Order Entry vs Aireus POS Edge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Aireus POS Edge
This iPad application provides essential point-of-sale features for restaurant staff to manage guest interactions and transactions efficiently. It includes functionalities for splitting checks, applying discounts, processing voids, and transferring orders.
- Split checks
- Voids
- Discounts
- Transfers
- Split items
- Separate checks
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A full featured, simple-to-use iPad restaurant solution that allows your staff to meet and work with your guests with all the necessary core restaurant POS features such as splitting checks, voids, discounts, transfers, splitting items, separate checks and much more.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Order Entry at 3.1 against Aireus POS Edge's 2.3. Order Entry also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3). Aireus POS Edge's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Order Entry holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Order Entry has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Order Entry ships an update every 6 weeks, Aireus POS Edge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Order Entry | Aireus POS Edge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (19 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Custom Business Solutions, Inc. | Aireus Inc. |
Customer experience
Order Entry
Aireus POS Edge
In-app purchases
Order Entry
No in-app purchases
Aireus POS Edge
No in-app purchases
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