Comparison

Rapid RMS vs Desktop Kitchen

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

Head to head
About

Rapid RMS

A cloud-based point-of-sale and inventory management system designed for high-volume businesses, multiple locations, and remote sales. Offers features like cash register functions, promotion management, and detailed reporting. It is free and does not charge for software updates or service contracts.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based POS system
  • Robust inventory management
  • Industry-specific layouts (Gas, Retail, Restaurant)
  • Cash register functions with offline support
  • Promotion and discount management
  • Customer loyalty programs
  • Full web-based back office
Features
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Rapid RMS is an iPad and cloud-based Point-of-Sale system with robust inventory management. It is the ideal solution for managing high volume businesses, multiple locations, and remote sales forces. Best of all, Rapid RMS never charges for software updates or service contracts. Easy to set up, no networking required, Bluetooth compatible. Features: - Cash Register (Invoice Process, Payment Process, Reporting Management, Offline Support) - Industry specific layout - Gas, Retail, Restaurant - Clock in Clock-Out and Shift in Shift-Out - Promotion (Mix & Match Discount, Qty Discount) - EBT Management - Customer Loyalty (House Charge, RapidRMS Gift Card) - Robust Inventory management - Multiple Barcode tracking - Single/Case/Pack item tracking - Purchase Order - Inventory Count - Manual Entry - Reporting (Sales tracking by register, hourly, weekly, etc.) - Full BackOffice on the web - Quick check out process - Simple delivery check in process - Label printing with barcodes - Customer display - Signature capture with credit card. - Gas transactions: PrePay, PostPay, Pay-at-Pump - Gas Station Management: Fuel Price Management, Tank Management Retail Department Store, Discount Store, Warehouse Store, Mom-And-Pop, Specialty Store, Boutique, General Store, Liquor Store, Convenience Store, & Mall. Gas Gas Station, Gas+Retail Features Expertise Inventory Management, Shift Management, Purchase Order, Clock In/Clock out, Item Movement Reporting, Detailed Sales Tracking & Inventory Count.

About

Desktop Kitchen

Features
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Restaurant point-of-sale system. Desktop Kitchen POS connects to your restaurant's cloud server to handle everything from order taking to kitchen display, inventory management, and reporting. Features: • Fast order entry with modifier support and combo meals • Kitchen display with orders grouped by source • Real-time inventory tracking and low-stock alerts • Employee management with PIN-based login and role permissions • Customer loyalty program with stamp cards • Delivery order integration • AI-powered upsell and menu suggestions • Detailed sales, product mix, and financial reports • Multi-language support (English and Spanish) • Kiosk mode for customer self-service Designed for restaurants, ghost kitchens, and food businesses of any size. Requires a Desktop Kitchen server subscription.

Screenshots

Rapid RMS1 screens
Desktop Kitchen3 screens

Verdict

The call

Rapid RMS and Desktop Kitchen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rapid RMS versus Desktop Kitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRapid RMSDesktop Kitchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNirav Inc.Juan Manuel Pasalagua Perez

In-app purchases

None

Rapid RMS

No in-app purchases

None

Desktop Kitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rapid RMS free?
Rapid RMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop Kitchen free?
Desktop Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rapid RMS or Desktop Kitchen have ads?
Neither Rapid RMS nor Desktop Kitchen shows ads.

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