Revel CDS vs Sessions Serve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive customer-facing screen
- Order review and itemization
- Digital signature capture
- Loyalty program sign-up
- Rewards point display
- Customizable receipt options
- Promotional messaging display
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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
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.
- Contact-free takeaway solution
- Venue and order management
- Seamless mobile ordering
- Personalized venue dashboard
- Digital menu management
- Transaction and refund visibility
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Revel CDS | Sessions Serve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Revel Systems iPad POS | Sessions Market Limited |
Customer experience
Revel CDS
Sessions Serve
In-app purchases
Revel CDS
No in-app purchases
Sessions Serve
No in-app purchases









