Tonic Display vs Empower Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tonic Display
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Customer Facing Display for Tonic POS that displays the details of the current order as well as information about the establishment.
Empower Dash
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Empower Dashboard puts your restaurant's day-of-trade numbers on your phone. Built for owners and managers running Genius POS by Global Payments, it pulls your live sales, labor, and operations data into a single, dark-mode-first dashboard designed to be glanced at between covers. AT-A-GLANCE KPIs • Net Sales with week-over-week comparison • Guest Count, Average Ticket, Average Turn Time, Labor Percentage • Hourly Sales chart comparing today to the same day last week • Quick today/yesterday/custom-date switcher FINANCIAL VISIBILITY Track Gross Sales, Taxes, Tips, and Gross Receipts in one row — with percent-change indicators so you know instantly whether you're up or down against your baseline. OPERATIONS + LOSS PREVENTION Keep an eye on open vs closed tickets and active time punches in real time. Spot problems before they grow with dedicated cards for Voids, Discounts, Service Charges, and Gross Items — each with trend arrows and exact values. MULTI-LOCATION READY Switch between your restaurant locations from the top bar. Time zones are handled automatically per location. DRILL DOWN WHEN YOU NEED TO Tap any KPI card to open a detail view: hourly breakdowns, product mix, labor by role, discount and void line items, and individual ticket audits. TRY IT WITHOUT SIGNING UP Tap "Try Demo" on the login screen to explore the full app with sample restaurant data. No account required — just open and go. BUILT FOR GENIUS POS Empower Dashboard is the companion app for restaurants on Genius POS (Genius for Restaurants by Global Payments, formerly Heartland Restaurant). Signing up for Empower Dashboard requires an active Genius POS account — your live data flows straight from your POS, no extra setup, no data duplication. REQUIRES: • Genius POS account (for live data) • iPhone with iOS 15 or later Questions or support: contact your Empower dealer or email support@empowerpos.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Empower Dash at every 3 days against Tonic Display's every 2 months. Tonic Display's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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.
Tonic Display ships an update every 2 months, Empower Dash every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tonic Display | Empower Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VersiTech Limited Liability Company | Cutting Edge Systems Inc. |
In-app purchases
Tonic Display
No in-app purchases
Empower Dash
No in-app purchases
Questions
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