Comparison

Cloud vs Codale Employee Tools

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

Codale Employee Tools

This app allows users to manage business orders and customer accounts on the go. It provides real-time pricing, inventory checks, and order creation capabilities. Users can also access product information and view order history.

Highlights
  • Real-time pricing and availability
  • Order creation and management
  • Customer-specific pricing
  • Barcode scanning
  • Order history and bids
  • Product spec sheets
Features
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Codale Employee Tools connects you to your distributor anywhere, anytime. Create orders based on realtime pricing and company-wide availability, view your account information, take photos of requested product, and more… - View customer specific pricing and company-wide availability - Create orders - Quickly add Product Groups to your shopping cart - Scan barcode labels in the Quick Pad - Contact a branch for special order items - Map branch locations - View bids, open orders, and order history - Advanced search for finding items on order - View product spec sheets

Screenshots

Cloud4 screens
Codale Employee Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Codale Employee Tools at 5.0 against Cloud's 4.0. Codale Employee Tools also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Cloud's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). 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

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

Codale Employee Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codale Employee Tools has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, Codale Employee Tools every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Cloud versus Codale Employee Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudCodale Employee Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerialio Ltd.Innovo, LLC

Customer experience

Cloud

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

Codale Employee Tools

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

Codale Employee Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloud free?
Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codale Employee Tools free?
Codale Employee Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cloud or Codale Employee Tools?
Codale Employee Tools is rated higher. Cloud averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Codale Employee Tools averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Cloud or Codale Employee Tools have ads?
Neither Cloud nor Codale Employee Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud or Codale Employee Tools?
Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, and Codale Employee Tools every 5 months. Most recently, Cloud was updated on October 13, 2026 and Codale Employee Tools on October 10, 2026.

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