Square vs Smart Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Order and payment processing
- Online ordering site creation
- Menu management
- Table and floor management
- Real-time sales reports
- Offline payment acceptance
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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
Smart Clock
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SMRT clock offers a highly accurate and reliable contactless authentication application for workforce management. It is used as a kiosk in conjunction with SMRT app to let staff recording their working time on site. The use of the SMRT clock app requires a licence. For more information, please visit www.smartrota.com or contact us at info@smartrota.com.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Square at weekly against Smart Clock's every 32 months. Smart Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). 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.
Square ships an update weekly, Smart Clock every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square | Smart Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 781 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | JONS APPS LTD |
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
Smart Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases
Smart Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Square free?
Is Smart Clock free?
Do Square or Smart Clock have ads?
Which is updated more often, Square or Smart Clock?
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