Ekos vs VIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ekos
This business management software helps craft beverage producers organize and integrate operations, production, sales, and accounting. It offers a centralized location for all business information accessible via desktop or mobile devices.
- Inventory Management
- Production Tracking
- Sales Management
- Accounting Integration
- Mobile Accessibility
- Centralized Data
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Ekos is the industry leader in providing management software to independent craft manufacturing businesses – currently focusing on craft beverages! Continually growing, Ekos partners with craft beverage producers to manage their day to day operations in operations, production, sales, and accounting. With just a few clicks of a mouse or swipes on a mobile device, we have made it easy for customers to organize, manage, and integrate information from every area of their operation into one easily accessible location.
VIP
This business application enables beverage companies to manage orders, request signatures, conduct surveys, and access sales reports. It requires integration with VIP Route Accounting Software or VIP Supplier Reporting Services.
- Enter orders
- Add sign requests
- Take surveys
- View sales reports
- Requires VIP software integration
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****Requires a minimum VIP Beverage version of 13.14**** VIP - Sales is an application for beverage companies that allows you to enter orders, add sign requests, take surveys, and view sales reports. You must be using the VIP Route Accounting Software or VIP Supplier Reporting Services to use VIP Mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VIP at 5.0 against Ekos's 1.4. VIP also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Ekos's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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.
VIP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ekos has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ekos's written reviews are positive against 38% of VIP's.
Ekos ships an update every 10 months, VIP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ekos | VIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ekos Software, Inc. | Vermont Information Processing, Inc |
Customer experience
Ekos
VIP
In-app purchases
Ekos
No in-app purchases
VIP
No in-app purchases
