Comparison

ConnectSmart DisplayClient vs Squirrel Cloud POS

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

Head to head
About

ConnectSmart DisplayClient

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ConnectSmart Kitchen DisplayClient puts the power of ConnectSmart Kitchen at your fingertips. Increase flexibility in your kitchen by using tablets as ConnectSmart Kitchen stations. Heighten staff versatility by displaying carry-out orders on front-of-house devices. Enhance operational insight with a scorecard dashboard placed directly on a manager’s tablet. With the ConnectSmart Kitchen DisplayClient app, managers, hosts, and servers alike can keep a pulse on what’s happening in the back of house from any tablet, anywhere – including the host stand or on the restaurant floor.

About

Squirrel Cloud POS

Features
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Squirrel Cloud POS is a new, easy-to-use point-of-sale solution that will be your hub for taking orders, managing your restaurant and enabling amazing guest experiences. - Take orders from the table, bar or patio and send directly to your kitchen. - Manage phone, takeout, curbside pickup, online ordering and 3rd party delivery orders. - Let guests pay how they want with pay at the table or counter payment options. - Run on Squirrel Hospitality-grade POS terminals or your own tablet. DELIGHT YOUR GUESTS WITH TABLESIDE ORDERING - Send orders directly to kitchen to spend more time with guests and increase table turns. - Customize your workflow to upsell and increase average check size. - Add modifiers and notes to accommodate special requests. - Let your guests know right away if an item is out of stock. - Split checks by seat or group. LET GUESTS ORDER AND PAY THE WAY THEY WANT - Take orders and payment directly from guest mobile phone. - Split or partial payments by seat or group for speed of service. - Secure, integrated pay-at-the table and counter payment terminals to accept virtually any payment form – credit, debit or mobile phone payment (ApplePay, GooglePay). REACH MORE CUSTOMERS - See all off-premise orders in one place to manage your kitchen and workflow. - Centrally manage one menu at the POS and synchronize across online ordering and delivery apps to save time. - Set up a branded online ordering website to increase sales. - Supported third party delivery apps include UberEats, DoorDash, PostMates and more… MANAGE YOUR RESTAURANT FROM ANYWHERE - Easy-to-use tools to configure POS, manage menu and pricing from a web browser. - Menu or pricing changes can be done anywhere and can take effect immediately – no need to wait until the next day.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ConnectSmart DisplayClient at every 4 days against Squirrel Cloud POS's monthly. Squirrel Cloud POS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConnectSmart DisplayClient ships an update every 4 days, Squirrel Cloud POS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ConnectSmart DisplayClient versus Squirrel Cloud POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectSmart DisplayClientSquirrel Cloud POS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.213.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB178 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperQSR Automations LLCSquirrel Systems

In-app purchases

None

ConnectSmart DisplayClient

No in-app purchases

None

Squirrel Cloud POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConnectSmart DisplayClient free?
ConnectSmart DisplayClient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squirrel Cloud POS free?
Squirrel Cloud POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ConnectSmart DisplayClient or Squirrel Cloud POS have ads?
Neither ConnectSmart DisplayClient nor Squirrel Cloud POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConnectSmart DisplayClient or Squirrel Cloud POS?
ConnectSmart DisplayClient ships an update every 4 days, and Squirrel Cloud POS monthly. Most recently, ConnectSmart DisplayClient was updated on September 9, 2026 and Squirrel Cloud POS on September 25, 2026.

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