Comparison

POS Reports vs Advanced Search Smart Options

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

Head to head
About

POS Reports

Access and analyze your Accelerated Analytics point of sale reports directly on your iPad or iPhone. Customize report parameters to filter by store or SKU, and easily share reports as PDF attachments via email.

Highlights
  • View Accelerated Analytics reports
  • Customize report parameters
  • Filter by store and SKU
  • Email reports as PDF
Features
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View your Accelerated Analytics(r) point of sale reports on your iPad or iPhone. This app is designed for Accelerated Analytics(r) subscribers so if you are not subscribed to the Accelerated Analytics point of sale reporting service this application will not be useful to you. Features: Browse Accelerated Analytics reports Change report parameters to slice by store, SKU Email reports as a PDF attachment

About

Advanced Search Smart Options

Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based advanced search
  • Automatic search operator generation
  • AND, OR, and exclusion searches
  • Numerical and date range filtering
  • Specify site, domain, and file type
  • Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
Features
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)

Screenshots

POS Reports2 screens
Advanced Search Smart Options4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POS Reports at 5.0 against Advanced Search Smart Options's 4.4. POS Reports also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Advanced Search Smart Options's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price and device support 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. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. POS Reports asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POS Reports holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Search Smart Options has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POS Reports ships an update every 7 months, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
POS Reports versus Advanced Search Smart Options: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOS ReportsAdvanced Search Smart Options
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRainmakerGroupmanabu ueda

Customer experience

POS Reports

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Advanced Search Smart Options

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

POS Reports

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Advanced Search Smart Options

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Plan$3.99

Questions

Is POS Reports free?
POS Reports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Search Smart Options free?
Advanced Search Smart Options is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POS Reports or Advanced Search Smart Options?
POS Reports is rated higher. POS Reports averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Advanced Search Smart Options averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do POS Reports or Advanced Search Smart Options have ads?
Advanced Search Smart Options shows ads; POS Reports does not.
Which is updated more often, POS Reports or Advanced Search Smart Options?
POS Reports ships an update every 7 months, and Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Most recently, POS Reports was updated on October 22, 2026 and Advanced Search Smart Options on October 25, 2026.

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