Comparison

Revel CDS vs Sessions Serve

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

Head to head
About

Revel CDS

This interactive customer-facing screen enhances transactions for counter service restaurants and retailers. It allows customers to review orders, manage loyalty programs, view rewards, choose receipt options, and leave tips. The system can also display custom imagery and promotional messages.

Highlights
  • Interactive customer-facing screen
  • Order review and itemization
  • Digital signature capture
  • Loyalty program sign-up
  • Rewards point display
  • Customizable receipt options
  • Promotional messaging display
Features
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Revel’s customer display system (CDS) for counter service restaurants and retailers is an interactive, customer-facing screen that engages your shoppers in all aspects of each transaction. Let customers review their order, sign up for loyalty programs, see rewards points, select receipt options, tip your employees, and more. Key features: -Show shoppers itemized orders, including totals and discounts -Offer an easy-to-use digital signature screen -Prompt customers if they’d like to join loyalty programs or promotional mailing lists -Show loyalty points and available rewards -Offer different receipt options on screen -Leverage custom imagery and messaging between sales, such as seasonal ads

About

Sessions Serve

This app provides a contact-free solution for managing venue orders and payments. It helps businesses increase efficiency and scale their front-of-house operations with a personalized dashboard for order visibility and menu management.

Highlights
  • Contact-free takeaway solution
  • Venue and order management
  • Seamless mobile ordering
  • Personalized venue dashboard
  • Digital menu management
  • Transaction and refund visibility
Features
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Your contact-free takeaway solution. Manage your venue and orders seamlessly. The seamless mobile ordering and payment platform. Help your venue boost business by bringing a new level of efficiency and scale to your front of house. How does it work for venues? // In just a few taps, you can set up your venue profile for a personalised dashboard; with visibility of all orders, transactions and refunds. // Venues and employees can stay up to date by managing the digital menu whenever needed.  // Orders are carefully prepared ahead of swift and safe collection without compromising on fantastic service. // Sessions Serve is reliable, simple and entirely contact-free. // Download the app to get started

Screenshots

Sessions Serve2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Revel CDS at 3.8 against Sessions Serve's 1.0. Revel CDS also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Sessions Serve's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Revel CDS holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Revel CDS has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Revel CDS ships an update every 4 months, Sessions Serve monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Revel CDS versus Sessions Serve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRevel CDSSessions Serve
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (9 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRevel Systems iPad POSSessions Market Limited

Customer experience

Revel CDS

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Sessions Serve

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Revel CDS

No in-app purchases

None

Sessions Serve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Revel CDS free?
Revel CDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sessions Serve free?
Sessions Serve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Revel CDS or Sessions Serve?
Revel CDS is rated higher. Revel CDS averages 3.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sessions Serve averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Revel CDS or Sessions Serve have ads?
Neither Revel CDS nor Sessions Serve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Revel CDS or Sessions Serve?
Revel CDS ships an update every 4 months, and Sessions Serve monthly. Most recently, Revel CDS was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sessions Serve on November 3, 2026.

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