Comparison

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) vs Table12 Manager

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

Head to head
About

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K)

Streamline restaurant operations with a comprehensive iPad-based platform. Manage menus, orders, payments, and employee tasks efficiently. Offers offline functionality and detailed reporting for businesses of all sizes.

Highlights
  • Real-time menu and floor plan management
  • Tableside ordering and payment processing
  • Offline mode for uninterrupted service
  • Comprehensive sales and employee reporting
  • Multi-store management capabilities
  • Extensive integration options
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Imagine upgrading every single aspect of your restaurant with a simple touch. We’re talking quicker service, increased profits and simplified workflows for your front and back of house. Lightspeed Restaurant (K Series) lets you run your entire restaurant via iPad from anywhere. Tailored for pubs, bars, cafes, bakeries, hotels and both casual dining and fine dining restaurants. Lightspeed Restaurant (K Series) is a seamless, intuitive and reliable restaurant management solution trusted by restaurateurs around the world. Menu and floor plan - Create and modify your menu and floor plan in real time. - Multiple adjustable floor plans - Customisable menu - Real-time editing Ordering and payments Go where your customers are and take orders on the spot while they’re being sent directly to the kitchen or the bar. - Tableside ordering by course or by seat - Order sequence suggestions - Mobile service - Takeout and delivery - Accept any payment type or currency - Review and adjust items in bulk Offline mode Internet down? Don't sweat it. Lightspeed Restaurant will continue to process and send orders to the kitchen or bar, and data will sync to your back office once the internet is back up. Thanks to Lightspeed TrueSync serverless technology, your ePOS doesn’t quit. - Uninterrupted service - Fully-featured offline mode - Automatic syncs and backups Reporting and data Get unrestricted access to over 50 detailed reports via iPad, mobile phone or desktop computer. - Sales reports - Product reports - End-of-day reports - User reports - Accounting reports - Mobile reporting Free onboarding and support With Lightspeed Restaurant, you get support whenever you need it. - Training and support - Free onboarding - Phone support - Email and chat support Employee management Manage your employees with a comprehensive suite of tools and integrations available. - Clock in and clock out - Customisable employee permissions - Employee performance reports - Set up individual accounts - Scheduling integrations Multi-store management Whether you’re managing one or multiple locations, Lightspeed Restaurant (K Series) has the tools to streamline how you operate and minimise complexity. - Consolidated multi-store reports - Shared products - Multiple price-lists - Location reporting - Inventory management and transfers - Centralised and localised gift cards - Customer data per location Add ons Choose from a host of add-ons to further boost your restaurant’s productivity and elevate the customer experience. - Lightspeed Delivery - Built-in Xero Integration - Lightspeed Live: mobile reporting application - Kitchen Display System - Customer Facing Display Integrations Our network of over 95 integration partners allows you to tailor your Lightspeed Restaurant ePOS to your business’ specific needs. - Payment terminals - Online reservation tools - Click and collect modules - Hotel property management systems (PMS) - Accounting suites - Business analytics - Employee scheduling - Inventory management software - And more “With a live feed of all transactions from different channels, we can better allocate staff for busy periods and use data to generate reports.” —Timothy Stevenson, CPRESS Juice “A lot of other systems make things so much more complicated than they need to be. The simplicity of Lightspeed just makes running a business that much easier.” —Ben Ryan, Mamma Dough “Lightspeed understood immediately the challenges we were facing. The Back Office is easy to use, and allows us to easily track our sales metrics and KPIs. That helped us stay on top of things during our transition from pop-up to brick and mortar restaurant.” —Seb Shaw, Morty and Bob’s Questions? You can always reach our friendly team of specialists by calling +44 203 695 9599 or by going to our Help Center for helpful tips, training videos and system updates.

About

Table12 Manager

Features
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Table12 Manager is the venue-side app for Table12, Malta's restaurant booking platform. Run your bookings from your pocket. TODAY AT A GLANCE - See today's confirmed bookings and pending requests the moment you open the app - Confirm or decline requests with one tap - the guest gets an SMS instantly BOOKINGS - Browse any day's bookings - Add walk-ins and phone bookings in seconds FLOOR & TABLES - Set up your areas and tables with seat counts - See live occupancy: which tables are taken and how many seats are left - Turn on auto-confirm and Table12 accepts a booking automatically whenever a fitting table is free FOR YOUR TEAM - Works with your existing Table12 owner account - Switch between venues if you manage more than one Table12 Manager is for restaurants, cafes and venues listed on Table12 (table12.com / table.mt). Don't have a listing yet? Add your venue for free at table12.com.

Screenshots

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K)4 screens
Table12 Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) at every 2 weeks against Table12 Manager's every 4 weeks. Table12 Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) ships an update every 2 weeks, Table12 Manager every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) versus Table12 Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightspeed Restaurant POS (K)Table12 Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size406 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLightspeed Commerce Inc.Eman Borg

In-app purchases

None

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K)

No in-app purchases

None

Table12 Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) free?
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Table12 Manager free?
Table12 Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) or Table12 Manager have ads?
Neither Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) nor Table12 Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) or Table12 Manager?
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Table12 Manager every 4 weeks. Most recently, Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K) was updated on October 17, 2026 and Table12 Manager on October 16, 2026.

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