Lightspeed vs OrderUp by SalesVu
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.
OrderUp by SalesVu
This kiosk app helps restaurants increase average order value and improve customer service. Customers can easily browse menus, view item details, and place orders, with prompts for modifiers to encourage additional spending and tipping. It offers flexible configuration options for various restaurant setups.
- Increase average guest check size
- Improve customer service
- User-friendly menu browsing
- Promote modifiers and tipping
- Flexible iPad configurations
- EMV chip card reader integration
- Integrates with SalesVu POS
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ORDERUP is a Kiosk app designed specifically to drive up the average guest check size at quick-service and table-service restaurants while improving customer service and reducing the staff stress that comes with fast-pace environments. The user-friendly design of the app allows customers to easily and quickly browse the menu, view pictures and detailed descriptions of each item, and place orders via a flow that pops up attractive modifiers (free and paid options) in order to encourage customers to spend more and leave even more gratuity/tip to the staff thanks to the faster and more convenient setup. The ORDERUP kiosk can be configured on an iPad Mini at every table, on iPad Pro in front of each fast-casual counter line, on a regular-size iPad at the To-Go counter, or any setup that best suits the restaurant. Each iPad can be linked to an EMV Chip Card reader for quick payment processing and gratuity/tip configuration. ORDERUP costs $25/month/terminal which comes with a free 15-Day Trial period (no credit card required), free configuration/setup service, free employee training, free 24/7 phone/chat/email support, as well as the free sister app INCOMING that can be placed at the counter next to an existing POS or used in the kitchen as a KDS app to view all incoming orders from the ORDERUP Kiosk. ORDERUP also fully integrates with the SalesVu POS app for restaurants who are looking to transition from their existing POS to a modern iPad POS system. For more information please open the app and touch the Chat icon, or email support@salesvu.com.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OrderUp by SalesVu at 5.0 against Lightspeed's 3.0. OrderUp by SalesVu also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lightspeed's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
OrderUp by SalesVu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Lightspeed ships an update every 6 weeks, OrderUp by SalesVu monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed | OrderUp by SalesVu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 752 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. | SalesVu |
Customer experience
Lightspeed
OrderUp by SalesVu
In-app purchases
Lightspeed
No in-app purchases
OrderUp by SalesVu
No in-app purchases
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