Comparison

Square vs Mazzer

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

Mazzer

Features
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The Mazzer app lets you easily communicate with your grinder; it's useful for viewing operating data and maintenance reports, easily adjusting parameters, and gathering customer feedback. The free app connects to nearby grinders via Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Direct; once connected, operating data from the last 10 days can be downloaded to your device. It also allows you to monitor your grinder and the wear status of its burrs. -------------------------- The app is divided into four areas: service, adjustments, statistics, and surveys. ASSISTANCE Maintenance interventions can be easily scheduled, thanks to the remaining burr life indicator and the dose loading function. The grinder can be loaded with the number of doses corresponding to the amount of coffee stored on site. Service data can be made directly visible to the technician. ADJUSTMENTS Easily adjust electronic grind settings (grinding times and pauses) from your device using the Mazzer App, without having to use the grinder's menu, making everything simple and seamless. STATS By analyzing the data collected by the grinder throughout the workday, the Mazzer App can help you improve your coffee service performance. You can easily view, save, and share this data. SURVEY The survey management system allows you to collect customer feedback on your establishment's service: simply use the app on a tablet and place it at the counter to receive feedback on the various aspects of the service that matter most to you. Alternatively, you can use the app on multiple tablets and conduct tasting and cupping tests. Any results will help you improve your service and, if desired, create content for social media. Once registered, the grinder owner (Master) will be the only person authorized to create other users and assign them one of four different access levels (Manager, Operator, Maintenance Technician, Installer) (each with different levels of data visibility). Furthermore, the grinder's firmware can also be updated via the Mazzer app, ensuring you're always up-to-date with the latest on-board electronics features.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Square at every 6 days against Mazzer's every 4 months. Mazzer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Square ships an update every 6 days, Mazzer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Square versus Mazzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareMazzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB277 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Mazzer Luigi Spa

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

Mazzer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

Mazzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mazzer free?
Mazzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Square or Mazzer have ads?
Neither Square nor Mazzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or Mazzer?
Square ships an update every 6 days, and Mazzer every 4 months. Most recently, Square was updated on October 28, 2026 and Mazzer on October 6, 2026.

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