1st Reporting vs Xenial Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1st Reporting
Streamline incident reporting, inspections, and audits for security, utility, and construction teams. Capture field data with customizable digital forms, including photos and videos, and share reports instantly. Stay informed with real-time alerts for improved compliance and worker safety.
- Customizable digital forms and checklists
- Photo, video, and GPS capture
- Pre-built templates for various industries
- Real-time alerts and notifications
- Instant report sharing
- Cloud-based workspace
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1st Reporting is the all-in-one incident, inspection, and audit app built for Security, Utilities, and Construction teams. Report incidents, log patrols, and complete safety inspections directly from your phone — all in one secure, cloud-based workspace. Create and customize digital forms and checklists for any workflow. From security shift and patrol reports to utility inspections and construction site audits, 1st Reporting helps your team capture field data quickly and accurately. Use our ready-to-go templates or build your own. Add photos, videos, and signatures, then share reports instantly with your team or clients. With real-time alerts, everyone stays informed — no more missed incidents or delayed follow-ups. Why teams choose 1st Reporting Fast, intuitive form builder for audits, inspections, and incidents Configurable notifications and assignment workflows Photo, video, and GPS capture for field accuracy Pre-built template library for Security, Construction, and Utility industries Popular uses Security incident and patrol reports Safety inspections and hazard reporting Construction site audits Utility line and equipment inspections Vehicle or asset condition reports Trusted by leading organizations to streamline reporting, improve compliance, and protect workers. Download 1st Reporting today — the smarter way to manage security, safety, and inspection workflows
Xenial Shell
A comprehensive cloud-based restaurant management platform that handles everything from customer orders to detailed cloud reporting. It offers enterprise-level power in a smartphone-friendly interface, allowing businesses to focus on their core operations rather than system management.
- Cloud-based restaurant management
- Customer order handling
- Dynamic menus
- Cloud reporting
- Payment integration
- Offline operation capability
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Transcend POS… Xenial is a complete cloud restaurant management platform. From customer orders to powerful cloud reporting, Xenial (now Genius) has you covered front-to-back and inside-out. Simple, affordable and powerful – Xenial is enterprise power made smartphone easy. If you run a single location or an entire large enterprise, Xenial will keep you focused on food, brand and customer experience, not babysitting a POS system. The app is free to download but it does require a monthly subscription to activate and use per store location. With the basic subscription plan you get: -Ordering -Dynamic menus -Localized sales tax engine -Reporting -Time clock -Payment connection -Payroll connection For a little more each, monthly – you can add: +Kitchen management +Scheduling +Inventory +Instant data & alerts +Manager log & tasks +B2C CRM +Stored value (gift cards) +Loyalty +Customer engagement +Email campaigns +Single-use coupons. All data is backed up to the cloud and gives individual store controls and aggregated reporting and data to single and multi-unit operators. The app runs locally at the restaurant and provides ordering, menus, cash management, payment integration, time clocking, local reports and kitchen display management (extra, add on). You pay one fixed monthly price. You also get to load Xenial on as many devices to run your store for that single price. We’ve killed per terminal fees. 2 terminals? One price. 4 terminals? Same price. 20 terminals? Same price! It is “bulletproof”, even if the internet goes down. Xenial apps all share data on your local network. Advanced reporting, inventory, labor scheduling, etc. all live on the cloud. If the internet goes down, your local Xenial apps keep running the store and sharing order information for up to 30 days. Best of all, all the local functions exist in the apps. That means you can even run end of shift and end of day reports without internet. There are no POS servers with it. Local apps talk to each other and the cloud. There are no network servers involved with Xenial in your store. It’s just like your smartphone – easy. Easy, affordable, powerful – that’s Xenial (now Genius)!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1st Reporting at 60% against Xenial Shell's 0%. 1st Reporting also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, 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.
1st Reporting holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of 1st Reporting's written reviews are positive against 0% of Xenial Shell's.
1st Reporting ships an update weekly, Xenial Shell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1st Reporting | Xenial Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (10 ratings) — better | 2.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | emAPPetizer Inc. | Xenial |
Customer experience
1st Reporting
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In-app purchases
1st Reporting
No in-app purchases
Xenial Shell
No in-app purchases
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