Katalyst KDS vs Esupl KDS
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.
Esupl KDS
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Esupl KDS is an ultimate tool to keep all kitchen tickets under control! KDS is a part of the Esupl platform and directly connects to the POS app. Using KDS cooks can easier manage a tickets order, do more and faster. In KDS you will find: - Auto timer for each order, which will notify cook about time for dish preparation; - Statuses for each order and item. Waiter will see have a cook started preparing dish or not without necessity to run to the kitchen each time; - Direct messages to the kitchen: waiter can left comments to order items or send instructions for cook. - Economy: digital KDS can help you to save paper for ticket printer. More to come....!
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Verdict
Katalyst KDS and Esupl KDS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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, Esupl KDS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Katalyst KDS | Esupl KDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Katalyst LLC | ESUPL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
In-app purchases
Katalyst KDS
No in-app purchases
Esupl KDS
No in-app purchases
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