Comparison

CardPointe vs Lavu Pilot 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CardPointe

Process and manage all major credit card payments seamlessly. Accept card-present transactions on the go, manage products, and gain insights with a live reporting dashboard. Streamline your business operations with robust transaction management and customer profiles.

Highlights
  • Virtual Terminal for credit card processing
  • Mobile card reader for on-the-go payments
  • Product catalog management
  • Signature capture
  • Customer profile management
  • Live reporting dashboard
  • Transaction management (void, refund, reprocess)
Features
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The CardPointe app lets you process and manage payments with ease. With live transaction data at your fingertips, CardPointe will become a critical tool in running your business. Features • Virtual Terminal: Process payments for all major credit cards. • CardPointe Mobile Card Reader: Accept card-present payments on the go. • Accept Tips: Enable customers to select preset tip amounts. • Catalog: Organize and manage your products, pricing, and discounts. • Signature Capture: Allow customers to use their fingertip to sign for transactions. • Customer Profiles: Save customer profiles to run future transactions. • Reporting Dashboard: View your business data at a glance. • Transaction Management: Void, refund, reprocess, or resend receipts for existing transactions. • Notifications: Get alerts for important events, like chargebacks, refunds, and declined transactions. • Compatible Printer: Use a supported Bluetooth printer to print receipts or food orders. • Support for CardPointe Integrated Terminals: Connect to your countertop CardPointe Integrated Terminals to accept card-present payments with PCI-validated point-to-point encryption. CardPointe can also be accessed via any browser, complete with additional features including recurring billing and custom reporting.

About

Lavu Pilot 2

Monitor your restaurant's sales performance in real-time from your iOS device. This free companion app provides at-a-glance reports, making your account information easily accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time sales data access
  • At-a-glance performance reports
  • Accessible from anywhere
  • Companion app for Lavu POS
  • Free to use
Features
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Lavu Pilot 2 is a companion app for Lavu POS, allowing business owners to access real-time sales data from their iOS device. Check on your restaurant performance with at-a-glance reports from anywhere you're connected to the internet. The Lavu Pilot app is entirely free and was created to make your account information more easily available. Lavu POS is an industry-leading, fully-featured point of sale app in the App Store and was designed for the restaurant industry, including fine dining, quick serve, and tab environments. If you need assistance please visit our Lavu Help Center at support.lavu.com.

Screenshots

CardPointe4 screens
Lavu Pilot 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CardPointe at 2.6 against Lavu Pilot 2's 2.4. Lavu Pilot 2's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 21%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CardPointe holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 37 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of CardPointe's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lavu Pilot 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardPointe ships an update every 5 months, Lavu Pilot 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CardPointe versus Lavu Pilot 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardPointeLavu Pilot 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (31 ratings) — better2.4 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews29.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCardConnect, LLCLavu

Customer experience

CardPointe

All ratings31 ratings
Positive35.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative75.8%

Lavu Pilot 2

All ratings37 ratings
Positive29.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative64.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.7%

In-app purchases

None

CardPointe

No in-app purchases

None

Lavu Pilot 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardPointe free?
CardPointe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lavu Pilot 2 free?
Lavu Pilot 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CardPointe or Lavu Pilot 2?
CardPointe is rated higher. CardPointe averages 2.6 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Lavu Pilot 2 averages 2.4 from 37 ratings.
Do CardPointe or Lavu Pilot 2 have ads?
Neither CardPointe nor Lavu Pilot 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardPointe or Lavu Pilot 2?
CardPointe ships an update every 5 months, and Lavu Pilot 2 every 4 months. Most recently, CardPointe was updated on October 17, 2026 and Lavu Pilot 2 on October 5, 2026.

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