Comparison

Insight POS vs Core

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Submit orders
  • Process credit requests
  • Access invoices
  • View credit request status
  • Track delivery details
  • Optimize inventory
Features
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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

Screenshots

Insight POS4 screens
Core4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insight POS ships an update every 6 weeks, Core monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Insight POS versus Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight POSCore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better1.4 (158 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInsightSoftwareCore-Mark US, LLC

Customer experience

Insight POS

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Core

All ratings158 ratings
Positive8.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative98.1%

In-app purchases

None

Insight POS

No in-app purchases

None

Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Insight POS free?
Insight POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Core free?
Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Insight POS or Core?
Insight POS is rated higher. Insight POS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Core averages 1.4 from 158 ratings.
Do Insight POS or Core have ads?
Neither Insight POS nor Core shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insight POS or Core?
Insight POS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Core monthly. Most recently, Insight POS was updated on October 2, 2026 and Core on October 13, 2026.

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