DSDLink Mobile vs CustomerFirst Solutions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSDLink Mobile
Streamline beverage ordering for bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. Discover and order products from all your distributors, plan ahead with sales history, and view accurate pricing with discounts. Manage payments and invoices in one convenient platform.
- Order from all distributors
- Discover new products
- Plan orders ahead
- Utilize sales history for ordering
- View accurate pricing and discounts
- Pay distributors in one place
- Download invoices
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DSDLink Mobile is the go-to app for beer, wine, spirits, and energy drink ordering for bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and any other establishments. Find and Order Products from ALL your Distributors - Explore and order any new products that your distributor is allowed to sell in your area - Plan and place orders as far ahead of time as needed - Use calculated sales history to right-size your orders Accurate Pricing - Know exactly what you're going to pay for your order before you buy - View available discounts and any quantity based or mix-and-match deals Manage & Pay - Pay all your distributors in one place with ACH or card - Download PDFs of your delivered invoices. Even if they were not placed on DSDLink! - Schedule and pay on your due date using PayLink.
CustomerFirst Solutions
This platform simplifies the ordering process for businesses on mobile devices. It offers an intuitive interface for placing orders, managing invoices, and tracking deliveries across multiple locations. Users can efficiently find products and access important financial statements.
- Streamlined mobile ordering
- At-a-glance dashboard
- Intelligent product search
- Order from custom lists and history
- Access invoices and A/R statements
- Order using par levels
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"CustomerFirst is a cutting-edge ordering platform, from Performance Foodservice and Vistar, featuring a streamlined ordering experience specifically designed for your mobile phone, an at-a-glance dashboard highlighting what you need to know, and intelligent search to find the right products at a moment’s notice. Users are empowered to order from custom lists, order guides, purchase history, and more. Invoice and A/R statements are right at your fingertips for all of your locations. Our user-friendly interface and intuitive features provide a level of efficiency and convenience like never before. Best-in-class features: • Place orders from your phone • Access your orders across locations • View open orders, deliveries, and order history • View invoices, statements, and POD docs • Search for new items • Order using par levels"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DSDLink Mobile at 8.3K against CustomerFirst Solutions's 30. DSDLink Mobile also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
DSDLink Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSDLink Mobile has 8.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of DSDLink Mobile's written reviews are positive against 67% of CustomerFirst Solutions's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DSDLink Mobile ships an update every 2 months, CustomerFirst Solutions every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSDLink Mobile | CustomerFirst Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Encompass Technologies Development Inc. | PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC. |
Customer experience
DSDLink Mobile
CustomerFirst Solutions
Bugs and requests
DSDLink Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Order history and order placement issues
- Inconsistent product availability information
- Difficulty removing specific products from order guide
Requested features
5 requests- Add a favorites or frequently ordered section
- Improve communication with sales representatives
- Allow printing of orders
- Organize products by category or type (bottles vs cans)
- Provide more prominent low/out of stock indicators
CustomerFirst Solutions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DSDLink Mobile
No in-app purchases
CustomerFirst Solutions
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DSDLink Mobile free?
Is CustomerFirst Solutions free?
Which has better reviews, DSDLink Mobile or CustomerFirst Solutions?
Do DSDLink Mobile or CustomerFirst Solutions have ads?
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