iCHEF POS vs WaveTOUCH Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCHEF POS
An intuitive iPad-based point-of-sale system designed for restaurant owners. It streamlines ordering, table management, and checkout processes, even offline. Managers can monitor sales and analyze data in real-time from their mobile devices.
- Intuitive iPad-based POS system
- 3D Ordering for improved efficiency
- Offline mode for uninterrupted operation
- Real-time sales monitoring via mobile browser
- Menu and floor plan modification via website
- Taiwan E-invoice standard support
- Wait-line, table, and order management
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Designed by restaurant owner for restaurant owners, iCHEF is an intuitive and effective multiple-terminal iPad-based POS system. iCHEF will make your restaurants have less hassles and more customers. iCHEF let your waiter/waitress use iPad Mini to order for customers and bring more fashion elements to your restaurant. And iCHEF’s unique “3D Ordering” can support your waiters/waitress serve more accurately and easily thus improve the service efficiency by 30% or more. No PC or Mac is required in your restaurants. iPad is the only kind of computing device you will need for using iCHEF, and all your iPads will sync ordering, table, and checking information instantly and perfectly. All the information will be exchanged wirelessly and accurately. All you need is an iPad and a printer, and then you are ready to go. Smashed your iPad during operation? Don’t panic. You can pick any iPad with iCHEF app to login our cloud and find all the current wait-line, order, and table information are there. No suspension, no customer dissatisfaction. Lost Internet? You will not even notice it. iCHEF’s unique “off-line mode” can ensure your iPads will still work and sync perfectly even when your restaurant lost Internet connection. All the sales information will be uploaded on to the cloud when the Internet is back. The unique “iCHEF Index” will enable restaurant managers monitor today’s sales, guest count, peak hour performance, and item sales ranking on a single page of their mobile phone’s browser at any place, real time. Manager can modify menu and floor plan via our website any time and real-time. Also, they can get all kinds of sales analysis and sales record from our website or download these data in Excel format. Also, iCHEF support Taiwan government’s E-invoice standard, so you can save your restaurant from piles of government invoices and enjoy tens-of-thousands of tax benefit every year. To get started, you may need to visit www.ichef.com.tw and contact with us to get your restaurant’s iCHEF account for FREE. iCHEF is designed for restaurant service flow optimization, and it is build with unique features to support waiter/waitress to work smoother in all steps in service cycle: @ Managing Wait-line: easily register customer’s info, pre-order, and change waiting orders @ Arranging Tables: accurately knowing the table availabilities for waiter in reception and move the pre-ordered check to the assigned table @ Ordering for Customer: intuitive ordering interface with easy tagging options to customize customer orders in few flips @ Sending Order to Kitchen: one touch on iPad will print the order in kitchen by different cooking stations with clear but simple customization note @ Managing Tables: easily drag and move orders from table to table, or combine or delete orders @ Checking: light-speed checking interface that can split the bill, add discounts, document credit payment, and issue government invoice within 15 seconds
WaveTOUCH Basic
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WaveTOUCH Basic provides wBox POS restaurants with at-table self-ordering functions.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iCHEF POS at weekly against WaveTOUCH Basic's every 2 months. WaveTOUCH Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
iCHEF POS ships an update weekly, WaveTOUCH Basic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCHEF POS | WaveTOUCH Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iCHEF Co., Ltd | WaveSoft Technologies Corp. |
In-app purchases
iCHEF POS
No in-app purchases
WaveTOUCH Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is WaveTOUCH Basic free?
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