Comparison

MenuPilot® vs KitchenInvy

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

Head to head
About

MenuPilot®

This app centralizes the management and communication of critical menu data and training materials for foodservice operations. It works with a web portal and optional hardware to create on-demand labels for food safety, rotation, and product information.

Highlights
  • Centralized menu data management
  • Food safety labeling
  • Training material communication
  • On-demand label production
  • Integration with web portal
  • Companion hardware support
Features
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The MenuPilot® application, coupled with streamlined corporate management of menu data via the MenuCommand® web portal, reduces dependence on hardware and increases emphasis on platform. Together, these facilitate the centralized management and communication of critical menu data and training materials to foodservice operations. DayMark® Safety Systems also delivers companion hardware with the Matt85™ and Matt77™ direct thermal label printers, facilitating on-demand production of shelf-life, food rotation and complex grab & go product labeling.

About

KitchenInvy

Streamline daily inventory management for food businesses. Track stock, record waste, and generate order lists from a secure, unified platform. Ideal for restaurants, cafes, and food trucks.

Highlights
  • Daily inventory organization
  • Stock counting
  • Waste tracking
  • Supplier order list building
  • Inventory reporting
  • Team alignment
Features
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KitchenInvy helps restaurants, cafes, boba shops, dessert teams, food trucks, and small food businesses keep daily inventory work organized from one secure workspace. Use the KitchenInvy Pro companion app to count stock, submit waste, build supplier order lists, review inventory reports, and keep managers and staff aligned from the floor, storage room, prep area, truck, or office. KitchenInvy is built for existing KitchenInvy Pro customers and invited team members. New subscriptions, checkout, plan changes, and billing management are handled outside the mobile companion app on the secure KitchenInvy website.

Screenshots

MenuPilot®4 screens
KitchenInvy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KitchenInvy at 100% against MenuPilot®'s 0%. KitchenInvy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). MenuPilot®'s advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

KitchenInvy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MenuPilot® has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MenuPilot®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of KitchenInvy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MenuPilot® ships an update every 3 months, KitchenInvy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MenuPilot® versus KitchenInvy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenuPilot®KitchenInvy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMC Group, IncJonathan Williams

Customer experience

MenuPilot®

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

KitchenInvy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MenuPilot®

No in-app purchases

None

KitchenInvy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MenuPilot® free?
MenuPilot® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KitchenInvy free?
KitchenInvy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MenuPilot® or KitchenInvy?
KitchenInvy is rated higher. MenuPilot® averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while KitchenInvy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MenuPilot® or KitchenInvy have ads?
Neither MenuPilot® nor KitchenInvy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MenuPilot® or KitchenInvy?
MenuPilot® ships an update every 3 months, and KitchenInvy fortnightly. Most recently, MenuPilot® was updated on October 3, 2026 and KitchenInvy on October 9, 2026.

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