SalesVu POS for iPhone vs Star Quick Setup Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalesVu POS for iPhone
This free point-of-sale application offers comprehensive features for small to medium businesses, including retail, restaurants, and services. It supports inventory management, customer tracking, online ordering, and various payment methods, with cloud-based multi-store management.
- Unlimited product/service items
- Inventory control and barcode scanning
- Customer history and email invoices
- Automated recurring billing
- Split checks and open tabs
- Online ordering
- Cloud-based multi-store management
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SalesVu is the only free iPhone and iPad POS app that addresses all the needs of small and medium businesses – retail, restaurants, and professional services! SalesVu offers unlimited product/service items and modifiers, unlimited tax brackets, discount tracking, email/print receipts, inventory control, barcode scanning, employee clock-in, cash management, cloud-based multi-store/employee management and reporting, customer history, email invoices, automated recurring billing, decimal quantities, split checks, open tabs, adjust tips, kitchen/bar printing, online ordering, and more! SalesVu also offers the ability to accept/track cash, check, gift card, and credit card transactions. Our credit card processing partners offer one free card reader and low processing rates. “I recently switched from Square to SalesVu and it is the best point of sale and mobile payment solution I’ve ever seen…One of my favorite things about the SalesVu app is the ability to get on the cloud and control everything. You can change your prices, add a product, all in a matter of seconds.” - Brian, Brian’s Brew "At the end of the day, it is a simple five-minute operation to synchronize sales, check employee hours and look at our inventory. SalesVu is a great asset in helping us keep track!” - Geza Csuros, Owner, The Lilly Pad Village “SalesVu's iPhone and iPad POS software are a life saver for my business! It allows us track our customers' history and payments, configure and send invoices right from a smartphone, automate billing for clients who are on a monthly subscription plan, track sales over time by type of service or by employee, and get the same rate whether we swipe or manually type our clients' credit cards.” - Dave Manzer, Public Relations “We love the fact that we can open a tab from one iPad POS, edit it on another, and collect payment on a third. We also save on printer costs because all the iPads can print to the same receipt, kitchen, or bar printers and intelligently know what to print to each one. SalesVu allows us to manage and close multiple shifts per day, adjust tips at the end of each shift, have different employees and bartenders ring-up tickets under separate logins, and even split checks for large parties.” - Marissa Abramson, Bar Manager, Dolce Vita
Star Quick Setup Utility
This utility app helps users quickly set up and manage Star POS printers and compatible peripheral devices. It allows for initial configuration, operational checks, and parameter adjustments, with links to online manuals for troubleshooting support.
- Initial printer setup
- Printer operation checks
- Change device parameters
- Access online manuals
- Configure peripherals
- Firmware updates
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Star Quick Setup Utility enables you to quickly set up Star POS printers and these peripheral devices provided by Star Micronics. Moreover, it is helpful to check printers and peripheral devices' operation or to change various parameters. There are links to online manuals, so it also helps to trouble. [Supported Printers and Peripheral devices] - mC-Label3 - mC-Label2 - mC-Print3 - mC-Print2 - mPOP - TSP100IV - TSP100IV SK - TSP100III - mC-Connect Drawer - Wireless LAN Unit [Features] ** Initial Settings ** - Search Printer - Use Wireless LAN - Use Star SteadyLAN - Use Star Micronics Cloud Services - Check Available Functions ** Printer Operation Check ** - Printer Test (Print sample receipt / Print photo) - Device Status - Wireless LAN Troubleshooting - Print Job - Printer Self Printing - Cash Drawer / Buzzer Test - Barcode Reader / HID Device Test - Customer Display Test - Melody Speaker Test ** Printer Settings ** - Memory Switch Settings / Advanced Settings - Logo Settings - Interface Settings (Bluetooth / Network / USB) - Cloud Settings (Star CloudPRNT / Star Micronics Cloud Service) - Peripheral Settings (Wireless LAN Unit / Barcode Reader) - Label Settings (One Touch Label / Print Media / Parts Cleaning / Parts Replacing) - Firmware Update - Star Configuration Export / Import ** Online Manual ** - Open the online manual
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SalesVu POS for iPhone at 76% against Star Quick Setup Utility's 7%. SalesVu POS for iPhone also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.0). Star Quick Setup Utility's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 6). 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.
SalesVu POS for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Quick Setup Utility has 40 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of SalesVu POS for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 7% of Star Quick Setup Utility's.
SalesVu POS for iPhone ships an update every 3 months, Star Quick Setup Utility every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalesVu POS for iPhone | Star Quick Setup Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SalesVu | STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
SalesVu POS for iPhone
Star Quick Setup Utility
Bugs and requests
SalesVu POS for iPhone
Reported bugs
8 issues- App looks horrible, like old iOS 6
- Cannot edit existing products without going to the website
- Unable to scroll through list to enter UK
- Cannot register address in UK
- Clients leaving a tip under the $$ side turns it into a percent
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- App hangs and requires re-installation
- Keyboard on iPod touch never goes away
- Sales reports require Flash Player
Requested features
10 requests- Update app design to be more modern
- Allow editing products directly within the app
- Improve location/address input for international users (UK)
- Provide clearer information on all fees upfront
- Streamline the application process
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- Add manual IP location entry for POS printers
- Enable confirmation emails to be sent to both user and customer simultaneously
- Allow deletion of products
- Full screen usability on iPhone 5 and newer devices
- Sales reports that don't require Flash Player for iOS viewing
Star Quick Setup Utility
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SalesVu POS for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Star Quick Setup Utility
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SalesVu POS for iPhone free?
Is Star Quick Setup Utility free?
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