Comparison

Block 55 vs OrderPort Six

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

Head to head
About

Block 55

Features
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You wouldn’t serve Pinot in a pint glass. So why run your tasting room on restaurant software? Block 55 is reservation and event software built just for wineries. This app is where your team runs the day, on an iPad behind the bar or an iPhone in your pocket. YOUR WHOLE DAY AT A GLANCE • Every tasting in time order, with parties and guests counted up top • Add, edit or move a reservation in a few taps • Guest details, notes and visit history before anyone walks in TABLES THAT MAKE SENSE • Drag parties onto your floor plan and seat walk-ins • Assign servers to tables and sections • See every table across the day on the Timeline, on iPad and iPhone EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES • Ticketed events with ticket options, wait lists, member discounts, add-ons and a sales cutoff date • Set up each tasting just the way you pour it: schedule, price, party size, turn time, fees, club pricing and booking questions • One calendar for reservations, events and blackout dates, by day, week or month AND THE REST • Reports by date range, shared as a CSV • A booking button for your website, in your winery’s colors • Support tickets straight to the Block 55 team • Switch between your winery locations

About

OrderPort Six

This point-of-sale system is tailored for winery tasting rooms, offering a mobile and modern solution. It integrates reservations, loyalty programs, club memberships, and subscriptions, along with extensive payment options to enhance the customer experience and drive sales.

Highlights
  • Tasting room POS system
  • Mobile and modern interface
  • Seamless CRM integration
  • Reservation management
  • Loyalty program support
  • Club membership management
  • Subscription handling
  • Multiple payment options
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OrderPort Six – powered by Stripe is the point-of-sale designed for winery tasting rooms. OrderPort Six enables wineries to deliver an exceptional tasting room experience. Mobile and modern with seamless CRM integration, OrderPort Six combines reservations, loyalty, club membership, subscriptions, and the most payment options of any POS into what tasting room associates need to turn visitors into customers and customers into brand fans.

Screenshots

Block 554 screens
OrderPort Six1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Block 55 at fortnightly against OrderPort Six's every 3 months. OrderPort Six's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block 55 ships an update fortnightly, OrderPort Six every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Block 55 versus OrderPort Six: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock 55OrderPort Six
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB368 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOpenMetrics, Inc.OrderPort, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Block 55

No in-app purchases

None

OrderPort Six

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block 55 free?
Block 55 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OrderPort Six free?
OrderPort Six is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Block 55 or OrderPort Six have ads?
Neither Block 55 nor OrderPort Six shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block 55 or OrderPort Six?
Block 55 ships an update fortnightly, and OrderPort Six every 3 months. Most recently, Block 55 was updated on November 4, 2026 and OrderPort Six on November 4, 2026.

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