Crunchtime Counter vs MenuPilot®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crunchtime Counter
Streamline inventory management with this app, enabling fast, easy, and fun counting. It supports simultaneous team counting, online or offline, and integrates voice-to-text and barcode scanning for enhanced efficiency. Securely maintain perpetual inventories and save time and money.
- Fast and easy inventory counting
- Simultaneous team counting
- Online and offline functionality
- Voice-to-text input
- Barcode scanner
- Built-in calculator
- Secure perpetual inventory maintenance
Read full descriptionHide full description
Counter makes taking inventory fast, easy, and fun! Forget what you know about inventories - with Counter you save time and money, all while securely maintaining perpetual inventories. Count simultaneously with your team, online or offline. With voice-to-text, a barcode scanner, and a built-in calculator, Counter takes inventories to the next level! Just enter your Crunchtime Net-Chef™ URL on the app’s configuration screen and get right to work using your existing Net-Chef credentials. Claim. Count. Save. Sync. That's Counter from Crunchtime. NOTE: This app is intended for use with the Crunchtime core suite and requires additional licensing. Support is dependent on the use of the most recent mobile app version. Specific features and functions within the app may not be enabled at the administrator's discretion. Please contact your Crunchtime administrator with any questions.
MenuPilot®
This app centralizes the management and communication of critical menu data and training materials for foodservice operations. It works with a web portal and optional hardware to create on-demand labels for food safety, rotation, and product information.
- Centralized menu data management
- Food safety labeling
- Training material communication
- On-demand label production
- Integration with web portal
- Companion hardware support
Read full descriptionHide full description
The MenuPilot® application, coupled with streamlined corporate management of menu data via the MenuCommand® web portal, reduces dependence on hardware and increases emphasis on platform. Together, these facilitate the centralized management and communication of critical menu data and training materials to foodservice operations. DayMark® Safety Systems also delivers companion hardware with the Matt85™ and Matt77™ direct thermal label printers, facilitating on-demand production of shelf-life, food rotation and complex grab & go product labeling.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crunchtime Counter at 4.8 against MenuPilot®'s 3.3. Crunchtime Counter also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (369 vs 15). MenuPilot®'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Crunchtime Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crunchtime Counter has 369 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Crunchtime Counter's written reviews are positive against 0% of MenuPilot®'s.
Crunchtime Counter ships an update every 2 months, MenuPilot® every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crunchtime Counter | MenuPilot® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (369 ratings) — better | 3.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 369 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc. | CMC Group, Inc |
Customer experience
Crunchtime Counter
MenuPilot®
In-app purchases
Crunchtime Counter
No in-app purchases
MenuPilot®
No in-app purchases
