Comparison

Square vs PosKing

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

Head to head
About

Square

This app is a comprehensive point-of-sale system designed for restaurants. It helps manage orders, payments, online ordering, menus, and table layouts. Gain insights with real-time sales reports and improve staff efficiency for dine-in, takeout, and online orders.

Highlights
  • Order and payment processing
  • Online ordering site creation
  • Menu management
  • Table and floor management
  • Real-time sales reports
  • Offline payment acceptance
Features
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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

About

PosKing

This comprehensive point-of-sale system offers cash register, inventory, and customer management features. It supports various business types, including retail, food service, and personal services, with options for peripheral integration and offline use.

Highlights
  • Cash register functionality
  • Inventory management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Offline operation
  • Employee management
  • Peripheral device support
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※ Feature List Cash Register, Table Ordering, Keep Accounts, Offline cash register, Reservation management, Customer management, Customer points system, Multiple accounts, Employee management, Employee schedule system, Inventory management, Coupon management, Receipt template editor, etc. ※ Supported Business Types Catering: Fast food restaurant, Coffee shop, Western cuisine restaurant, Japanese cuisine restaurant, France cuisine restaurant, Italian cuisine restaurant, Chinese cuisine restaurant, Thai cuisine restaurant, Asian cuisine restaurant, Grill restaurant, Teppanyaki restaurant, Noodle house, Bread shop, Baking shop, Milk tea shop, Drinks shop, Bar or Pub, Brewery pub. Retail: Convenience store, Food store, Candy, Fresh, Clothing & Bags, Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharmacy, 3C store, Phones store, Computers store, Baby products store, Furniture store, Household goods store, Watches store, Musical instruments store, Used, Collectible store, Automotive & Powersports, Office products store, Flowers store, Pets supplies store. Service: Barber, Beauty Salon, Nail Salon, Embroidery, Skin Care & Body Spa, Hospital, Clinic, Sports, Fitness Club, School, Training school, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Nightclub, Maid Cafe, Animal Cafe. ※ Peripheral Mode Customer display, Kitchen display system, Queue calling system, Take a number mode, etc. ※ Connectable Peripherals Receipt Printer, Label Printer, AirPrint Printer, Bluetooth barcode scanner, Bluetooth keypad, etc. ※ Supported thermal receipt printer manufacturers Epson, Star, Seiko Instruments (SII), Citizen, NEC, Bixolon, Partner, Sewoo, Woosim, Xprinter, Gprinter, etc. (We support almost all the thermal receipt printer, if the printer has a LAN or Bluetooth interface.) ※ Supported barcode scanner manufacturers Socket Mobile, Symcode, HPRT, etc. ※ Supported keypad manufacturers Satechi, etc. ※ About In-app subscriptions The App Store charges your specified payment method automatically on the same date each billing period. It requires you to cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription/trial period ends. Deleting the app from your device won’t cancel your subscription. To change or cancel subscriptions please go to the Settings app on your iOS device. ※ Terms of use and privacy policy https://posking.app/page/term Note: We stand with Ukraine and do not support the commodity barcodes from 4600000000008 to 4699999999998 which are used by Russia.

Screenshots

PosKing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Square at 4.3 against PosKing's 3.1. Square also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 13). PosKing's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 34%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PosKing sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Square asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Square holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 4.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Square's written reviews are positive against 56% of PosKing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square ships an update every 6 days, PosKing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Square versus PosKing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquarePosKing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better3.1 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews56.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size790 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.SoftAsia

Customer experience

Square

All ratings4,195 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative58.1%

PosKing

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and 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

PosKing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

PosKing

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Edition$20.001 Month
  • Standard Edition$45.001 Month
  • Premium Edition$90.001 Month
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  • Basic Edition (Yearly)$200.001 Year
  • Standard Edition (Yearly)$450.001 Year
  • Premium Edition (Yearly)$900.001 Year

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PosKing free?
PosKing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Square or PosKing?
Square is rated higher. Square averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while PosKing averages 3.1 from 13 ratings.
Do Square or PosKing have ads?
Neither Square nor PosKing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or PosKing?
Square ships an update every 6 days, and PosKing monthly. Most recently, Square was updated on October 22, 2026 and PosKing on October 21, 2026.

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