Comparison

Square vs TicketBaron

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

TicketBaron

Features
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TicketBaron is the companion app for event organisers using TicketBaron.com. Manage your events, scan tickets, and check in guests — all from your phone. FEATURES • QR code ticket scanning — Fast camera-based scanning with instant check-in verdicts, works with handheld bluetooth scanners too • Bluetooth scanner support — Pair a hardware barcode scanner for high-throughput door operations • Offline mode — Download a ticket manifest and scan without internet, then sync later • Real-time stats — See live check-in counts, remaining capacity, and ticket breakdowns • Ticket search — Look up attendees by name or ticket reference • Seated event support — See seat locations when scanning seated event tickets • Door sales — Sell tickets at the door with Tap to Pay on iPhone, along with payment links and cash • Multi-device sync — Check-in updates sync across all scanning devices in real-time via SSE • Emergency info — Quick access to venue emergency procedures DESIGNED FOR • Nightclub and disco promoters • Theatre and seated event managers • Live music and festival organisers • Any event using TicketBaron.com for ticketing This app is for event organisers and door staff. To buy tickets, visit ticketbaron.com. URLs - Privacy Policy: https://ticketbaron.com/privacy - Terms of Service: https://ticketbaron.com/terms - Website: https://ticketbaron.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Square and TicketBaron are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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, TicketBaron every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Square versus TicketBaron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareTicketBaron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Baron Group Limited

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

TicketBaron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

TicketBaron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TicketBaron free?
TicketBaron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Square or TicketBaron have ads?
Neither Square nor TicketBaron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or TicketBaron?
Square ships an update every 6 days, and TicketBaron every 5 days. Most recently, Square was updated on October 29, 2026 and TicketBaron on October 24, 2026.

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