart KDS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skip free?
Skip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart KDS free?
Smart KDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skip or Smart KDS have ads?
Neither Skip nor Smart KDS shows ads.

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