RetailEdge Dashboard vs Star Quick Setup Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RetailEdge Dashboard
This app provides a quick overview of your store's key sales metrics, including totals, tax collected, and gross profit. It collects sales data transmitted from compatible point-of-sale software, requiring a specific maintenance plan for data transmission.
- View sales totals
- Track tax collected
- Monitor gross profit
- See number of sales
- Collect sales data
- Transmit data from POS
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RetailEdge Dashboard is an easy to use app that allows you to quickly see your store's sales totals, tax collected, gross profit, number of sales and more. You can use it to collect sales data transmitted from RetailEdge point of sale software. You must be on a RetailEdge Silver Software Maintenance Plan in order for data to be transmitted from RetailEdge to the dashboard.
Star Quick Setup Utility
This utility app helps users quickly set up and manage Star POS printers and compatible peripheral devices. It allows for initial configuration, operational checks, and parameter adjustments, with links to online manuals for troubleshooting support.
- Initial printer setup
- Printer operation checks
- Change device parameters
- Access online manuals
- Configure peripherals
- Firmware updates
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Star Quick Setup Utility enables you to quickly set up Star POS printers and these peripheral devices provided by Star Micronics. Moreover, it is helpful to check printers and peripheral devices' operation or to change various parameters. There are links to online manuals, so it also helps to trouble. [Supported Printers and Peripheral devices] - mC-Label3 - mC-Label2 - mC-Print3 - mC-Print2 - mPOP - TSP100IV - TSP100IV SK - TSP100III - mC-Connect Drawer - Wireless LAN Unit [Features] ** Initial Settings ** - Search Printer - Use Wireless LAN - Use Star SteadyLAN - Use Star Micronics Cloud Services - Check Available Functions ** Printer Operation Check ** - Printer Test (Print sample receipt / Print photo) - Device Status - Wireless LAN Troubleshooting - Print Job - Printer Self Printing - Cash Drawer / Buzzer Test - Barcode Reader / HID Device Test - Customer Display Test - Melody Speaker Test ** Printer Settings ** - Memory Switch Settings / Advanced Settings - Logo Settings - Interface Settings (Bluetooth / Network / USB) - Cloud Settings (Star CloudPRNT / Star Micronics Cloud Service) - Peripheral Settings (Wireless LAN Unit / Barcode Reader) - Label Settings (One Touch Label / Print Media / Parts Cleaning / Parts Replacing) - Firmware Update - Star Configuration Export / Import ** Online Manual ** - Open the online manual
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RetailEdge Dashboard at 50% against Star Quick Setup Utility's 7%. RetailEdge Dashboard also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Star Quick Setup Utility's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 3). 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.
RetailEdge Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Quick Setup Utility has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RetailEdge Dashboard's written reviews are positive against 7% of Star Quick Setup Utility's.
RetailEdge Dashboard ships an update every 16 months, Star Quick Setup Utility every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetailEdge Dashboard | Star Quick Setup Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | High Meadow Business Solutions | STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
RetailEdge Dashboard
Star Quick Setup Utility
In-app purchases
RetailEdge Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Star Quick Setup Utility
No in-app purchases
Questions
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