Insight POS vs Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insight POS
Manage item maintenance, reporting, and real-time inventory control for your point of sale system. This app integrates seamlessly with the rPosIO Cloud to streamline business operations.
- Item maintenance
- Real-time reporting
- Inventory control
- Point of sale integration
- Cloud synchronization
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Insight POS puts your store's pricing, items, and inventory in your pocket. Built for Insight Retail Software customers, it's the fast, modern companion to your back office — scan an item, change a price, run a count, or add a product from anywhere on the floor. Designed for the real world: it runs on phones, tablets, and keeps working when the Wi-Fi doesn't. WORKS OFFLINE, SYNCS AUTOMATICALLY Scan, price, count, and add items with no connection. Everything you do is saved on the device and synced to your back office the moment you're online again — no lost work, no waiting. PRICE AND MANAGE ITEMS IN SECONDS • Scan any barcode with the camera to pull up an item. • Update price and cost with a live margin & markup readout, so you see the impact before you save. • Set selling rule, tax, and pack size, and manage brand, size, and department. • Create a new item on the spot — scan it, name it, price it, done. QUICK EDIT FOR BUSY AISLES Fly through price and quantity changes item after item, then Save & Next. Need a product that isn't in the system yet? Quick Add it without breaking your rhythm. FULL INVENTORY DOCUMENTS Run Physical Counts, Orders, Receiving, Adjustments, Transfers, and price Labels — all from the handheld. Edit any line before you post, and order in units or cases. SCANNING THAT JUST WORKS Reliable UPC-E and UPC-A scanning that matches your registers. When one barcode covers several pack sizes — a single, a 6-pack, a case — Insight POS asks which one, so you always land on the right item. LOOK UP A CUSTOMER, ANYWHERE ON THE FLOOR Search by name, phone, or email and see their house account balance, loyalty points, and programs at a glance. Edit their info or add a new customer without walking back to the register. CHECK AN ORDER OR INVOICE ON THE SPOT Browse a customer's past orders and invoices, filter by status, and pull up any ticket — items, totals, and tax — right from your hand. BUILT FOR YOUR WHOLE TEAM A clean, consistent experience in light or dark mode, on whatever device is closest. Insight POS requires an active Insight Retail Software account.
Core
This app provides a seamless mobile and web ordering solution for businesses. It allows users to submit orders, manage credit requests, and access crucial business information like invoices and delivery details. The platform aims to simplify ordering, reduce labor costs, and improve inventory management.
- Submit orders
- Process credit requests
- Access invoices
- View credit request status
- Track delivery details
- Optimize inventory
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Our brand-new cutting edge ordering solution, CustomerFirst continues our industry leadership in online ordering and business solutions. The mobile app is fully integrated with web, allowing customers to seamlessly move between devices. • Submit orders and process credit requests • Make ordering easier by providing a complete business solution • Reduces customer labor, improves order accuracy and optimizes inventory levels • Access helpful customer information, like invoices, credit request status, delivery details and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Insight POS at 100% against Core's 0%. Insight POS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). Core's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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.
Insight POS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core has 158 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Insight POS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Core's.
Insight POS ships an update every 6 weeks, Core monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insight POS | Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 1.4 (158 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 158 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InsightSoftware | Core-Mark US, LLC |
Customer experience
Insight POS
Core
In-app purchases
Insight POS
No in-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases









