Comparison

CStore Essentials vs K

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote store management
  • Live transaction monitoring
  • Full transaction receipts
  • Live department and gas sales
  • Add new items
  • Change item prices
Features
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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

About

K

Features
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Discover the KHUB B2B Admin App – your dedicated wholesale management solution brought to you by Kommerce Hub. Seamlessly manage your wholesale operations with our intuitive app. Empower your employees to create and manage sales effortlessly. Keep your wholesale processes secure and internal with this exclusive white-label product. KHUB B2B Admin, offers a tailored experience to elevate wholesale business. Say goodbye to cumbersome processes and embrace efficiency like never before. Download now and experience the future of wholesale management.

Screenshots

CStore Essentials4 screens
K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: K at every 3 weeks against CStore Essentials's every 30 months. CStore Essentials's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, K every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CStore Essentials versus K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCStore EssentialsK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB71 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperExcentusKommerce Hub

In-app purchases

None

CStore Essentials

No in-app purchases

None

K

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CStore Essentials free?
CStore Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is K free?
K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CStore Essentials or K have ads?
Neither CStore Essentials nor K shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CStore Essentials or K?
CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, and K every 3 weeks. Most recently, CStore Essentials was updated on July 17, 2026 and K on September 15, 2026.

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