Epson TM Utility vs CAKE OrderPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epson TM Utility
This application facilitates wireless setup and configuration for compatible Epson receipt printers. It allows users to print sample and customized receipts, monitor printer status, and perform quick pairing via QR code.
- Wireless printer setup
- Printer settings configuration
- Print sample receipts
- Print customized receipts
- Monitor printer status
- Quick pairing by QR code
- Firmware update
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This app enables you to setup wireless connection, configure printer settings and print sample receipts from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to a Epson receipt printer as below. Supported Printers -TM-H6000V -TM-L90 Liner-Free Label Printer Model -TM-L100 -TM-m10 -TM-m30 -TM-m30II -TM-m30II-H -TM-m30II-S -TM-m30II-SL -TM-m30II-NT -TM-m30III -TM-m30III-H -TM-m50 -TM-m50II -TM-m50II-H -TM-P20 -TM-P20II -TM-P60 -TM-P60II -TM-P80 -TM-P80II -TM-T20II -TM-T20II-m -TM-T20III -TM-T20IV -TM-T20IV-SP -TM-T70II -TM-T82III -TM-T82IV -TM-T88V -TM-T88VI -TM-T88VI-iHUB -TM-T88VII -TM-U220 Wi-Fi -TM-U220II Supported Customer Displays -DM-D30 -DM-D70 Features -Print sample receipt -Print customized receipt -Observe printer status -Configure printer settings -Quick pairing by QR code -Easy print by QR code -Easy print by iBeacon (TM-T88VI/TM-T88VI-iHUB/TM-H6000V) -Printer Settings Backup/Restore (TM-T20IV/TM-T20IV-SP/TM-T82IV/TM-T88VII/TM-L100/TM-P20II/TM-P80II/TM-m30III/TM-m30III-H/TM-m50II/TM-m50II-H/TM-U220II) -Setup wizard (Wireless LAN / Bluetooth) -Firmware update
CAKE OrderPad
Streamline restaurant operations with this mobile POS solution. Servers can efficiently manage orders, process payments, and handle customer profiles directly from an iPad, reducing wait times and improving service.
- Order queue and table views
- Cash and credit card payments
- Order splitting and item modifiers
- Customer profiles
- Time clock
- Gift card functions
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Designed to save time and embrace mobility; OrderPad will enable your servers to upsell, quickly move on the next table, or bust that long lunchtime queue. OrderPad brings the same ordering experience of the POS to the iPad. FEATURES: • Order Queue & Table Views. • Payments with Cash & Credit Cards. User oriented tip declarations, on-screen signature, & e-receipts. • Order Management: Splitting Orders, Item Modifiers, Sending Prep Tickets, Discounting Orders/Items, & Customer Profiles. • Tip Declarations. • Time Clock. • Cash Drawer Functions. • Gift Card Functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAKE OrderPad at 3.0 against Epson TM Utility's 2.1. CAKE OrderPad also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). Epson TM Utility's advantage is review sentiment (15% vs 0%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
CAKE OrderPad holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Epson TM Utility's written reviews are positive against 0% of CAKE OrderPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Epson TM Utility ships an update every 3 months, CAKE OrderPad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epson TM Utility | CAKE OrderPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) | 3.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seiko Epson Corporation | CAKE Corporation |
Customer experience
Epson TM Utility
CAKE OrderPad
In-app purchases
Epson TM Utility
No in-app purchases
CAKE OrderPad
No in-app purchases
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