Comparison

Square vs Figure KDS

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
Read full description

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

Figure KDS

Streamline kitchen operations with this restaurant display system. It ensures your team is synchronized, accurately preparing orders as requested to improve speed and reduce errors.

Highlights
  • Instant order communication
  • Color-coded order display
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Reduced paper usage
  • Minimized human error
  • Increased order accuracy
Features
Read full description

Figure KDS brings your kitchen together into one smooth operation. Use Figure’s Kitchen Display System in your restaurant to keep your team on the same page. Everyone in the back of the house will know precisley which orders and items to prepare, precisely as customers requested. Equip your staff with the best! Improve speed and increase precision while reducing errors and miscommunication. Best Features: *Instant communication*: send orders to the kitchen in a blink *Easy color coordinations*: see all outstanding orders at a glance *Sleek design*: simple user interface which requires zero training *Go green!* Save money and paper. *Accuracy*: cut down human error and never miss an order again

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Figure KDS at 100% against Square's 34%. Figure KDS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Square's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 29). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Figure KDS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 4.2K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Square's written reviews are positive against 100% of Figure KDS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square ships an update weekly, Figure KDS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Square versus Figure KDS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareFigure KDS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings)5.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better29
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Figure, Inc.

Customer experience

Square

All ratings4,183 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative58.1%

Figure KDS

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Figure KDS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

Figure KDS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Figure KDS free?
Figure KDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square or Figure KDS?
Figure KDS is rated higher. Square averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Figure KDS averages 5.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Square or Figure KDS have ads?
Neither Square nor Figure KDS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or Figure KDS?
Square ships an update weekly, and Figure KDS every 2 months. Most recently, Square was updated on September 23, 2026 and Figure KDS on September 17, 2026.

Other comparisons