# Ecolab KitchenIQ

> People & Operations

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1600735829](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1600735829)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1600735829`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jaywalking, LLC
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 2.90 / 5 (259 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2022-01-09
- **Size:** 89 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ecolab-kitcheniq/id1600735829)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://app.vsblapp.com/privacy](https://app.vsblapp.com/privacy)

## Description

KitchenIQ is a cloud-based restaurant operations management, workforce management, and food safety system designed to simplify daily workflows and boost operational visibility.

It features checklists with support for the Thermapen One Bluetooth temperature probe. Bluetooth must be enabled to use this feature.

## Rankings

- #113,135 — Overall
- #76 — visibility

## Review summary

Ecolab KitchenIQ is valued for its restaurant-focused workflow and team-management benefits and has seen positive adoption (CFA, Chick-fil-A). However, recurring issues undermine reliability: bugs and crashes, login and cross-device sign-in problems, and limited desktop/iPad support. Updates, especially the shifts update, sometimes degrade usability. Addressing stability, cross-device parity, and smoother updates would strengthen its appeal as an operations tool.

### Pros

- Valuable tool for restaurant operations and team coordination (centralizes workflows and can integrate with VSBL).
- Very useful for managing large teams and keeping information organized.
- Convenient and generally easy to use in daily operations.
- Strong endorsements and adoption by organizations like CFA and local Chick-fil-A, with users often recommending the app.

### Cons

- Frequent bugs, crashes, slow loading, and overall instability.
- Sign-in/account setup problems and random logouts across devices.
- Limited cross-device/desktop functionality (iPad and Mac/desktop support missing) and lack of a full desktop version.
- Updates (notably the shifts update) often worsen usability and cause confusion.

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