HMP Restaurant vs xtraCHEF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HMP Restaurant
Process credit card payments securely and affordably from your mobile device. This app offers a comprehensive solution for accepting various transaction types, even offline, with detailed reporting and 24/7 customer support.
- Secure credit card processing
- Accept major credit cards
- Offline payment processing
- Detailed transaction reports
- Electronic signature capture
- 24/7 live customer support
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Description Accept credit cards anywhere, securely and reliably, for less, with the Heartland Mobile Payments app. Begin processing credit card payments right through your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch without paying additional set-up, monthly service, gateway or transaction fees. • Secure – All card data is encrypted as it’s swiped, then securely sent to Heartland for authorization, so sensitive card data is never stored on your mobile device or transmitted in the clear. • Cost-Effective – Get everything you need from one source with no middlemen, outside gateways or third party providers to increase your costs. • Reliable – Accept payments even when you are in areas without Wi-Fi access or cellular service, using our Store & Forward feature. • Comprehensive – Process card present, card not present (mail order, telephone order), voice authorization and other transaction types properly, minimizing time and cost while eliminating aggravation. With the Heartland Mobile Payments app, you get the first truly comprehensive mobile payment solution developed by a payments processor. In order to use the Heartland Mobile Payment app, a Heartland merchant account is required. *** FEATURES *** • Accept payments via secure card swipe or keyed entry • Process all major credit cards, corporate cards and Heartland gift cards • Customizable email receipts for your customers • Optional portable Bluetooth receipt printer • Access detailed reports on your mobile device, or through Heartland’s InfoCentral reporting portal • Electronic signature capture • Add photos of purchased goods • Record location of purchases • Live customer support available 24/7/365 • • Dedicated local sales representative *** GETTING STARTED *** Getting started is easy. Just download the free Heartland Mobile Payment app and contact Heartland to setup a merchant account and obtain your Heartland encrypted card reader. Learn more at HeartlandPaymentSystems.com or email HeartlandMobilePayments@e-hps.com
xtraCHEF
Automate restaurant financial and operational management. Digitize invoices, automate GL coding, and optimize spending with vendor price tracking, recipe costing, and inventory management. Gain better control over food costs and maximize profit margins.
- Automated financial management
- Operational management tools
- Digitize and process invoices
- Automate general ledger coding
- Vendor price tracking
- Recipe and plate costing
- Inventory management
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xtraCHEF by Toast is a suite of automated financial and operational management tools that make it easy for any restaurant operator to better control food costs and maximize margins. Analyze your spending history by digitizing, processing, and storing your restaurant invoices; save time and decrease human error by automating line-item general ledger (GL) coding for your accounting system; and optimize your spending and profit margins with vendor price tracking, recipe and plate costing, and a modernized inventory management process. Please note: You must already be an xtraCHEF customer to use this app. Need to sign up? Head over to xtrachef.com to learn more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xtraCHEF at 4.6 against HMP Restaurant's 1.9. xtraCHEF also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 17%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 14). HMP Restaurant's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xtraCHEF holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xtraCHEF has 2.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of HMP Restaurant's written reviews are positive against 42% of xtraCHEF's.
HMP Restaurant ships an update every 2 months, xtraCHEF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HMP Restaurant | xtraCHEF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 42.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | xtraCHEF, Inc. |
Customer experience
HMP Restaurant
xtraCHEF
Bugs and requests
HMP Restaurant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
xtraCHEF
Reported bugs
4 issues- Logout issues when logging in on another device
- Inventory data loss
- Unreliable search function
- Incompatibility with certain browsers
Requested features
4 requests- Saved login option
- Improved inventory UI and workflow
- Automatic invoice/invoice item categorization
- Better integration with other systems
In-app purchases
HMP Restaurant
No in-app purchases
xtraCHEF
No in-app purchases









