Squirrel Cloud POS vs SAMS Check In
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squirrel Cloud POS
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Squirrel Cloud POS is a new, easy-to-use point-of-sale solution that will be your hub for taking orders, managing your restaurant and enabling amazing guest experiences. - Take orders from the table, bar or patio and send directly to your kitchen. - Manage phone, takeout, curbside pickup, online ordering and 3rd party delivery orders. - Let guests pay how they want with pay at the table or counter payment options. - Run on Squirrel Hospitality-grade POS terminals or your own tablet. DELIGHT YOUR GUESTS WITH TABLESIDE ORDERING - Send orders directly to kitchen to spend more time with guests and increase table turns. - Customize your workflow to upsell and increase average check size. - Add modifiers and notes to accommodate special requests. - Let your guests know right away if an item is out of stock. - Split checks by seat or group. LET GUESTS ORDER AND PAY THE WAY THEY WANT - Take orders and payment directly from guest mobile phone. - Split or partial payments by seat or group for speed of service. - Secure, integrated pay-at-the table and counter payment terminals to accept virtually any payment form – credit, debit or mobile phone payment (ApplePay, GooglePay). REACH MORE CUSTOMERS - See all off-premise orders in one place to manage your kitchen and workflow. - Centrally manage one menu at the POS and synchronize across online ordering and delivery apps to save time. - Set up a branded online ordering website to increase sales. - Supported third party delivery apps include UberEats, DoorDash, PostMates and more… MANAGE YOUR RESTAURANT FROM ANYWHERE - Easy-to-use tools to configure POS, manage menu and pricing from a web browser. - Menu or pricing changes can be done anywhere and can take effect immediately – no need to wait until the next day.
SAMS Check In
This companion app links with a salon management system, allowing clients to check in via tablet. It helps salons track new and repeat visitors, understand client acquisition sources, and send personalized reminders to enhance customer service and business management.
- Client check-in via tablet
- Links with salon management system
- Tracks new and repeat clients
- Records client acquisition source
- Automated visit reminders
- Salon business insights
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FaveSalon Check In App is a companion application that required to link with FaveSalon management system. Once linked Check In App can run on any tablet. Place it at the front desk and client can enter their name and phone number every time they visit. Check In is a great tool for salon to get insight of all their clients to server them better. For instance salon will know if the client just walked in is a new client or repeating client, and how many time the client have visited, so the system can send reminder if client have not visit in a set amount of days. Also know how each client hear about your salon. These simple but effective information can help salon gain valuable insight on their clients, so they can manage their salon business that much more effectively.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SAMS Check In at every 4 days against Squirrel Cloud POS's monthly. Squirrel Cloud POS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Squirrel Cloud POS ships an update monthly, SAMS Check In every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squirrel Cloud POS | SAMS Check In |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Squirrel Systems | Reckon System, Inc |
In-app purchases
Squirrel Cloud POS
No in-app purchases
SAMS Check In
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Squirrel Cloud POS free?
Is SAMS Check In free?
Do Squirrel Cloud POS or SAMS Check In have ads?
Which is updated more often, Squirrel Cloud POS or SAMS Check In?
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