CStore Essentials vs Empire Petroleum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CStore Essentials
Monitor and manage all your retail stores remotely from your smartphone. Get real-time insights into sales, transactions, and inventory changes, even when you're away.
- Remote store management
- Live transaction monitoring
- Full transaction receipts
- Live department and gas sales
- Add new items
- Change item prices
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Manage all your stores from your phone. Stay on top of everything happening in your store even when you are not present. - View full day reports - See live transactions as they are happing on your register - See full transaction receipts with line voids, full transaction voids and no sale register openings - See live department and gas sales - Add new items and change prices for existing item
Empire Petroleum
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Access your account information anytime and anywhere at your convenience. Key Features: - Check the latest fuel prices - Check your EFT details - View your latest invoice details - View sales history and other reporting data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Empire Petroleum at every 15 months against CStore Essentials's every 30 months. 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.
CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, Empire Petroleum every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CStore Essentials | Empire Petroleum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (62 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 15 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Excentus | PDS Solutions, LLC |
In-app purchases
CStore Essentials
No in-app purchases
Empire Petroleum
No in-app purchases
Questions
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