Comparison

Cash Register Express vs mercassa

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

Head to head
About

Cash Register Express

This point-of-sale application simplifies sales transactions and change calculation, minimizing errors. It allows for quick item list setup, discount and tax application, and supports multiple currencies. Advanced features like inventory tracking and team selling are available in the full version.

Highlights
  • Fast sales calculation
  • Accurate change determination
  • Item list setup
  • Discount and sales tax application
  • Multi-currency support
  • Inventory tracking
  • Team selling
Features
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This app is designed to calculate a sale fast and determine change quickly without making mistakes. It is very powerful, yet extremely simple to use. Setting up an item list only takes a minute and can be copied to multiple devices if needed. Additionally setting up a discount and/or sales tax for the sale is a snap. This app supports many currencies and contains powerful features not found in very expensive POS systems. The design of the app is what makes the sales transaction fast and accurate. The total sale is automatically calculated each time the quantity is changed. Sales totals by item and receipt details are automatically saved. To calculate change, touch the currency denomination buttons the customer pays with and the app will calculate what bills and coins to give back as change. This eliminates any math errors that could waste time and money. The free app creates a list of up to 2 items. An in-app purchase will allow up to 108 items. Team Selling is now available in the app. An example of this would be a school fundraiser where all the students in the school are selling the same items. A master item list is created by the team leader and is distributed to all the team members automatically when the student logs in to the team. The full version has these features: 1) Sales Reports 2) Inventory 3) 4 Stores with up to 108 items in your item list for each store. 4) Inventory Tracking 5) Team Selling. For more than 1 employee 6) Email or Message a receipt. 7) Copy item list from one device to another. 8) Lock all settings so employees can't change anything. 9) Order fulfillment. Example, a food truck takes the order and automatically sends the order to the kitchen area. 10) 3 different ways to set the quantity for an item sold. This app is perfect for vendors at a variety of places such as kiosks, concession stands, trade shows, food carts, hot dog stands, flea markets, bazaars, news stands, school stores, craft & food fairs, boardwalk vendors, street vendors, carnivals, flight attendants on airplanes, and many more!

About

mercassa

Features
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mercassa provides you a very simple interface for managing your small and medium market stalls or points of sale. Manage multiple sellers in individual selling lines to keep the overview of all orders even in busy places. Create as many products as you want and record your purchases assigned to different points of sale (PoS). Keep track of your turnovers by exporting all recorded data as CSV files for further processing in your favourite spreadsheet program. Your benefits by using mercassa: - Manage multiple sellers - Create multiple points of sale - Manage unlimited products - Create tabs for customers - CSV export of turnover statistics

Screenshots

Cash Register Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mercassa at none against Cash Register Express's 1. Cash Register Express's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 42 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Cash Register Express sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mercassa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cash Register Express ships an update fortnightly, mercassa every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cash Register Express versus mercassa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCash Register Expressmercassa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (239 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings239 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJudy Lynn Software, Inc.Andreas Katzian

Bugs and requests

Cash Register Express

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing product lists
  • Email/support buttons not working
  • Barcode scanning not functioning

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more product slots
  • Ability to categorize/group products
  • Option to include tax in prices
  • Direct printing to receipt printers
  • Multilingual support (e.g. Spanish)

mercassa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cash Register Express

One-time1
  • Cash Register Express Full$7.99
None

mercassa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cash Register Express free?
Cash Register Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mercassa free?
mercassa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cash Register Express or mercassa have ads?
Neither Cash Register Express nor mercassa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cash Register Express or mercassa?
Cash Register Express ships an update fortnightly, and mercassa every 42 months. Most recently, Cash Register Express was updated on October 24, 2026 and mercassa on October 26, 2026.

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