Comparison

WaiterOne vs PosKing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WaiterOne

This comprehensive point-of-sale software streamlines operations for cafes, bars, restaurants, and events. It transforms iPads and iPhones into powerful ordering and management tools, offering real-time sales monitoring and paperless kitchen order systems.

Highlights
  • iPad-based POS system
  • iPhone/iPod order taking
  • Kitchen Display System (KDS)
  • Real-time sales dashboard
  • Printer integration
  • Cloud-based reporting
Features
Read full description

WaiterOne is a fast and complete POS system for cafes, bars, restaurants, food trucks, events, terraces, and hospitality businesses that want professional point-of-sale software on iPad. Built for real service, WaiterOne helps you take orders, manage tables, print tickets, process payments, follow reservations, organize staff, and keep your business running smoothly from one central iPad. WaiterOne for iPad is the heart of the system. It manages your products, tables, printers, payments, reports, remote devices, kitchen screens, customer displays, reservations, and cloud connections. It is designed for speed during busy service, with clear screens, fast ordering, and reliable offline-first workflows. Use WaiterOne Remote on iPhone or iPod touch to take orders directly at the table. Orders are sent to the main POS and can be printed in the kitchen or bar, helping your team work faster and reduce mistakes. WaiterOne KDS turns an iPad or iPhone into a kitchen display system. Chefs and bartenders can follow orders on screen, organize preparation, and reduce paper ticket handling. WaiterOne Kiosk adds self-service ordering for customers. It supports add-ons, tips, calories, localized payment messages, and a modern ordering flow for venues that want faster counter or self-service experiences. Customer Display and Digital Signage options let you show order information, totals, and customer-facing content on additional screens. Reservations and planning tools help you manage bookings, table reservations, upcoming reservations, staffing context, and forecast information, so your team can prepare better before service starts. Attendance management helps track clock-in and clock-out, breaks, manager corrections, audit history, and attendance reports. WaiterOne supports a wide range of receipt and kitchen printers, including Epson, Star Micronics, Citizen, AirPrint-compatible printers, and many printers using Epson-compatible ESC/POS modes. Print receipts, kitchen tickets, bar tickets, reports, and fiscal documents depending on your setup. At the end of the day, WaiterOne can generate useful reports for sales, payments, discounts, users, fiscal data, attendance, and operational totals. Reports can be printed, exported, or sent by email when an internet connection is available. WaiterOne also supports many professional workflows, including: - Table plans and table moves - Split bills and multiple payment types - Tips and configurable tip suggestions - Product import and export with CSV files - Price levels and automatic price rules - Barcode and Socket Mobile scanner support - Kitchen and bar ticket routing - AirPrint and POS printer reports - Remote ordering and communication recovery - Fiscal workflows for supported countries - Payment provider integrations such as SumUp, Zettle, Stripe, TWINT, FlatPay, CM, Pin Vandaag, and more depending on country and configuration Because WaiterOne runs on iPad, you do not need a traditional PC server for daily operation. The system is built to stay practical, fast, and reliable during service, even when the internet connection is limited. WaiterOne is made for hospitality teams that need a powerful POS without unnecessary complexity: quick to learn, flexible to configure, and strong enough for serious restaurant and bar operations. WaiterOne can scale from a single iPad at a small bar to a connected setup with remote ordering devices, kitchen screens, customer displays, kiosks, scanners, multiple printers, and cloud reporting. You choose only the tools you need, while the POS stays focused on fast service, clear information, and dependable operation. Whether you run a small cafe, a busy bar, a restaurant terrace, a food truck, an event setup, or a multi-device hospitality workflow, WaiterOne gives you the tools to serve faster, stay organized, and keep control of your business.

About

PosKing

This comprehensive point-of-sale system offers cash register, inventory, and customer management features. It supports various business types, including retail, food service, and personal services, with options for peripheral integration and offline use.

Highlights
  • Cash register functionality
  • Inventory management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Offline operation
  • Employee management
  • Peripheral device support
Read full description

※ Feature List Cash Register, Table Ordering, Keep Accounts, Offline cash register, Reservation management, Customer management, Customer points system, Multiple accounts, Employee management, Employee schedule system, Inventory management, Coupon management, Receipt template editor, etc. ※ Supported Business Types Catering: Fast food restaurant, Coffee shop, Western cuisine restaurant, Japanese cuisine restaurant, France cuisine restaurant, Italian cuisine restaurant, Chinese cuisine restaurant, Thai cuisine restaurant, Asian cuisine restaurant, Grill restaurant, Teppanyaki restaurant, Noodle house, Bread shop, Baking shop, Milk tea shop, Drinks shop, Bar or Pub, Brewery pub. Retail: Convenience store, Food store, Candy, Fresh, Clothing & Bags, Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharmacy, 3C store, Phones store, Computers store, Baby products store, Furniture store, Household goods store, Watches store, Musical instruments store, Used, Collectible store, Automotive & Powersports, Office products store, Flowers store, Pets supplies store. Service: Barber, Beauty Salon, Nail Salon, Embroidery, Skin Care & Body Spa, Hospital, Clinic, Sports, Fitness Club, School, Training school, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Nightclub, Maid Cafe, Animal Cafe. ※ Peripheral Mode Customer display, Kitchen display system, Queue calling system, Take a number mode, etc. ※ Connectable Peripherals Receipt Printer, Label Printer, AirPrint Printer, Bluetooth barcode scanner, Bluetooth keypad, etc. ※ Supported thermal receipt printer manufacturers Epson, Star, Seiko Instruments (SII), Citizen, NEC, Bixolon, Partner, Sewoo, Woosim, Xprinter, Gprinter, etc. (We support almost all the thermal receipt printer, if the printer has a LAN or Bluetooth interface.) ※ Supported barcode scanner manufacturers Socket Mobile, Symcode, HPRT, etc. ※ Supported keypad manufacturers Satechi, etc. ※ About In-app subscriptions The App Store charges your specified payment method automatically on the same date each billing period. It requires you to cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription/trial period ends. Deleting the app from your device won’t cancel your subscription. To change or cancel subscriptions please go to the Settings app on your iOS device. ※ Terms of use and privacy policy https://posking.app/page/term Note: We stand with Ukraine and do not support the commodity barcodes from 4600000000008 to 4699999999998 which are used by Russia.

Screenshots

PosKing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaiterOne at none against PosKing's 6. WaiterOne also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (3.5 vs 3.1). PosKing's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PosKing sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. WaiterOne asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaiterOne holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of WaiterOne's written reviews are positive against 57% of PosKing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaiterOne ships an update every 2 days, PosKing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WaiterOne versus PosKing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaiterOnePosKing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings) — better3.1 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1313
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaiterOne SLSoftAsia

Customer experience

WaiterOne

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

PosKing

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative28.9%

In-app purchases

None

WaiterOne

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

PosKing

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Edition$20.001 Month
  • Standard Edition$45.001 Month
  • Premium Edition$90.001 Month
Show 3 more
  • Basic Edition (Yearly)$200.001 Year
  • Standard Edition (Yearly)$450.001 Year
  • Premium Edition (Yearly)$900.001 Year

Questions

Is WaiterOne free?
WaiterOne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PosKing free?
PosKing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WaiterOne or PosKing?
WaiterOne is rated higher. WaiterOne averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while PosKing averages 3.1 from 13 ratings.
Do WaiterOne or PosKing have ads?
Neither WaiterOne nor PosKing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaiterOne or PosKing?
WaiterOne ships an update every 2 days, and PosKing every 3 weeks. Most recently, WaiterOne was updated on September 4, 2026 and PosKing on September 20, 2026.

Other comparisons