TouchBistro KDS vs Crisp POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchBistro KDS
This kitchen display system streamlines food preparation by replacing traditional printers. It helps track cooking times, manage orders with color-coded chits, and customize the display for efficiency. Users can easily close, reopen, and rearrange orders.
- Track cooking and preparation times
- Close chits by swiping
- View and reopen old chits
- Color-coded chits for status
- Customizable font and chit size
- Rearrange chits by dragging
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TouchBistro KDS is a kitchen display system for the TouchBistro Food & Beverage app. Save time & money by using this KDS vs a traditional printer, or use it alongside a printer for additional functionality. Features include: - Track cooking & preparation times by tapping items when they've started or been completed - Quickly and easily close chits by swiping them away - View old chits and reopen them if necessary - Color coded chits to indicate at a glance how long they've been waiting - Change font & chit size to customize your experience - Specify whether new chits appear from the left or right - View a quick summary of all items currently in progress - Rearrange chits by simply tapping and dragging
Crisp POS
This point-of-sale application simplifies order and payment processing for quick-service restaurants. It helps manage online and third-party orders, and track customer loyalty programs and gift cards.
- Order and payment processing
- Online and third-party order management
- Customer loyalty rewards tracking
- Gift card management
- Easy-to-use interface
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The Crisp POS app is the easiest to use POS app for fast casual and quick-service restaurants. Take orders and payments Manage online and third party orders Manage your customer's loyalty rewards, gift cards, and more!
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crisp POS at monthly against TouchBistro KDS's every 8 months. Crisp POS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). TouchBistro KDS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Crisp POS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively.
TouchBistro KDS ships an update every 8 months, Crisp POS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchBistro KDS | Crisp POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TouchBistro Inc. | Baskt Inc |
Customer experience
TouchBistro KDS
Crisp POS
In-app purchases
TouchBistro KDS
No in-app purchases
Crisp POS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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