Batcher vs Revel KDS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Batcher
This business application facilitates batching operations when used with specific barcode scanner and magnetic card reader hardware. It is designed to streamline data entry and management for compatible Infinite Peripherals devices.
- Barcode scanning integration
- Magnetic card reader support
- Batch data entry
- Compatible with Linea Pro & Infinea hardware
- Streamlined data management
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Batching software for use with the Linea Pro & Infinea Barcode Scanner / Magnetic Card Reader from Infinite Peripherals.
Revel KDS
This system digitally displays incoming orders and allows them to be cleared upon completion, enhancing service speed and accuracy. It directly integrates with a point of sale system to reduce errors and food waste, offering flexibility with order redirection.
- Digital order display
- Order completion tracking
- POS integration
- KDS redirect feature
- Production time tracking
- Item preparation routing
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Revel’s kitchen display system (KDS) allows you to digitally display orders as they come in, and clear them as they’re complete, improving your speed of service and order accuracy. With Revel’s KDS, reduce food waste and order communication errors with a system that directly integrates with the point of sale. Additionally, the new KDS Redirect feature allows you to redirect orders to another kitchen display when you close your current display, giving you flexibility to close prep stations when service is slower than expected or when shifts come to an end. Streamline your foodservice operations and reduce errors with Revel’s kitchen display system (KDS). This KDS directly integrates with Revel’s point of sale (POS) to connect front-of-house and back-of-house for accurate communication and order preparation. Key features: -Provide your team with easy to read digital tickets and reduce kitchen errors with automatic syncing between the POS and KDS. -Track the amount of production time required for each order by item or by employee and identify key areas to optimize output and delight your customers. -Send order items directly to the kitchen station where they should be prepared and enable bump capabilities to prioritize specific items as necessary. -Leverage KDS redirect to route orders to another kitchen display when you close your current display. -Empower your team to make every item exactly as intended by tapping the the information (“i”) button next to items to see what goes into each menu item. -Remove the problems associated with paper, such as misplaced, ruined, and otherwise illegible tickets and go green with a digital solution! This app is intended for use by businesses that use the Revel iPad Point of Sale system. If you do not use Revel POS and would like to learn more, please call (415) 744-1433 or visit revelsystems.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Batcher at 60% against Revel KDS's 0%. Batcher also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.5) and device support (3 vs 1). Revel KDS's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Batcher holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Batcher's written reviews are positive against 0% of Revel KDS's.
Batcher ships an update every 8 months, Revel KDS every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Batcher | Revel KDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinite Peripherals Inc. | Revel Systems iPad POS |
Customer experience
Batcher
Revel KDS
In-app purchases
Batcher
No in-app purchases
Revel KDS
No in-app purchases









