Order Entry vs Shop POS
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.
Shop POS
This comprehensive platform streamlines restaurant operations, offering point-of-sale, ordering, waitlist, and reservation management. It also handles employee clock-in/out and provides access to order history.
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Table, fast food, and online ordering
- Waitlist and reservation management
- Order history tracking
- Employee clock-in/out
- Staff record viewing
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An all-in-one restaurant management platform designed for restaurants of all sizes. SaaS platform for point of sale, ordering, waitlist, reservation, employee clock in/clock out, and so on. Features: - Table order, fast food order, online order. - Waitlist, reservation. - View order history. - Employee clock in/clock out, view staff records.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Order Entry at 3.1 against Shop POS's 1.0. Order Entry also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). Shop POS's advantage is update cadence (weekly 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 1.0. 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, Shop POS weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Order Entry | Shop POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (19 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Custom Business Solutions, Inc. | Yammii Inc. |
Customer experience
Order Entry
Shop POS
In-app purchases
Order Entry
No in-app purchases
Shop POS
No in-app purchases
