SeroPOS vs Desktop Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeroPOS
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SeroPOS is a fast, modern restaurant POS system and point of sale app for iPhone, iPad and Mac — built for restaurants, pizza shops, food trucks, cafés, bars, bakeries, quick-service (QSR) counters and retail stores. Turn the Apple device you already own into a complete point of sale. Ring up orders in seconds, split bills, take card payments, print kitchen tickets, manage tables and track daily sales — with everything in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and also Windows and Android. WHY RESTAURANTS CHOOSE SEROPOS • Affordable, all-in-one restaurant POS — no bulky hardware, no long contracts • Easy to learn — your staff master it in a single shift • Works fully offline and syncs automatically the moment you're back online • Cloud-based sales tracking you can check from anywhere SELL FASTER AT THE COUNTER • Lightning-fast sale screen with color-coded product buttons and a live cart • Size variations (Small / Medium / Large) with per-size pricing • Modifier groups — toppings, dips, add-ons prompted automatically • Dine-in, takeout and delivery service types out of the box PAYMENTS AND BILLING • Accept cash, debit, credit, e-transfer and cheque • Split any bill across multiple methods — SeroPOS Restaurant POS App does the math • Integrated card terminals: Global Payments, Moneris and Gravity • Card surcharge, taxes, discounts and rounding handled automatically • Professional receipts with your logo — or go paperless and share by SMS KITCHEN AND PRINTING • Auto-detect USB and network thermal receipt printers • Kitchen order tickets (KOT) and kitchen display (KDS) • Route each category to its own kitchen printer TABLES, FLOOR PLAN AND REPORTS • Drag-and-drop Floor Plan Designer with live table status • One-tap Daily Sales Report: sales, tax, discounts, payouts and category breakdowns • Recent Transactions — search, refund, reprint or share any past sale • Real-time reporting across every device MAKE IT YOURS • Move the cart left or right; choose one or two category columns • Drag and drop product buttons to match your old POS • Style every category — colors, button sizes and grid columns • Staff accounts with per-button permissions, clock in/out and register open/close GROW YOUR BUSINESS • Built-in reward points loyalty program • QR-code online catalogue so customers can browse and order • Customer-facing display on a second screen • In-app help on every page, available in 11 languages BUILT FOR EVERY FOOD AND RETAIL BUSINESS Full-service restaurants tracking tables and orders. Quick-service and pizza counters that need speed. Food trucks and pop-ups that run on the device you carry. Bars with fast tabs and split bills. Cafés and bakeries doing high volumes of small sales. Retail stores tracking inventory and customers. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need special hardware? No — SeroPOS Restaurant Inventory Management runs on the iPhone, iPad or Mac you already own, and auto-detects most USB and network receipt printers. What if my internet goes down mid-service? SeroPOS Restaurant POS App keeps selling fully offline and syncs every sale automatically the moment you're back online. Can I take card payments? Yes — connect a Global Payments, Moneris or Gravity terminal, with card surcharge support built in. Is there a free trial? Yes — download and try every feature free before you subscribe. PROUDLY CANADIAN SeroPOS Restaurant POS System is built to support local businesses across Vancouver, Surrey, BC and all of Canada — helping owners cut costs while giving customers a fast, smooth checkout. It works in every country and currency, too. START TODAY Download SeroPOS Restaurant Billing App on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, set up your menu, connect your printer and take your first order in under 30 minutes — then run your whole restaurant from one beautiful app. SeroPOS — Sell faster. Manage smarter. Grow your restaurant. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Desktop Kitchen
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Restaurant point-of-sale system. Desktop Kitchen POS connects to your restaurant's cloud server to handle everything from order taking to kitchen display, inventory management, and reporting. Features: • Fast order entry with modifier support and combo meals • Kitchen display with orders grouped by source • Real-time inventory tracking and low-stock alerts • Employee management with PIN-based login and role permissions • Customer loyalty program with stamp cards • Delivery order integration • AI-powered upsell and menu suggestions • Detailed sales, product mix, and financial reports • Multi-language support (English and Spanish) • Kiosk mode for customer self-service Designed for restaurants, ghost kitchens, and food businesses of any size. Requires a Desktop Kitchen server subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desktop Kitchen at none against SeroPOS's 14. SeroPOS's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. SeroPOS sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Desktop Kitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SeroPOS | Desktop Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vikram Khosla | Juan Manuel Pasalagua Perez |
In-app purchases
SeroPOS
- 5 Additional Users$4.991 Month
- Shopify Integration$9.991 Month
- Wordpress Integration$9.991 Month
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- Online Ordering & QR Code$9.991 Month
- CRM Module$9.991 Month
- Payroll and HRM$9.991 Month
- SeroPOS Base Plan14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Advance Inventory Management$19.991 Month
- Gift Card Module$49.991 Month
- SeroPOS Silver Plan Monthly1 Month trial$69.991 Month
- Food Delivery Platforms$109.991 Month
- SeroPOS Gold Plan Monthly1 Month trial$139.991 Month
- SeroPOS Silver Plan Annual$499.001 Year
- SeroPOS Gold Plan Annual$999.991 Year
Desktop Kitchen
No in-app purchases









