OlivePDA vs SplitAbility POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OlivePDA
This mobile point-of-sale application extends restaurant management software for iOS devices. It allows staff to take orders at tables and provides managers with mobile access to key functions for increased efficiency and improved customer service.
- Table-side order submission
- Mobile manager functions
- Restaurant management extension
- Improved customer service
- Reduced service time
- Error reduction
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Olive mobile POS solutions ,designed for iOS devices, is an extension of O-live restaurant management software which allows your staff to submit orders at the table, and provide managers with mobile access to manager functions for more efficiency, with fast and complete POS Functionality. With O-live, you can now use traditional POS and IOS POS at the same location. The Handheld POS can improve customer service by enabling your servers to stay on the floor where they’re needed and allow them to focus on serving customers, rather than running back and forth. O-live mobile POS is a revolutionary way to shorten the time of your service, to reduce error and serve an optimal number of guests at the same time.
SplitAbility POS
This cloud-based point of sale system is designed for hospitality businesses like restaurants and cafes. It offers features for managing tables, orders, payments, and customer loyalty, with a free trial before a paid subscription is required.
- Table management and overview
- Order splitting and payment options
- Integrated kitchen display system
- Customer loyalty and spend tracking
- Inventory management and reporting
- Online ordering integration
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A cloud based point of sale (POS) system - requires paid subscription after a free trial period of 4 weeks. The system can also be used via any web browser i.e. this is a convenience app. To use the system users must register their business details with SplitAbility Pty Ltd. After the free trial period users may decide to continue using the product by providing a subscription payment option. The subscription is billed through an online accounting package, there are a number of payment options including credit card, bank transfer and PayPal. The system can be used on a single device or with multiple devices concurrently. Designed primarily for hospitality businesses the POS is suited to restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs and pubs etc. - Open tables / overview screens / table status. - Transfer /merge tables. - Hot locking and fast user switching. - Privilege levels. - Built in kitchen display system. - Tabs and Accounts allow credit tracking. - Integrated 'tap & go' payments - Named orders / notes on any order item. - Spit bills, split payments & individual checkout. - Regular customers - track visit count & cumulative spend. - Favorite orders. - Print separation and category split printing. - Wireless printing. - Print / open cash draws without time delays. - Inventory management / reporting. - On-line accounting, PMS services and new payment platforms - Order retrieval by search. - Recipes and preparation instructions. - Built in online ordering with fast.cafe. - Barista look ahead mode - bump screens standard on all devices. - Regular and favorite order completion. - Built in loyalty features - Regular customers & favorite orders. - Cumulative spend and visit count totals - improves customer retention. - Retrospective order insertion - when the customer changes their mind. - Fast search on name, address, phone number, email or other details. - Entire menu changes in one click. - Assign table numbers to orders for food delivery to the table. - Take-away prices and dine in prices on the same button. - Address, phone number, email, other details on receipts. - Hold and resume unlimited concurrent sales transactions. - Take-away maps. For more information search "SplitAbility POS". Contact us any time info@splitability.com Follow SplitAbility on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SplitAbility
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OlivePDA at 4.0 against SplitAbility POS's 1.0. OlivePDA also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
OlivePDA holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
OlivePDA ships an update every 2 months, SplitAbility POS every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OlivePDA | SplitAbility POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 9.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omega Software Inc | SplitAbility Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
OlivePDA
SplitAbility POS
In-app purchases
OlivePDA
No in-app purchases
SplitAbility POS
No in-app purchases
