Lightspeed vs WaiterOne Go
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.
WaiterOne Go
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Flexible point of sale Take your point of sale wherever business happens with WaiterOne Go — a flexible POS for iPhone and iPad. WaiterOne Go is ideal for shops, barber shops, salons, restaurants, cafés, market stalls, fairs, festivals, pop-ups, mobile professionals, and businesses working on the road. Whether you serve customers at a fixed location or travel from one sale to the next, WaiterOne Go keeps selling simple. SELL ANYWHERE • Create configurable product buttons, groups, and sales pages • Build and adjust tickets quickly • Handle direct sales or manage restaurant tables • Hold an order and complete it when the customer is ready • Record manual payments or use SumUp when configured • Issue clear bills and receipts • View and share reports for sales, products, payments, receipts, and VAT READY FOR MOBILE BUSINESS Run WaiterOne Go on an iPhone for maximum portability or use the extra screen space of an iPad. It is equally at home on a shop counter, beside a restaurant table, at a customer’s location, or on a stand at a market, fancy fair, or event. KEEP WORKING OFFLINE An unreliable internet connection should not stop a sale. WaiterOne Go is designed for offline operation, making it suitable for markets, temporary venues, events, and work on the road. Pending synchronization changes and print jobs are retained for later delivery. FLEXIBLE PRINTING Send orders, bills, and receipts to the appropriate printer. WaiterOne Go supports direct network ESC/POS printing and supported Epson network and portable Bluetooth printers, including printer discovery, receipt branding, routing, and configurable print layouts. CONFIGURE YOUR POS Manage product pages, product groups, products, VAT rates, restaurant tables, payment methods, and printers directly from your device. The interface adapts to iPhone and iPad while keeping the same familiar workflow. FROM COUNTER TO CUSTOMER Whether you run a permanent shop, visit customers, serve guests at tables, or sell at occasional events, WaiterOne Go provides the essential tools to sell, accept payments, print receipts, and understand your results. Some features require compatible hardware, supported third-party services, and prior configuration. SumUp availability depends on your region and account eligibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WaiterOne Go at every 2 weeks against Lightspeed's every 6 weeks. 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.
Lightspeed ships an update every 6 weeks, WaiterOne Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed | WaiterOne Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. | WaiterOne SL |
In-app purchases
Lightspeed
No in-app purchases
WaiterOne Go
No in-app purchases









