Lightspeed vs Rezku Restaurant POS System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed
This application allows customers to place food and drink orders directly from their table or a self-service kiosk. It integrates with existing restaurant POS systems to streamline the ordering process, reduce wait times, and potentially increase sales.
- Customer self-ordering
- Kiosk mode
- Table mode
- POS integration
- Faster order processing
- Reduced wait times
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Lightspeed Self-Order Menu is an app that allows customers to order food and drinks from your cafe, bar or restaurant all on their own. With the Lightspeed Self-Order Menu, you can reduce customer wait times, process orders faster, free up waiters to interact with customers, and ultimately increase sales. Self-Order Menu uses the same products and categories from Lightspeed's Restaurant POS, meaning you can be up and running with in minutes. Available in 2 modes: Kiosk mode - Ideal for quick service restaurant environments. The customer orders and pays directly on the iPad, then waits for the order. Table mode - Ideal for multi-order, table service restaurant environments. The iPad is affiliated with a specific table. With the help of waitstaff, the customer can place several orders, only paying once at the end.
Rezku Restaurant POS System
This system streamlines restaurant operations with advanced tools for menu building, online ordering, and customer management. It offers features like tableside ordering, loyalty programs, and detailed reporting to enhance efficiency and customer experience for various hospitality businesses.
- Online ordering and delivery system
- Loyalty program and gift cards
- Tableside and QR code ordering
- Advanced menus with unlimited modifiers
- 3-day offline transaction mode
- Kitchen display and customer-facing apps
- Over 60 customizable reports
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The preferred point of sale for successful restaurant owners, for its speed reliability and amazing value. Rezku’s advanced tools and functionality make it a great fit for all kinds of hospitality ventures including bars, breweries, pizzerias, quick service, cafes and food trucks. We help build your menu, provide personalized training and easy access to support. We help guide you every step of the way toward success. Your Rezku POS subscription includes many features that other companies charge add-on fees for. Including: * Online ordering * Delivery system * Loyalty program * Gift Cards * Kitchen display app * Tableside ordering * Customer facing display app * QR code table ordering * 3rd party integration support Rezku POS has advanced menus and modifiers with: * Unlimited menus and modifiers * Branching submodifiers * Required and non-required modifiers with min and max * Modifier quantities for "extra" * Conversational order-taking * Pizza half-and-half toppings Rezku POS is packed with modern POS technology and sets the standard with: * 3-day offline transactions mode * Incremental bar tap authorization * Online order pacing and slots * Automated happy hours * Per user system permissions * Detailed floor plans for table orders * Full color picture-based menus * Quick reorder button * Product details view * Over 60 customizable reports for sales, labor and loss prevention
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rezku Restaurant POS System at 3.9 against Lightspeed's 3.0. Rezku Restaurant POS System also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Rezku Restaurant POS System holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively.
Lightspeed ships an update every 6 weeks, Rezku Restaurant POS System weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed | Rezku Restaurant POS System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. | Guest Innovations, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lightspeed
Rezku Restaurant POS System
In-app purchases
Lightspeed
No in-app purchases
Rezku Restaurant POS System
No in-app purchases
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