Comparison

PosKing vs POS Forge

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

Head to head
About

PosKing

This comprehensive point-of-sale system offers cash register, inventory, and customer management features. It supports various business types, including retail, food service, and personal services, with options for peripheral integration and offline use.

Highlights
  • Cash register functionality
  • Inventory management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Offline operation
  • Employee management
  • Peripheral device support
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※ Feature List Cash Register, Table Ordering, Keep Accounts, Offline cash register, Reservation management, Customer management, Customer points system, Multiple accounts, Employee management, Employee schedule system, Inventory management, Coupon management, Receipt template editor, etc. ※ Supported Business Types Catering: Fast food restaurant, Coffee shop, Western cuisine restaurant, Japanese cuisine restaurant, France cuisine restaurant, Italian cuisine restaurant, Chinese cuisine restaurant, Thai cuisine restaurant, Asian cuisine restaurant, Grill restaurant, Teppanyaki restaurant, Noodle house, Bread shop, Baking shop, Milk tea shop, Drinks shop, Bar or Pub, Brewery pub. Retail: Convenience store, Food store, Candy, Fresh, Clothing & Bags, Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharmacy, 3C store, Phones store, Computers store, Baby products store, Furniture store, Household goods store, Watches store, Musical instruments store, Used, Collectible store, Automotive & Powersports, Office products store, Flowers store, Pets supplies store. Service: Barber, Beauty Salon, Nail Salon, Embroidery, Skin Care & Body Spa, Hospital, Clinic, Sports, Fitness Club, School, Training school, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Nightclub, Maid Cafe, Animal Cafe. ※ Peripheral Mode Customer display, Kitchen display system, Queue calling system, Take a number mode, etc. ※ Connectable Peripherals Receipt Printer, Label Printer, AirPrint Printer, Bluetooth barcode scanner, Bluetooth keypad, etc. ※ Supported thermal receipt printer manufacturers Epson, Star, Seiko Instruments (SII), Citizen, NEC, Bixolon, Partner, Sewoo, Woosim, Xprinter, Gprinter, etc. (We support almost all the thermal receipt printer, if the printer has a LAN or Bluetooth interface.) ※ Supported barcode scanner manufacturers Socket Mobile, Symcode, HPRT, etc. ※ Supported keypad manufacturers Satechi, etc. ※ About In-app subscriptions The App Store charges your specified payment method automatically on the same date each billing period. It requires you to cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription/trial period ends. Deleting the app from your device won’t cancel your subscription. To change or cancel subscriptions please go to the Settings app on your iOS device. ※ Terms of use and privacy policy https://posking.app/page/term Note: We stand with Ukraine and do not support the commodity barcodes from 4600000000008 to 4699999999998 which are used by Russia.

About

POS Forge

Features
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POS Forge is a modern, cloud based point of sale platform built for hospitality and service businesses that need more than a basic till system.

Screenshots

PosKing4 screens
POS Forge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POS Forge at none against PosKing's 6. POS Forge also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. PosKing sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. POS Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PosKing ships an update monthly, POS Forge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PosKing versus POS Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPosKingPOS Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftAsiaDwayne Baird

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PosKing

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Edition$20.001 Month
  • Standard Edition$45.001 Month
  • Premium Edition$90.001 Month
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  • Basic Edition (Yearly)$200.001 Year
  • Standard Edition (Yearly)$450.001 Year
  • Premium Edition (Yearly)$900.001 Year
None

POS Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PosKing free?
PosKing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is POS Forge free?
POS Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PosKing or POS Forge have ads?
Neither PosKing nor POS Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PosKing or POS Forge?
PosKing ships an update monthly, and POS Forge every 2 days. Most recently, PosKing was updated on October 13, 2026 and POS Forge on September 19, 2026.

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