nemo KDS vs Katalyst KDS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nemo KDS
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Dispatch cooking tickets to multiple kitchen stations No more hand-writing tickets for your chef! – back & front connected paper-lessly - Front house staff sends order to kitchens, system automatically dispatches to each stations respectively. - Print kitchen tickets to multiple stations simultaneously - Automatically consolidate same food items to be prepared at the same time - Keep tracking for progress of preparation - Notify front house staffs or customer to pickup when ready - Available on phone, tablet, and large screen browser.
Katalyst KDS
This kitchen display system integrates with a point of sale to manage in-house, online, and third-party orders. It offers color-coded statuses, multi-screen support, and prep station routing to replace paper slips and provide kitchen reporting.
- Integrates with Katalyst POS
- Manages multiple order sources
- Color-coded order statuses
- Supports multiple screen sizes
- Prep station routing
- Provides kitchen reporting
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Katalyst KDS (Kitchen Display System) integrates directly with the Katalyst Point of Sale to seamlessly display in-house, Katalyst online ordering and third-party guest orders. With easy to read color-coding statuses, multiple screen size capability, and forward-thinking prep station routing, lose the paper slips and gain valuable kitchen reporting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Katalyst KDS at monthly against nemo KDS's every 5 months. nemo KDS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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.
nemo KDS ships an update every 5 months, Katalyst KDS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nemo KDS | Katalyst KDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADDEVE COMPANY LIMITED | Katalyst LLC |
In-app purchases
nemo KDS
No in-app purchases
Katalyst KDS
No in-app purchases
