Comparison

Squirrel Cloud POS vs vDesk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squirrel Cloud POS

Features
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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.

About

vDesk

Access corporate and academic resources securely over encrypted VPN connections. Browse the internet safely on public Wi-Fi and gain anytime, anywhere access to critical applications like email and virtual desktops.

Highlights
  • Network-level access to resources
  • Encrypted IPsec VPN connections
  • Safe internet browsing on public Wi-Fi
  • Access to email and virtual desktops
  • Anytime, anywhere access
Features
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vDesk.works provides users full network-level access to corporate and academic resources over encrypted IPsec VPN connections to protect the users, and allow them to browse Internet on insecure networks such as public Wi-Fi networks. The vDesk client also provides anytime, anywhere access to critical applications such as email, virtual desktop sessions and other Windows applications.   If you have questions about vDesk Client, please write us on our support email i.e. Support@vDeskWorks.com . For more information about vDesk Client, visit www.vdeskworks.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Squirrel Cloud POS at monthly against vDesk's every 22 months. vDesk's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Squirrel Cloud POS ships an update monthly, vDesk every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Squirrel Cloud POS versus vDesk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquirrel Cloud POSvDesk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSquirrel SystemsTalygen, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Squirrel Cloud POS

No in-app purchases

None

vDesk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squirrel Cloud POS free?
Squirrel Cloud POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vDesk free?
vDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squirrel Cloud POS or vDesk have ads?
Neither Squirrel Cloud POS nor vDesk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squirrel Cloud POS or vDesk?
Squirrel Cloud POS ships an update monthly, and vDesk every 22 months. Most recently, Squirrel Cloud POS was updated on October 11, 2026 and vDesk on October 6, 2026.

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