SkyLink POS vs Merchant.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyLink POS
This point-of-sale system offers robust features for small retailers and restaurants. Manage orders with on-screen product images, apply discounts and taxes, and accept signatures and tips. Process various payment types, including contactless, and send paperless receipts.
- On-screen product images for order entry
- Discount and tax application
- Signature and tip acceptance
- Cash, credit, and debit card payments
- Contactless payment support
- Paperless receipts via email/text
- Electronic invoicing
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The SkyLink® POS point-of-sale system has the features small retailers and restaurants need for running fast, efficient businesses. ORDER MANAGEMENT - On-screen product images for accurate order entry - Ring up items, discounts, & tax - Apply tax rates at the item level - Accept on-screen signatures & tips ACCEPT PAYMENTS - Accept and track cash and all credit and debit cards, including chip (EMV) cards - Accept contactless (NFC) payments including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more - Send paperless receipts via email or text message - Multiple types of payment terminals supported—Select what's best for you - Automatic Level II and Level III compliance for lowest credit card fees ELECTRONIC INVOICING - Create and manage invoices for billing - Send invoices via email or text message - Accept customer payments online
Merchant.app
This app streamlines payment processing for businesses, allowing for quick transactions via terminal, text, or email. It offers a real-time dashboard to monitor all business transactions and refunds, ensuring secure and efficient customer payments.
- Process payments via terminal, text, or email
- Lightning-fast transactions
- Customer payments via phone or email
- Real-time transaction dashboard
- Refund tracking
- Industry-leading data security
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An ideal system for businesses, Merchant Platforms will help you process your payments and impress your customers through terminal, text or email payment prompts and lightning-fast transactions. Customers can make payments instantly through their phone or email without the hassle of credit card authorization forms. A dashboard with real-time updates helps you keep track of all the transactions and refunds within your business. Merchants and customers can rest assured that each payment is kept safe and secure through industry-leading data security standards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SkyLink POS at 11.0 against Merchant.app's 13.4. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SkyLink POS against 5.0 for Merchant.app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.
SkyLink POS ships an update monthly, Merchant.app every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkyLink POS | Merchant.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monetra Technologies LLC | Merchant Platforms, Inc. |
Customer experience
SkyLink POS
Merchant.app
In-app purchases
SkyLink POS
No in-app purchases
Merchant.app
No in-app purchases








