Handpoint vs Processa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handpoint
This mobile point-of-sale application allows businesses to securely accept card payments using various compatible card readers. It provides straightforward setup instructions for EMV, NFC, and MSR transactions, ensuring a secure payment process.
- Accept secure card payments
- Point-to-point encryption
- Supports EMV, NFC, and MSR
- Connects with Handpoint card readers
- Straight-forward setup instructions
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The Handpoint mobile Point of Sale app enables you to accept highly secure card payments, together with the varied range of Handpoint card readers through stringent point-to-point encryption security. Simply download this mPOS app and you’ll find straight-forward instructions to ensure you are correctly connected with your card reader and properly set up for accepting EMV, NFC and MSR payments for your business.
Processa
This cloud-based point-of-sale application simplifies credit card payment processing for businesses. It allows for product customization, customer data storage, and real-time analytics. Advanced features are available for iPad users, including table mode for restaurants.
- Process credit card payments
- Customize products with details and images
- Securely store customer payment information
- Apply custom tips and discounts
- View real-time payment analytics
- Detailed transaction history
- Split payment functionality
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Processa is the cloud-based POS (Point-of-Sale) app that you and your business need. The simplest and quickest way to accept credit card payments on your device. Features: - Process payments right on your device or connect your card reader. - Customize your products with names, descriptions, unique taxes and images. - Use the Customer Vault to save your customer data and their payment information. - Add unique tips and discounts. - View real-time analytics about your payments. - See your detailed transaction history. - Enter manual amounts during the checkout process. - Split payment functionality. - Email your transactions to your customers. iPad features: - Advanced checkout system. - Have multiple open carts at the same time. - Table mode for restaurants and bars.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handpoint at 100% against Processa's 50%. Handpoint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Processa's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (10 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handpoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Processa has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handpoint's written reviews are positive against 50% of Processa's.
Handpoint ships an update every 6 months, Processa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handpoint | Processa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Handpoint ehf. | Fluid Pay LLC |
Customer experience
Handpoint
Processa
In-app purchases
Handpoint
No in-app purchases
Processa
No in-app purchases
