McLane Grocery Ordering vs Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
McLane Grocery Ordering
This app allows grocery store employees to place orders for products supplied by a specific company. It supports scanning items using integrated or external devices and viewing product images for identification. Users can manage orders for multiple store locations from a single device.
- Integrated camera scanner
- External scanning device support
- Item images for identification
- Inventory support for CMI and IOM
- Print scannable shelf labels
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McLane Grocery Ordering is a ground up redesign of the ordering application currently on Smart Handheld. This app allows grocery customers to place orders for products supplied by the McLane company. Users can access multiple stores from a single device and place orders for each store. Features • Use integrated camera scanner to quickly scan and set order quantities. • Use an external scanning device (Socket Scan CHS 7/8) to improve scanning speed and performance. • Item images can now be shown for easy product identification. • Inventory support for CMI and IOM customers. • Print scannable shelf labels using Datamax-Oneil Apex 4i, Zebra ZD410, and Zebra ZQ520 printers.
Core
Streamline your business ordering process with this intuitive iOS application. Access your full catalog, track order history, and stay informed about promotions and new items. Improve accuracy and efficiency in managing your business operations.
- Full catalog visibility with costing
- 8-week order history tracking
- Promotional notifications and deals
- Reorder from past orders/invoices
- Barcode scanning via camera
- Access to promotional flyers
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Core-Mark’s revolutionary ordering application makes ordering easy and fun with any iOS device. Generate orders with greater accuracy and have access to important promotional information and tools to manage your business more efficiently. Key Features Include: • Full visibility to your entire ordering catalog along with costing information. • Access to 8-week order history, including average and last order quantities. • Notifications of pre-orders and deals. • Ability to create an order from a previous order or invoice. • Ability to use your camera to capture barcodes. • Promotional flyers and new item introductions. • Featuring Core-Mark PromoPowers and Smart Sets! Start ordering with Core-Mark for iOS today! Contact your Core-Mark representative for your unique log-in credentials.
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Verdict
McLane Grocery Ordering and Core both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of Core's written reviews are positive against 0% of McLane Grocery Ordering's. Core also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (59 vs 5). McLane Grocery Ordering's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for McLane Grocery Ordering against 3.1 for Core. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core has 59 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of McLane Grocery Ordering's written reviews are positive against 33% of Core's.
McLane Grocery Ordering ships an update every 5 months, Core every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McLane Grocery Ordering | Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 3.1 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McLane Company, Inc. | Tiva Software, LLC |
Customer experience
McLane Grocery Ordering
Core
In-app purchases
McLane Grocery Ordering
No in-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases
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