Comparison

Cloud vs NPD Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Cloud

This app streamlines mobile order writing with exceptional speed, even offline. It offers extensive barcode and RFID scanner compatibility, alongside manual entry options. Orders can be sent via email, FTP, or directly to a MySQL database, with features like custom pricing and product images to enhance sales efficiency.

Highlights
  • Offline order writing
  • Extensive barcode/RFID scanner support
  • Instantaneous search
  • Multiple data export options
  • Custom pricing and customer lists
  • Product images and information
  • Catalog mode
Features
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Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order provides unmatched ease and speed for mobile ordering. Lightning fast order writing speed even without a network connection. Supports more Barcode and RFID scanners than any product of it's kind. Scanfob® brand Barcode-RFID-NFC Readers, idChamp® brand scanners, and many others. Barcode & RFID scanner support was designed in from the ground up, no other Mobile Order writing solution matches the easy-to-use Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Order iPad. You also write orders without a barcode scanner (but nothing matches speed of scanning), using instantaneous search option. Send orders to email address, FTP sites, or post data directly to MySQL database - all with one tap. Supports many features to make order writing more efficient than ever. Assign customer lists to sales people, custom pricing for each customer, default quantities by pack size, images, and more. Load your data using simple Excel spreadsheet or CSV file. Supports pictures and there is no limit to the amount of product and customer information that can be provided making order writing for sales people more informed and powerful than ever. Supports writing credit orders so you credits can be given on-the-spot. Supports catalog mode so sales people can rapidly show customers product options to increase order size. Use the unique trigger feature to make scanning with the barcode reader or RFID scanner the most comfortable according the sales persons working preferences.

About

NPD Mobile

Browse and purchase lifestyle home furnishings with ease. Discover curated collections of furniture in various styles, from transitional to modern, all at affordable prices. Enjoy simplified buying with flat freight rates and fast fulfillment.

Highlights
  • Browse product collections
  • Simplified buying process
  • Flat freight rate
  • Fast order fulfillment
  • Curated furniture styles
  • Affordable home furnishings
Features
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NPD Mobile gives you flexibility to browse our products whenever and wherever you are, simplifying the process of buying. About NPD:- NPD is purveyor of lifestyle home furnishings. Our curated collections include leather, rattan, metal, plastic, upholstered chairs, solid wood dining furniture and case goods with styles ranging from transitional, to modern. We strive to make the home furnishing buying simplified by offering flat freight rate and faster order fulfillment form our CA warehouse. At NPD, we believe quality home furnishings should be both attractive and affordable. We are passionately committed to offering reasonably priced home furnishings that are consistently of high quality and fashionably designed.

Screenshots

Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cloud at 4.0 against NPD Mobile's 3.0. Cloud also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). NPD Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, NPD Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Cloud versus NPD Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudNPD Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerialio Ltd.RedAnt

Customer experience

Cloud

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NPD Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

NPD Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloud free?
Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NPD Mobile free?
NPD Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cloud or NPD Mobile?
Cloud is rated higher. Cloud averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NPD Mobile averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cloud or NPD Mobile have ads?
Neither Cloud nor NPD Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud or NPD Mobile?
Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, and NPD Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Cloud was updated on October 13, 2026 and NPD Mobile on October 21, 2026.

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