McLane Grocery Ordering vs NCD SMART ORDER
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.
NCD SMART ORDER
This business application allows users to build orders and create RMA requests directly from their mobile devices. It provides access to product information, real-time availability, and in-app price quotes. Users can input data using their device's keyboard, camera, or a Bluetooth scanner.
- Build orders
- Create RMA requests
- View product info
- Check availability
- In-app price quotes
- Keyboard, camera, or scanner input
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The NCD Smart Order - Mobile Ordering Application Bring Your Own Device. Build your order and create an RMA. View product info and availability, in app price quotes all using your devices keyboard, camera or a compatible bluetooth scanner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: McLane Grocery Ordering at 3.0 against NCD SMART ORDER's 2.2. McLane Grocery Ordering also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). NCD SMART ORDER's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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.
McLane Grocery Ordering holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCD SMART ORDER has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
McLane Grocery Ordering ships an update every 5 months, NCD SMART ORDER every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McLane Grocery Ordering | NCD SMART ORDER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | McLane | The NCD |
Customer experience
McLane Grocery Ordering
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In-app purchases
McLane Grocery Ordering
No in-app purchases
NCD SMART ORDER
No in-app purchases
Questions
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