Comparison

FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS vs CARES Auditor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS

This mobile point-of-sale application integrates with Retail Pro systems to manage sales, check inventory, and process payments. It offers features like barcode scanning, customer management, and receipt generation, suitable for in-aisle or countertop use.

Highlights
  • Real-time integration with Retail Pro
  • Check prices and quantities
  • View product catalog and images
  • Manage customers
  • EMV, Apple Pay, Google Pay support
  • Email and print receipts
  • Barcode scanning
Features
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FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS works with the Retail Pro® 8 and Retail Pro® 9 Point Of Sale systems. KEY FEATURES * Use in the aisle or on the countertop * Real-time integration with Retail Pro * Check prices and quantities * View product catalog, item styles and images * Manage customers * EMV, Apple Pay and Google Pay support in the US * Email and Print Receipts and Gift Receipts * Create Sales Orders with Deposits * Barcode scanning using the built-in camera or a variety of popular Bluetooth scanners. FREE TRIAL Retail Mobile POS is free to download from the App Store. Install the app on your iOS 9.3.5 (or later) device and run it using our test server on the Internet. Register for a Free Trial on FoundryLogic’s website, and then download our Demo and Tutorial Guide for instructions to connect to our Internet demo server. PURCHASE Contact your Retail Pro Business Partner™ to purchase and install a complete system in your store. A complete Retail Mobile POS software installation includes: * Retail Mobile POS app running on your iOS 9.3.5 (or later) devices * Retail Mobile Manager, our system administration console, running on your store network * Retail Mobile Services, our network “server,” running on your store network * Note: you must also be using the Retail Pro® 8 or Retail Pro® 9 Point Of Sale system About FoundryLogic LLC FoundryLogic LLC is a Retail Pro Development Partner™. FoundryLogic has been developing and supporting mobile apps for the Retail Pro® Point Of Sale system since 2004. Our first app was Retail Mobile Inventory, which collects inventory transactions on handheld devices and is widely used by merchants around the world. Please see our company website for more information.

About

CARES Auditor

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CARES Auditor App is a part of the CARES Digital ecosystem which has been designed to provide a further level of product assurance in the CARES assured supply chain.

Screenshots

FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS4 screens
CARES Auditor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS at 9.3 against CARES Auditor's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS versus CARES Auditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoundryLogic Retail Mobile POSCARES Auditor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB244 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoundryLogic LLCCARES UK

In-app purchases

None

FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS

No in-app purchases

None

CARES Auditor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS free?
FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CARES Auditor free?
CARES Auditor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS or CARES Auditor have ads?
Neither FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS nor CARES Auditor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS or CARES Auditor?
FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS ships an update every 2 months, and CARES Auditor every 2 months. Most recently, FoundryLogic Retail Mobile POS was updated on November 6, 2026 and CARES Auditor on October 26, 2026.

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