iProcess vs APEX mPOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iProcess
Process credit card transactions securely and easily from your mobile device. This point of sale app supports swiped, keyed, and chip transactions, and offers features like transaction history, refunds, and automated tax application.
- Process swiped, keyed, and chip transactions
- View transaction history
- Refund and void transactions
- Automatic tax rate application
- Accept customer signatures
- Email receipts
- Customer Vault management
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iProcess is a secure and simple way to process credit card transactions from your iPhone or iPad. This point of sale app allows you to sign in with your gateway credentials and you can start processing with our supported credit card swipers. Features include: • Process swiped, keyed, and chip sale and credit transactions (card reader sold through your merchant service provider) • View a complete history of mobile transactions • Refund and void previous mobile transactions • Set a tax rate to be automatically applied to all transactions • Accept signatures from your customers • Save location data with transactions • Automatically send email receipts • Share receipts with customers with almost any app on your device • Toggle between multiple merchant accounts with ease • Name your device to easily distinguish between devices in the merchant control panel reporting • View customers you have saved to the Customer Vault (if service is active) • Add, edit, and delete customers from the Customer Vault (if service is active)
APEX mPOS
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SELL ANYTHING, ANYWHERE WITH APEX mPOS APEX mPOS makes credit card transactions easy—whether storefront or mobile. This streamlined app enables merchants to accept mobile payments and process transactions right from an iOS device. PAYMENT APPLICATION FOR SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS The APEX mPOS app turns your iOS device into a mobile point of sale, allowing you to process card-based payments, as well as record cash-based sales. Set sales tax rates and tipping right in the app, and leverage bar codes and images to create specific inventory groups to expedite sales. EMV-READY APEX mPOS is one of the first EMV-enabled and -capable mPOS solutions to be released in the U.S., offering chip card transaction support* and EMV payment acceptance for merchants aiming to avoid liability when responsibility for card payment fraud shifts from consumers to merchants on October 1, 2015. LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE Mobile card acceptance has never been more affordable. (Supports 10 active devices per account.) Add an optional portable credit card reader, and your iOS device instantly becomes a highly functional mobile point of sale for a fraction of the cost of a traditional wireless terminal. CHOICE In most cases, you can use your existing payment processing provider. If you don’t accept cards today, or want to shop around, choose from hundreds of APEX mPOS partners to find the one that best fits your needs. ENCRYPTION AND SECURITY APEX mPOS is the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transaction technology and offers the most proven and secure platform for wireless information transfer available. APEX mPOS exceeds industry standard encryption and security requirements. CUSTOMER SUPPORT APEX mPOS provides 24/7 technical support for resellers and merchants. We're here to give you the support you need to be successful. GETTING STARTED Before you can begin mobile payment processing with APEX mPOS, you’ll need to set up a merchant account (if you don’t already have one), so that your bank can fund your transactions. Once you have a merchant account, it’s easy to get started. Here’s what you’ll need: 1. iOS device with Internet access 2. Merchant account (new or existing) 3. APEX mPOS app 4. EMV chip card reader (optional) * Contact APEX mPOS for information on supported payment processing platforms for EMV capability and peripheral compatibility. EMV® is a registered trademark of EMVCo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iProcess at 10.0 against APEX mPOS's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iProcess ships an update every 2 months, APEX mPOS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iProcess | APEX mPOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gateway Processing Services | Apriva Systems, LLC |
Bugs and requests
iProcess
Reported bugs
16 issues- Customer Vault not working with iOS
- App crashes when swiping cards
- App crashes when completing transactions
- Terminal ID Missing and Transaction Key Missing errors
- Connectivity issues, app fails to connect to reader
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- Error messages with no troubleshooting
- No date or time stamp on receipts
- Unable to use customer signature
- Cannot add tips
- Card reader not working with extensions or charge ports
- Signature screen turns black
- App not compatible with iOS 8
- iPad screen layout issues
- Email receipt process requires re-entry of email address
- Cannot send email receipts
- Card reader crashes the app
Requested features
20 requests- Add date and time stamp to receipts
- Improve connectivity and reduce error messages
- Allow adding tips in the payment process
- Enable landscape mode on iPad
- Improve visibility and usability of the tip option
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- Restore the ability to swipe cards directly into Customer Vault
- Provide clear contact information and website for support
- Update to be compatible with newer phone ports (e.g., charge port)
- Implement a master account setup online for employees
- Streamline the receipt emailing process
- Improve the tip screen layout for better readability
- Allow customers to erase and redo signatures
- Fix the issue where the signature pad turns black
- Add a checkbox for manual entries
- Allow multiple email addresses for receipts
- Improve the iPad screen layout for sales entry
- Make the email address carry over for receipt sending
- Add tax functionality
- Provide an iPad-specific version of the app
- Fix the card reader crash issue
APEX mPOS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iProcess
No in-app purchases
APEX mPOS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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