Katalyst KDS vs Looped CDS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Looped CDS
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Customer Displaying System that allow the customer view restaurant promotion and product images and also can enter the mobile number so that he can view his order and his wallet balance details . The product owner create pin code from web dashboard for the users. The customer can view his requested order from POS system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Katalyst KDS at monthly against Looped CDS's every 6 months. 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.
Katalyst KDS ships an update monthly, Looped CDS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Katalyst KDS | Looped CDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Katalyst LLC | Looped |
In-app purchases
Katalyst KDS
No in-app purchases
Looped CDS
No in-app purchases
