PAR Mobile vs CensiTrac Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAR Mobile
Configure and maintain your weight-based inventory management system with this iOS app. It provides mobile access to the tools and features found in the desktop administration software for on-premises PAR installations.
- Configure PAR Bins system
- Maintain PAR Bins system
- Mobile access to admin tools
- Weight-based inventory management
- Compatible with on-premises PAR
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The PAR Mobile app is compatible only with on-premises PAR installations. This PAR Mobile iOS app is not compatible with PAR Cloud software. Use PAR Mobile to configure and maintain your PAR Bins weight-based inventory management system. This iOS app offers mobile access to the tools and features available in the desktop versions of our administration software. © Copyright 2020 PAR Excellence Systems, Inc. PAR Excellence® is a Registered Trademark of PAR Excellence Systems, Inc.
CensiTrac Mobile
This app provides surgical instrument and asset management, tracking items through sterile processing workflows. It requires a subscription to CensiTrac and supports Linea Pro sleds for enhanced functionality.
- Surgical instrument tracking
- Asset management
- Sterile processing workflow support
- Linea Pro sled compatibility
- Instrument-level tracking
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The official app from Censis Technologies, a leader in surgical instrument and asset management software. CensiTrac is a surgical asset management system capable of tracking at the instrument level through the sterile processing workflows. The Censitrac app currently supports the Linea Pro sleds. Use of this application requires a subscription to CensiTrac. For questions, additional information, or training, contact the Censis Help Desk at support@censis.com or call 888-877-3010, option 1.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CensiTrac Mobile at 4.3 against PAR Mobile's 3.8. PAR Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
CensiTrac Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of PAR Mobile's written reviews are positive against 67% of CensiTrac Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PAR Mobile ships an update every 14 months, CensiTrac Mobile every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAR Mobile | CensiTrac Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PAR Excellence Systems, Inc. | Censis Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
PAR Mobile
CensiTrac Mobile
In-app purchases
PAR Mobile
No in-app purchases
CensiTrac Mobile
No in-app purchases
