Order Entry vs CCRG
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.
CCRG
This app simplifies food purchasing for restaurants by leveraging collective buying power. It negotiates the best pricing structures with distributors and independent restaurants across New England, ensuring ethical practices.
- Streamlined food purchasing
- Negotiates best pricing
- Works with independent restaurants
- Ethical distributor guidelines
- Cost control for restaurants
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Cost Control Restaurant Group’s® Purchasing Power delivers a straight forward and no-nonsense approach to food purchasing. We attain the best pricing structure that exists by working with only the best independent restaurants throughout New England and maintaining ethical guidelines with distributors we work with.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CCRG at 5.0 against Order Entry's 3.1. CCRG also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). Order Entry's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). 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.
CCRG 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Order Entry ships an update every 6 weeks, CCRG every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Order Entry | CCRG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Custom Business Solutions Inc. | Hospitality Discipline Services, Inc. |
Customer experience
Order Entry
CCRG
In-app purchases
Order Entry
No in-app purchases
CCRG
No in-app purchases
