Maitre'D DataBoard vs Barcode Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maitre'D DataBoard
This app provides restaurant operators with real-time business performance metrics and alerts. It allows managers to monitor sales, labor costs, customer counts, and more, enabling proactive remote or on-site operations. Receive notifications for critical issues and easily compare data across different days or locations.
- Real-time business metrics dashboard
- Sales, labor, and customer count monitoring
- Customizable alerts and push notifications
- Multi-location monitoring
- Historical data comparison
- Direct call functionality
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Maitre’D DataBoard® is a real-time business monitoring and alerts app that provides restaurant operators with access to critical business performance metrics. This mobile application allows restaurant managers to proactively run restaurant operations remotely, or on site. •Real time data enables managers to take action immediately when required •Dashboard shows today's key performance indicators (KPIs) such as sales, labor cost, discounts, customer counts and voids, with drill-down capability •Receive alerts and push notifications when key indicators fall outside normal ranges, or when critical problems occur •Ability to monitor a single or multiple locations •Call button allows you to contact the restaurant immediately with a single touch and without exiting the application •With a single touch, compare data to yesterday’s KPIs or use the calendar to view a snapshot of any other day REQUIREMENTS - You must be running a Maitre’D POS system from Posera (version 7.05, hot fix 87 or higher) to receive real time updates and have a contract in place to enable certain features of the app.
Barcode Lite
This app integrates barcode scanning directly into web pages, allowing businesses to easily retrieve product information or stock data. It supports a wide range of barcode types and can send scanned data to specific fields or trigger JavaScript functions on a web page.
- Direct barcode scanning to web pages
- Supports numerous barcode formats
- Data retrieval for product info and stock
- Trigger JavaScript functions
- Manual barcode data entry
- Scan history list
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Mocha Barcode is a standard web browser with barcode support. It makes it easy to build web applications for company use. Scan barcodes direct to your web page, and request the company server to return data online, such as product information and goods in stock. Scan barcodes with the iPhone/iPad camera direct to your Web application. No need for special designed Apps. Any app or web page can easily request Mocha Barcode to read a barcode and return the data. This Lite version includes an extra dialog after 5 scans. - Supports EAN-13 ,UPC-A,EAN-8, UPC-E,Code 39,Code 39 mod 43 codes,Code 93,Code 128,PDF417 codes, QR codes,Aztec codes,Interleaved 2 of 5 codes ,ITF14 codes, DataMatrix codes. - Can return data to a field. - Supports SocketMobile S700 and Series 7 hardware scanners. - Can handle many fields on a single web page. - Can call a Javascript function on the Web page after a scan. - Has keypad for manual barcode data typing. - History list with the last 20 scans. - Can remove first and/or last digit from a scan. - Buttons can be configured. - Supports callback URL. - Install preferences with an email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barcode Lite at 4.7 against Maitre'D DataBoard's 1.0. Barcode Lite also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Maitre'D DataBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). 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.
Barcode Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Lite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Maitre'D DataBoard's written reviews are positive against 67% of Barcode Lite's.
Maitre'D DataBoard ships an update every 3 months, Barcode Lite every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maitre'D DataBoard | Barcode Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PAIEMENTS PAYFACTO INC. | MochaSoft |
Customer experience
Maitre'D DataBoard
Barcode Lite
In-app purchases
Maitre'D DataBoard
No in-app purchases
Barcode Lite
No in-app purchases
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