CStore Essentials vs CDT Portal
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
CDT Portal
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CDT Portal is your all-in-one employee management solution designed to simplify workforce operations and boost productivity. Whether you’re managing attendance, tracking performance, or streamlining communication, CDT Portal ensures everything is accessible in one secure and easy-to-use app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CDT Portal at every 2 days against CStore Essentials's every 30 months. CStore Essentials's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). 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, CDT Portal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CStore Essentials | CDT Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (68 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Excentus | Abhishek Singh |
In-app purchases
CStore Essentials
No in-app purchases
CDT Portal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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