Handpoint vs Brightlingsea Harbour
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.
Brightlingsea Harbour
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Brightlingsea Harbour app allows you to: -View tide tables -Check navigational advice and information -View the visitor guide -Check water taxi times -Book a ferry
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Handpoint at every 6 months against Brightlingsea Harbour's every 24 months. Handpoint also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 6 months, Brightlingsea Harbour every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handpoint | Brightlingsea Harbour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 467 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Handpoint ehf. | Owen Evans |
In-app purchases
Handpoint
No in-app purchases
Brightlingsea Harbour
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Handpoint free?
Is Brightlingsea Harbour free?
Do Handpoint or Brightlingsea Harbour have ads?
Which is updated more often, Handpoint or Brightlingsea Harbour?
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