KitchenKit vs Simmer: Food Service/Cafe POS
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $50/month for KitchenKit and $30/month for Simmer.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Monthly Plan
Appetizer
- · +$30/month per additional store location
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKitchenKit enhances operational efficiency for restaurants, cafes, and bars. It streamlines menu management and order customization while providing a real-time kitchen view to improve order accuracy and prep speed. Designed for the fast-paced restaurant industry, KitchenKit simplifies complex orders and special requests, reducing errors and enhancing the dining experience.
Simmer enhances POS for coffee shops, restaurants, wineries, bakeries and more. It offers product modifiers and flexible ticket management, integrating seamlessly with POS. Modifiers can be created as standard products streamlining discounting, inventory management and reporting. Create kitchen displays (KDS) and print tickets for your kitchen or prep areas.
- Seamlessly integrates with Shopify POS for streamlined restaurant operations.
- Easily create and manage items, categories, and modifiers for your menu.
- Improve kitchen efficiency with real-time order tracking and prep zone visibility.
- User-friendly design ensures easy navigation and operational simplicity for all
- Ticket management: Keep track of customer tickets with pre and post-pay options
- Product modifiers: Add multi-select options to your products
- Accurate reporting: Modifiers are real products
- Kitchen displays & print: Display "Sent" tickets to your kitchen or prep staff
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure | KitchenKit |  Simmer |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | KitchenKit | Simmer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 23 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | KitchenKit | Simmer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $50/month | $30/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | KitchenKit | Simmer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #32 | #6(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 10, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Molsoft | SimmerHQ Pty Ltd |
FAQ
KitchenKit and Simmer: common questions
- Is KitchenKit or Simmer cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $50/month for KitchenKit and $30/month for Simmer. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.