Comparison

Winston POS vs Thales POS Simulator

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

Head to head

Restaurant POS

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

Winston POS

Features

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Winston is the Restaurant POS that works for you. With our easy to use, innovative and freedom-providing restaurant POS system, we offer an empowering experience to restaurant entrepreneurs enabling them to focus on delivering an optimal guest experience.

About

Thales POS Simulator

This utility app simulates Point of Sale interactions using NFC technology with Thales smartcards. It's designed for demonstration purposes only and does not process real payments or interact with other payment applications.

Highlights

NFC smartcard simulation
Point of Sale interaction demo
No actual payment processing
Safe for demonstration use

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Thales POS Simulator is used as a tool for demo with Thales smartcard through NFC. All simulated POS interactions do not involve actual payments, nor interact with any payment applications.

Screenshots

Winston POS4 screens

Thales POS Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thales POS Simulator at monthly against Winston POS's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winston POS ships an update every 2 months, Thales POS Simulator monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

Winston POS versus Thales POS Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Winston POS	Thales POS Simulator
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	14.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	20 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	DUODEKA Cooperatie U.A.	Thales DIS France SAS

In-app purchases

None

Winston POS

No in-app purchases

None

Thales POS Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winston POS free?

Winston POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Thales POS Simulator free?

Thales POS Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Winston POS or Thales POS Simulator have ads?

Neither Winston POS nor Thales POS Simulator shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Winston POS or Thales POS Simulator?

Winston POS ships an update every 2 months, and Thales POS Simulator monthly. Most recently, Winston POS was updated on November 4, 2026 and Thales POS Simulator on November 3, 2026.