Comparison

InstanteStore POS vs OlivePOS

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

Head to head
About

InstanteStore POS

Features
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Easily sell your products in-store, in markets, pop-up shops and anywhere with your iPhone or iPad. Handles multiple product variants, automatic tax calculation, manage customers, loyalty reward points and much more. Link up to your InstanteStore online store, sell in multiple outlets/locations. InstanteStore POS grows with you no matter whether you're a one-person store owner or own a chain of stores. InstanteStore POS ALLOWS YOU TO: • Easily & quickly sell with your iPhone/iPad no matter where you are • Print out tax receipts with ease • Optionally use a Bluetooth scanner for even faster operation • Sell from multiple outlets/stores • Easily merge online & store product stock or manage each store's stock individually • Shift product stock from and to any outlet • Reward customers with loyalty program. Automatically calculates points • Easily redeem points to offset total when making purchases • Generate & accept gift certificates • Apply discounts, optionally based on preset criteria FOR LARGER/MULTIPLE STORES, InstanteStore POS MAKES SELLING EVEN EASIER • Monitor your product stock in each outlet independently • Optionally recommend stock transfers from outlets with less demand to those with higher demand • Detailed reports showing sales from each outlet • Show top selling products based on outlet, time period, whether a product is on sale and more OPTIONAL MALL MANAGEMENT HELPS SHOPPING MALL MANAGEMENT MANAGE RETAILERS • Automatically calculate each store's rental based on a combination of fixed rental and percentage of sales • InstanteStore POS Mall Module creates instant reports to let you see how much each retailer should pay • Retailers also have a module to let them see how much rental they should pay each month • Reduce man power costs since there's no need to manually calculate/tabulate complicated rental splits OPTIONAL HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: • Star LAN/Bluetooth Receipt Printer (eg. TSP100 / TSP650) • Socket Mobile 7Ci Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

About

OlivePOS

Features
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Powerful and customizable POS software for retail stores with online ordering, inventory management, and barcode scanner.

Screenshots

InstanteStore POS4 screens
OlivePOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: InstanteStore POS at every 3 months against OlivePOS's every 8 months. InstanteStore POS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InstanteStore POS ships an update every 3 months, OlivePOS every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
InstanteStore POS versus OlivePOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstanteStore POSOlivePOS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstanteStore Pty LtdOliveNow Inc

In-app purchases

None

InstanteStore POS

No in-app purchases

None

OlivePOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InstanteStore POS free?
InstanteStore POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OlivePOS free?
OlivePOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InstanteStore POS or OlivePOS have ads?
Neither InstanteStore POS nor OlivePOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InstanteStore POS or OlivePOS?
InstanteStore POS ships an update every 3 months, and OlivePOS every 8 months. Most recently, InstanteStore POS was updated on October 26, 2026 and OlivePOS on October 25, 2026.

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