Comparison

Lavu POS vs Stackably Connect

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

Head to head
About

Lavu POS

This comprehensive restaurant management system streamlines operations, from order taking and checkout to menu updates and detailed reporting. It enhances efficiency and customer experience for businesses of all sizes, from food trucks to chains.

Highlights
  • Streamlined order taking and checkout
  • Email receipts
  • Detailed reporting
  • Mobile ordering processing
  • Wireless printing
  • Online control panel for menu and layout updates
Features
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Lavu is a feature-rich, modern, and easy-to-use restaurant management system that ensures everything in your restaurant runs quickly, efficiently, and accurately. It streamlines your operations while simplifying restaurant management and improving the customer experience. Using Lavu POS's sleek and user-friendly interface, your restaurant staff can seamlessly clock in, place orders, perform customer checkouts, email receipts, and more. This eliminates the need to run tickets to the kitchen, allowing for more time with the customer and leading to higher sales! Lavu POS is designed to accommodate national restaurant chains as well as individual food trucks, nightclubs, coffee shops, etc. Lavu POS was the very first full-featured restaurant POS App in the App Store and continues to lead the revolution in innovation and integration. With detailed reports, mobile ordering processing, and wireless printing all working in sync, Lavu POS is much more than a POS app. It is a smart and complete restaurant management solution that you can control and customize with ease. Utilizing the Lavu control panel, you can change the layout of your restaurant, update the menu, and perform other administrative functions online. Any changes you make through the control panel are updated with a one button click on Lavu POS. This type of control makes your restaurant more efficient, flexible, and independent. That is why Lavu POS is trusted by thousands of customers, in 65 different countries.

About

Stackably Connect

Easily interact with your favorite businesses, book appointments, and manage memberships. Stay updated with announcements and offers, and communicate directly for support. All your business interactions in one convenient app.

Highlights
  • Book appointments
  • Receive announcements
  • Manage membership and payments
  • Register for events
  • Direct business communication
Features
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Connect with your favorite business anytime, anywhere. Stackably Connect makes it easy for you to interact, stay updated, and manage your relationship—all from one simple app. What You Can Do: • Book Appointments – Schedule services or classes with just a few taps. • Stay Updated – Receive announcements, offers, and important notifications. • Membership & Payments – View your memberships, make payments, and track billing. • Events & Specials – Register for events, access promotions, and never miss out. • Direct Communication – Message your business directly for support or questions. Whether it’s booking a session, checking upcoming events, or staying in touch, Stackably Connect gives you everything you need to stay connected with the businesses you love.

Screenshots

Lavu POS3 screens
Stackably Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stackably Connect at 5.0 against Lavu POS's 2.8. Lavu POS's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stackably Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lavu POS has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lavu POS ships an update every 6 weeks, Stackably Connect every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lavu POS versus Stackably Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLavu POSStackably Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (81 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLavuStackably LLC,

Customer experience

Lavu POS

All ratings81 ratings
Positive39.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative50.0%

Stackably Connect

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lavu POS

No in-app purchases

None

Stackably Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lavu POS free?
Lavu POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stackably Connect free?
Stackably Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lavu POS or Stackably Connect?
Stackably Connect is rated higher. Lavu POS averages 2.8 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Stackably Connect averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lavu POS or Stackably Connect have ads?
Neither Lavu POS nor Stackably Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lavu POS or Stackably Connect?
Lavu POS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stackably Connect every 10 months. Most recently, Lavu POS was updated on September 8, 2026 and Stackably Connect on July 25, 2026.

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