Hostess vs Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hostess
This app helps dealerships manage customer leads and track existing clients. It allows for efficient lead assignment, appointment scheduling, and customer identification during visits. Generate daily reports and gather customer feedback to improve sales operations.
- Assign leads to sales staff
- Schedule appointments
- Identify returning customers
- Generate daily reports
- Collect customer feedback
- Create sales rosters
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Main page : Hostess app is a Dealer Mobile office which helps dealerships to handle leads and identify existing Customers Detail section : Hostess app enables dealership to assign Prospective leads information to DSE / TL in an easy and efficient manner thus increasing sales efficiency, it also gives you ride of privileges like - * Check Scheduled appointments for the day * Create Roaster and assign leads to DSE / TL * Identify Customer in his / her subsequent visits * Generate Daily reports * Customer feedback
Square
Manage your restaurant's front and back-of-house operations with this powerful point-of-sale system. Handle orders, customize menus, accept payments, and gain insights from real-time sales reports for dine-in, takeout, and online orders.
- Order and payment processing
- Customizable online ordering site
- Menu management
- Flexible payment acceptance
- Offline payment capability
- Floor plan customization
- Real-time sales reports
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The Square for Restaurants Point of Sale app helps you manage front- and back-of-house operations for your full-service restaurant, quick-service restaurant, fast-casual restaurant, bar, or brewery. Get the powerful point-of-sale system designed to serve guests who are dining in, getting takeout, or ordering online. Handle orders, set up menus, manage table layouts, accept payments, enable coursing, get insights from real-time sales reports, and more. ORDERS & PAYMENTS * Turn tables faster and keep lines moving. Increase staff efficiency with an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. * Empower servers to get every order right with the ability to enter orders the way people talk. * Take orders even when you’re short-staffed with QR codes. ONLINE ORDERING * Create a free, customizable online ordering site. * Manage all orders from your POS, including in-person, online, and third-party delivery orders. * Reach more diners with Google, Instagram, and Facebook selling integrations. MENU MANAGEMENT * Create and customize your menus from the office, remotely, or directly from your POS. * Keep service running smoothly with your staff always in the know of what’s selling and what’s about to sell out. FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS * Accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay so you never have to turn a diner away. * Set up automatic tipping, move or assign checks to your staff, reopen closed checks, and manage voids with just a few taps. * Never miss a sale with offline payments. Learn more at https://squareup.com/us/en/payments/offline-payments-guide. * Square handles all PCI compliance fees or chargebacks on your behalf. * Get deposits in your bank account as fast as the next business day or access your sales instantly with a Square Checking account. Learn more at squareup.com/us/en/banking. FLOOR MANAGEMENT * Customize your floor plan with intuitive click-and-drag layouts. * Tip out staff, close out the cash drawer, manage comps and voids, and run close-of-day reports all from the POS. * Keep tables turning by monitoring their real-time status. * Stay on pace with coursing — letting the kitchen know when to hold or start firing dishes. SUPPORT * Customer support available to guide you through any questions. Learn more about Square for Restaurants and set yourself up from Square Dashboard before activating this app on an iOS device: https://squareup.com/us/en/point-of-sale/restaurants
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hostess at 100% against Square's 34%. Hostess also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.1). Square's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hostess ships an update every 3 months, Square every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hostess | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 34.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 780 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Maruti Suzuki India Limited | Block, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hostess
Square
Bugs and requests
Hostess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Square
Reported bugs
5 issues- Orders not processing correctly
- Transactions not completing
- Inventory updates not syncing
- Shift reports not printing properly
- Card reader disconnection issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to split items across checks
- Hold/save orders functionality
- Improved inventory management
- Better reporting and analytics
- Mobile app for managing the restaurant
In-app purchases
Hostess
No in-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases









