Offset POS vs Block 55
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offset POS
This app helps wineries and retailers sell wine anywhere. It allows for quick order processing, customer data management, and tasting appointment scheduling. Access vital business information instantly with an internet connection.
- Sell wine anywhere
- Quick order processing
- Customer information tracking
- Tasting appointment management
- Instant access to vital information
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Designed as a companion app to help you sell your wine anywhere. Use Offset Commerce to quickly and efficiently ring up orders in person, keep track of customer information, and manage your tasting appointments. We make it easy to access vital information, best of all it’s all instantly available anywhere you have an internet connection.
Block 55
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You wouldn’t serve Pinot in a pint glass. So why run your tasting room on restaurant software? Block 55 is reservation and event software built just for wineries. This app is where your team runs the day, on an iPad behind the bar or an iPhone in your pocket. YOUR WHOLE DAY AT A GLANCE • Every tasting in time order, with parties and guests counted up top • Add, edit or move a reservation in a few taps • Guest details, notes and visit history before anyone walks in TABLES THAT MAKE SENSE • Drag parties onto your floor plan and seat walk-ins • Assign servers to tables and sections • See every table across the day on the Timeline, on iPad and iPhone EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES • Ticketed events with ticket options, wait lists, member discounts, add-ons and a sales cutoff date • Set up each tasting just the way you pour it: schedule, price, party size, turn time, fees, club pricing and booking questions • One calendar for reservations, events and blackout dates, by day, week or month AND THE REST • Reports by date range, shared as a CSV • A booking button for your website, in your winery’s colors • Support tickets straight to the Block 55 team • Switch between your winery locations
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Verdict
Offset POS and Block 55 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Offset POS ships an update every 3 weeks, Block 55 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offset POS | Block 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Offset, Inc | OpenMetrics, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Offset POS
No in-app purchases
Block 55
No in-app purchases









