Comparison

Order Entry vs Nirvana XP | Business

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • iPad-based point-of-sale
  • Handheld wireless terminals
  • Cloud-based POS system
  • Restaurant management
  • Suitable for single and multi-unit operators
Features
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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.

About

Nirvana XP | Business

This integrated mobile POS platform simplifies business operations for restaurants, cafes, and salons. It manages reservations, menus, ordering, payments, inventory, and reporting. Designed for ease of use on tablets, it offers robust features for single or multiple locations.

Highlights
  • Reservation and waitlist management
  • Customizable menus and ordering
  • Tableside ordering and payments
  • Inventory and operational reporting
  • Customer management and feedback
  • Employee checklists and accountability
  • Multi-location support
Features
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Nirvana XP is a simplified, intuitive and truly integrated mobile Point of Sale application platform like none other. The current product offering is focused on full service restaurants, quick service restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, salons and similar businesses utilizing mobile iPad and tablet devices. One Application for most business functions: The platform tracks everything from reservations and the waitlists, custom restaurant floor layouts, custom menu items with endless modifiers, tableside ordering, order status tracking, advanced bill splitting, discounts, tableside mobile payments, customer management and order history, real-time feedback, employee checklists, inventory management, operational reporting and business intelligence. It tracks all of the comings and goings of your business and can compile the information any way you want. Easy to use Graphical User Interface: A Simple and Intuitive touch screen user interface with few click operations. Designed tactically to eliminate guess work that require minimal to no training. Single or Multiple Locations with Employee, Function and Data level security Nirvana XP has the capabilities to handle multiple locations. All locations or businesses are tied to your account and allow you to switch between them with a simple touch on the application. Easy to setup and use, for multi locations chain operators.. Mobile Payments with End-to-End Encryption: Nirvana XP can handle all payment options and has the capabilities to handle a mobile card reader through end to end encryption of card data. The application integrates with popular payment gateways and tracks all payments across different gateways under one roof for all order types and sales channels. Customer Engagement & Feedback: Engage customers via web and mobile phone reservation, online and smartphone ordering (coming soon), advanced orders with order status tracking and notification. Real time feedback with the ability to tie back customer feedback to the original order improving customer service level at all times. Process Enablement & Operational Efficiencies: Nirvana XP enforces operational processes delivering bottom line revenue growth and return on investment that encompasses customer experience (In Store, Web and Mobile), Dining Floor and Ordering Process Effectiveness & Accuracy, Guest Feedback & Experience Tracking, Forecasting & Planning, 24x7x365 Access (Any Location, Any Time & Anywhere), Management Reporting & Analytics. Employee Accountability & Pro Activeness: Nirvana XP also handles employee operations such as clock in / clock out and tracks and manages employee checklists. Employees get things done faster and more efficiently with audit trails driving accountability and ownership. Low Cost of Ownership with lifetime upgrade at no charge: Compared to traditional POS systems or multiple disjoint mobile applications to manage your business, Nirvana XPTM not only lowers your cost, but also offers more value through integration. Nirvana XP’s low monthly payment makes it easy for restaurants and other businesses to get a solution that allows them to quickly focus on running their business with Customer-First management style. Self Service Web Administration: Businesses can take charge of their ever-changing needs via the click of a button using a self-service web application. From here, you decide everything about your business such as the products you have, order status, business hours and even manage your employees and their privileges. You can also view all reports on your business and export them in any fashion you like. Minimal to No IT support: Requires very little on-going IT support. No waiting for tech support for menu/price changes or other system changes for changing business needs. 24x7x365 days a year product support. The application requires stable internet connection and some technology skills.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nirvana XP | Business at 5.0 against Order Entry's 3.1. Order Entry's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nirvana XP | Business 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Order Entry ships an update every 6 weeks, Nirvana XP | Business every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Order Entry versus Nirvana XP | Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrder EntryNirvana XP | Business
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCustom Business Solutions, Inc.Nirvana XP

Customer experience

Order Entry

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative42.1%

Nirvana XP | Business

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Order Entry

No in-app purchases

None

Nirvana XP | Business

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Order Entry free?
Order Entry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nirvana XP | Business free?
Nirvana XP | Business is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Order Entry or Nirvana XP | Business?
Nirvana XP | Business is rated higher. Order Entry averages 3.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Nirvana XP | Business averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Order Entry or Nirvana XP | Business have ads?
Neither Order Entry nor Nirvana XP | Business shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Order Entry or Nirvana XP | Business?
Order Entry ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nirvana XP | Business every 6 months. Most recently, Order Entry was updated on October 23, 2026 and Nirvana XP | Business on October 12, 2026.

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