Retailer Portal vs Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retailer Portal
Manage beverage orders, payments, and account balances on the go. Discover new products and promotions with this essential business tool. Stay on top of deadlines and never miss an order.
- Place and pay for orders
- View orders and invoices
- Manage account balance
- Access deals and promotions
- Discover new products
- Enhanced search capabilities
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Place and pay for orders at any time, from anywhere with the beverage industry’s leading online ordering and eCommerce system. With all the tools and features you love about Retailer Portal at your fingertips, the app is an essential tool of the trade. Never miss an order deadline with Retailer Portal in your back pocket! The VIP Retailer Portal app makes it easy to: • Enter new orders * View existing orders and invoices * Make payments * Manage your account balance directly from your phone * Stay on top of the latest deals and promotions * Discover new and featured products with enhanced search capabilities You must be a registered Retailer Portal user to use the app.
Core
This app provides a seamless mobile and web ordering solution for businesses. It allows users to submit orders, manage credit requests, and access crucial business information like invoices and delivery details. The platform aims to simplify ordering, reduce labor costs, and improve inventory management.
- Submit orders
- Process credit requests
- Access invoices
- View credit request status
- Track delivery details
- Optimize inventory
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Our brand-new cutting edge ordering solution, CustomerFirst continues our industry leadership in online ordering and business solutions. The mobile app is fully integrated with web, allowing customers to seamlessly move between devices. • Submit orders and process credit requests • Make ordering easier by providing a complete business solution • Reduces customer labor, improves order accuracy and optimizes inventory levels • Access helpful customer information, like invoices, credit request status, delivery details and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retailer Portal at 50% against Core's 0%. Retailer Portal also leads on rating (2.9 vs 1.4). Core's advantage is ratings volume (186 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Retailer Portal holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core has 186 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Retailer Portal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Core's.
Retailer Portal ships an update every 3 weeks, Core monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retailer Portal | Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (11 ratings) — better | 1.4 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vermont Information Processing, Inc | Core-Mark US, LLC |
Customer experience
Retailer Portal
Core
In-app purchases
Retailer Portal
No in-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases
