Comparison

Elavon Mobile vs COG Partner

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

Head to head
About

Elavon Mobile

This app allows businesses to accept various forms of payment directly on an iPhone, including contactless cards and digital wallets. It also offers features for invoicing, gift cards, digital receipts, and sales management.

Highlights
  • Accept contactless payments on iPhone
  • Support for major credit cards and digital wallets
  • Create and send invoices
  • Manage physical and digital gift cards
  • Send digital receipts via SMS and email
  • In-app product catalog with up to 100 items
  • Automated tax calculation
  • Apply custom discounts and service charges
Read full description

Take payments quickly and securely with Elavon Mobile, easy-to-use mobile point of sale solution that lets you run your business on the go. Features Elavon Mobile is an intuitive point of sale solution that’s perfect for small or larger businesses that have a basic product catalog. With Elavon Mobile, you can accept payments from your business or on the go while having full access to all the tools you need to get your business up and running. Some of the key features and functionality included on the Elavon Mobile app include: Accept contactless payments with only an iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed. With Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Elavon Mobile app, you can accept in-person, contactless payments, right on your iPhone — from physical debit and credit cards, to Apple Pay and other digital wallets — no extra terminals or hardware needed. It’s easy, secure, and private. Give your customers flexible payment options Elavon Mobile lets you accept all major credit cards, along with digital wallets. Get paid faster with Elavon Invoicing In just a few clicks, you can create, manage and send invoices right from your Elavon Mobile app. Plus, Elavon Mobile gives your customers flexibility to pay their invoice in person or online. Drive store traffic with Elavon Gift Encourage repeat visits to your business with physical and digital gift cards included with your Elavon Mobile app. Send instant SMS and email receipts to customers The digital receipt capabilities on Elavon Mobile make it easier for your customers to keep track of their transactions, and they eliminate the manual process and cost of paper products that come with traditional receipts. Stay organized with menu management With Elavon Mobile, you can create an in-app catalog or menu with up to 100 items and organize them into unique product categories. Simplify your tax support The Elavon Mobile app allows you to create add on or inclusive taxes to automatically be applied to each item as you add it to an order, eliminating the need to manually add taxes to your sales total. Take control of discounts & service charges You decide how you want to add custom discounts and service charges to an order using dollar amounts or percentages. Start your day with a daily sales summary Track your revenue growth with full reporting of your sales, trends and more on Elavon Mobile’s in-app dashboard. Split the bill between multiple customers Especially common in the restaurant industry, Elavon Mobile lets you accept multiple payments on a single order.

About

COG Partner

This app is designed for vendors who have joined a rental marketplace. It allows them to manage incoming orders, view potential business opportunities, and plan delivery routes. Receive instant notifications for new orders and access vendor manifests.

Highlights
  • Accept incoming orders
  • View business opportunities
  • Receive order notifications
  • Access vendor manifest
  • Plan delivery trips
Features
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Cloud of Goods (cloudofgoods.com) is a rental marketplace operating in the US. The application is made for the vendors who have signed up as a Cloud of Goods partner. 1. Accepting incoming orders 2. View opportunities 3. Order notifications 4. Vendor manifest 5. Delivery trip planning

Screenshots

Elavon Mobile4 screens
COG Partner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: COG Partner at 80% against Elavon Mobile's 24%. COG Partner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

COG Partner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 244 and 129 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Elavon Mobile's written reviews are positive against 80% of COG Partner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elavon Mobile ships an update monthly, COG Partner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elavon Mobile versus COG Partner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElavon MobileCOG Partner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (244 ratings)4.6 (129 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings244 — better129
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertalech, Inc.Cloud of Goods, Inc

Customer experience

Elavon Mobile

All ratings244 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative69.8%

COG Partner

All ratings128 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Elavon Mobile

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Cannot login
  • Login credentials incorrect
  • Password reset issues
  • App freezes
  • App crashes
Show 25 more
  • Cannot save invoices
  • Cannot look up invoices
  • Cannot edit text properly
  • Cannot copy and paste
  • App seems like a scam
  • Funds held for extended periods
  • Account closed without clear reason
  • Transaction history missing
  • App doesn't store transaction history
  • Device not working upon arrival
  • App fails to register sales
  • App fails to register employee tips
  • App randomly charges customers twice
  • New dashboard is worse
  • App keeps crashing during transactions
  • Notes disappear during transactions
  • App keeps logging out
  • App glitches
  • App requires updates constantly
  • Update required loop
  • Version not supported loop
  • Customer support email undeliverable
  • App crashes when adding new services
  • App crashes when using discount
  • App crashes when trying to save discount

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Fix annoyance with text editing
  • Add 'X' to erase text line
  • Improve reporting and receipts
  • Allow copy/paste in login
Show 19 more
  • Improve transaction history detail
  • Allow retrieval of specific details like 'tips'
  • Fix sales not showing
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve integration with other apps
  • Make inventory reports downloadable
  • Improve dashboard usability
  • Add customer service email
  • Provide phone number for support
  • Allow editing of text properly
  • Enable copy and paste for login and text fields
  • Fix issue with not showing all sales
  • Provide better transaction details
  • Improve mobile charging ease of use
  • Add ability to look up and save invoices
  • Improve fraud department responsiveness
  • Provide statements and reports
  • Improve integration with other services
  • Add ability to paste numbers and addresses

COG Partner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elavon Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

COG Partner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elavon Mobile free?
Elavon Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COG Partner free?
COG Partner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elavon Mobile or COG Partner?
COG Partner is rated higher. Elavon Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 244 ratings, while COG Partner averages 4.6 from 129 ratings.
Do Elavon Mobile or COG Partner have ads?
Neither Elavon Mobile nor COG Partner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elavon Mobile or COG Partner?
Elavon Mobile ships an update monthly, and COG Partner fortnightly. Most recently, Elavon Mobile was updated on October 25, 2026 and COG Partner on October 24, 2026.

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