Nova POS vs Sunbit Merchant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nova POS
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Meet the Nova, a sales screen app for iPad that was designed to bring the daily activity of your business into a more flexible and friendly platform, Including all the sales tools you use to increase your profit, with no extra cost. Start making sales with your iPad Use CRM, Gift Cards, Negotiation tools and more of Nova’s powerful sales features with the new native iPad app. Refresh your workspace Now you can replace the old POS hardware device and give your business a fresh new look. 100% compatible with iPad devices Designed and fully customized as a native iPad app, providing you with the best user experience. Features: Quick Sale Access Location Reports Inventory Management Camera Barcode Scanner Favorite Products List Based on User Choice Customized Layout Live Support Access
Sunbit Merchant
This app enables merchants to quickly process customer financing applications for purchases. It streamlines the application process to under a minute, requiring only a customer's ID, email, and debit card. The interface is designed for easy use on tablet devices.
- Fast customer financing applications
- Under 60-second processing time
- Paperless application process
- Requires state ID, email, and debit card
- Designed for tablet use
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The Sunbit Merchant app provides Sunbit partner merchants with a fast and simple interface for purchase financing. Merchants can install the app on an iPad or iPad Mini device and allow customers to apply for financing in less than 60 seconds. The process is paperless and only requires a state-issued ID, email address, and bank-issued debit card for the customer to review their financing options.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sunbit Merchant at weekly against Nova POS's monthly. Nova POS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). 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.
Nova POS ships an update monthly, Sunbit Merchant weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova POS | Sunbit Merchant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Point of Sale | Sunbit. Inc |
In-app purchases
Nova POS
No in-app purchases
Sunbit Merchant
No in-app purchases
Questions
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