OnTrac POS vs ACTIVE POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnTrac POS
This point-of-sale system is designed for thrift stores, offering tools to streamline sales, manage payments, and track store performance. It allows for centralized configuration of sales categories, tax information, and receipt layouts.
- Integrated payment processing
- Centralized online management portal
- Cash drawer reconciliation
- Customizable receipt printing
- Store performance metrics
- Manager approval for payments
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OnTrac, part of the comprehensive ThriftTrac™ platform, is a point of sales system tailored to the unique needs of the thrift industry to provide powerful and intuitive tools streamlining your business. FEATURES: - Optionally accept integrated payments via Dejavoo, Heartland Payment Systems or BridgePay, for gift cards, debit and credit - Configure your sales categories, sales tax information, receipt layout and more in a centralized online management portal - Reconcile cash drawers and report upon metrics with ease using ThriftTrac™ - Print customized receipts from a variety of supported StarMicronics printers - Easily view store performance metrics for the day - Configure payment methods to require manager approval - Allow managers to temporarily use a cashier's active cash drawer - And so much more! * requires an active internet connection
ACTIVE POS
This app enables event organizers to manage sales, process payments, and track orders directly at an event. It integrates with event management software and supports both cash and credit card transactions, even offline.
- On-site sales processing
- Cash and credit card payments
- Offline transaction support
- Order tracking and search
- Integration with ACTIVEWorks Endurance
- Event merchandise loading
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The ACTIVE POS application allows event organizers, staff and volunteers to easily make sales, process transactions and track orders onsite at an event. With ACTIVE POS, you can quickly and easily: MAKE SALES: • Integrates seamlessly with ACTIVEWorks Endurance. • Loads your event merchandise for on-site sale into the app. • Easily switches between different events. PROCESS TRANSACTIONS: • Accepts cash and credit card payments. • Supports MagTek card readers. • Supports offline mode (swipe card only, no manual entry) in case of no or limited internet connectivity. • Automatically processes offline transactions when the device regains internet connectivity. TRACK ORDERS: • Allows users to search and view order details anytime, anywhere.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OnTrac POS at every 3 weeks against ACTIVE POS's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OnTrac POS against 5.0 for ACTIVE POS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
OnTrac POS ships an update every 3 weeks, ACTIVE POS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnTrac POS | ACTIVE POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Slack | Active Network, LLC |
Customer experience
OnTrac POS
ACTIVE POS
In-app purchases
OnTrac POS
No in-app purchases
ACTIVE POS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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