i vs Order Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i
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i-QuickMenu leverages technology to provide your restaurant customers with an innovative, personalized and interactive dining experience by replacing traditional paper-printed menu. With i-QuickMenu, the restaurant can easily change its menu, show pictures of each dish, send orders directly to the kitchen, cut down on server errors and save time and money. Diners will experience a dynamic menu where food items seem to jump off the screen in vibrant colour and can customize their order in a simple and intuitive way.
Order Entry
This iPad-based point-of-sale application provides a comprehensive restaurant management system. It replaces traditional terminals with wireless devices, offering a cloud-based solution for single and multi-unit operators.
- iPad-based point-of-sale
- Handheld wireless terminals
- Cloud-based POS system
- Restaurant management
- Suitable for single and multi-unit operators
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NorthStar Order Entry is a full-function, iPad-based, point-of-sale application for single and multi-unit restaurant operators. NorthStar Order Entry delivers a complete restaurant POS system with handheld, wireless iPads replacing traditional POS terminals in a true cloud-based POS system. NorthStar Order Entry is a product of Custom Business Solutions, Inc. (CBS) of Irvine, CA.
Verdict
i and Order Entry are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
i ships an update every 3 weeks, Order Entry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i | Order Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.1 (19 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QuickPOS Technologies Inc. | Custom Business Solutions, Inc. |
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
Order Entry
No in-app purchases
