Order Entry vs CIELO Connects
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.
CIELO Connects
This app integrates with a business ecosystem, enabling customer feedback collection and digital workflow management through scannable QR codes. Operators can create custom signs for customer input and employee task completion.
- Customer feedback collection
- Digital workflow management
- Customizable QR code signs
- Employee task completion
- Process automation
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CIELO Connects is an application that allows users to use products in the CIELO Eco-System including CIELO QR and CIELO Cinema. CIELO QR is a novel operations management platform that enables customer feedback and digital transformation of process workflows. It allows operators to create customized signs with embedded multi-use QR codes that customers can scan to leave feedback and employees can scan to complete work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CIELO Connects at 5.0 against Order Entry's 3.1. CIELO Connects also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Order Entry's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). 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.
CIELO Connects holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Order Entry has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Order Entry ships an update every 6 weeks, CIELO Connects fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Order Entry | CIELO Connects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Custom Business Solutions, Inc. | CIELO Enterprise SOlutions LLC |
Customer experience
Order Entry
CIELO Connects
In-app purchases
Order Entry
No in-app purchases
CIELO Connects
No in-app purchases
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