Comparison

Square vs Figure CFD

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

Figure CFD

Enhance customer experience by providing a clear overview of order details, payment totals, and real-time changes. This tool helps merchants upsell products with visual displays and collect customer information for digital receipts.

Highlights
  • Display order details
  • Show payment totals
  • Real-time order changes
  • Upsell products with images
  • Digital receipts
  • Sign and tip functionality
Features
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Offer a better customer experience with Figure’s Customer Facing Display (CFD). The CFD is the perfect companion to Figure POS and other Figure solutions. Give customers an overview of each order’s details. Leave no room for confusion over payment totals and improve customer satisfaction. Figure CFD makes it easy for any merchant to upsell products. Upload and highlight product pictures to increase sales. Features: Display order details: options, taxes, discounts, totals Display cash discount and card surcharge Show order changes to your customer in real-time Pair easily with Figure POS by scanning a QR code Ability to sign and tip Ability to enter an email address for digital receipts Ability to suggest other products

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Figure CFD at 5.0 against Square's 4.3. Figure CFD also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). Square's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 17) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). 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 CFD 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 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square ships an update every 6 days, Figure CFD monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Square versus Figure CFD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareFigure CFD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size790 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Figure, Inc.

Customer experience

Square

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

Figure CFD

All ratings17 ratings
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 CFD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

Figure CFD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Figure CFD free?
Figure CFD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square or Figure CFD?
Figure CFD is rated higher. Square averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Figure CFD averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Square or Figure CFD have ads?
Neither Square nor Figure CFD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or Figure CFD?
Square ships an update every 6 days, and Figure CFD monthly. Most recently, Square was updated on October 24, 2026 and Figure CFD on October 21, 2026.

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