Comparison

Lightspeed Pocket (S) vs Atellier Connect

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

Head to head
About

Lightspeed Pocket (S)

This app provides real-time business insights for retailers using Lightspeed Retail POS (S). Monitor sales, cashflow, and employee performance across multiple store locations. Receive timely notifications to address critical business needs and ensure stable operation.

Highlights
  • Multi-location management
  • Real-time sales reporting
  • Cashflow monitoring
  • Sales target tracking
  • Employee clock-in/out tracking
  • Top-selling item identification
  • Push notifications
Features
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Lightspeed Pocket is only available for businesses that use Lightspeed Retail POS (S). It is not available for new customers. Gain new insights into your business • Add as many store locations as you want and switch between them with ease • Access sales data from anywhere with real-time reporting • Monitor your registers and cashflow to always have a handle on your retail performance • Manage and track sales targets per store and per team member so everyone can keep improving • See which employees clock in and out and spot your top-selling items Enjoy speed and reliability • Receive push notifications when your store needs attention • Enjoy continuous stable app usage, even during your busiest periods Lightspeed Retail is the powerful, easy-to-use POS software for busy retailers like you. With Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform, you’ll have everything you need to run your business from one incredible platform. Simplify. Scale. And provide amazing customer experiences. That’s the power of Lightspeed.

About

Atellier Connect

This team chat application integrates directly with your business's CRM, project management, and proposal tools. It offers channels, direct messages, threads, voice messages, and file sharing, all connected to your actual work.

Highlights
  • Integrated CRM and project management
  • Channels, DMs, and threads
  • Voice messages and file sharing
  • Real-time message translation
  • Guest and vendor access
  • Offline message drafting
Features
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Atellier Connect is the team chat that powers Atellier — the operating system for creative businesses. Channels, DMs, threads, voice messages, polls, the works. With one twist: it's wired into the CRM, projects, and proposals your team is actually working on. If you've been bolting a generic chat tool onto your CRM and your project tracker and your invoicing app, this is the chat side of a single platform that holds all of those. WHAT'S IN THE BOX - Channels for projects, clients, departments — public, private, or guest-only - Direct messages and group DMs for the side conversations - Threads for the side conversations inside those - Voice messages for when typing it out would take longer than saying it - File and photo sharing from your camera roll - GIFs, reactions, and custom emoji (personality is allowed) - Polls for picking the lunch order, the color palette, or the install date - Real-time message translation so your install crew, factory, and design lead can stay in their own languages - Pinned messages, saved messages, and scheduled send - Message reminders and forwarding between channels CONTEXT THAT MATTERS - Mention a deal and the deal sits right there in a side panel — pipeline stage, client info, last activity - Mockup reviews for shops that ship designs — approve, request revisions, or kick it back without leaving the thread - Channel tasks that don't disappear into the scroll - Channel canvas — a shared notes surface for project briefs, decisions, and links WORK WITH THE OUTSIDE - Vendor and guest access — bring contractors and partners into specific channels without adding them to your whole company - Workspace switching for people who collaborate across multiple Atellier organizations ON YOUR PHONE - Push notifications you can actually configure per channel - Offline message drafting that syncs when you're back online - Voice messages from anywhere your phone has signal - Mentions and threads with badge counts that mean something - Quick reply from the lock screen and notification tray - Image lightbox for previewing photos at full quality BUILT FOR TEAMS THAT SHIP REAL THINGS Neon signs. Printed materials. Vehicle wraps. Branded apparel. Custom installations. The features above came from watching shops actually run — but they work just as well for any small team that wants their messaging tied to their actual work. GETTING STARTED You'll need an Atellier account to sign in. Your admin invites you, you set up your profile, you're in. If you don't already use Atellier, the rest of the platform — CRM, proposals, project management, invoicing, and more — is at atellier.com. PRIVACY Your messages are stored securely and only visible to members of your channels. We don't read your conversations. We don't sell your data. Full privacy details at atellier.com/privacy. QUESTIONS We read every email. hello@atelliercrm.com.

Screenshots

Lightspeed Pocket (S)4 screens
Atellier Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Atellier Connect at weekly against Lightspeed Pocket (S)'s every 2 months. Atellier Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Lightspeed Pocket (S)'s advantage is ratings volume (6.5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Atellier Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed Pocket (S) has 6.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightspeed Pocket (S) ships an update every 2 months, Atellier Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightspeed Pocket (S) versus Atellier Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightspeed Pocket (S)Atellier Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShopKeep.comAtellier Ltd.

Customer experience

Lightspeed Pocket (S)

All ratings6,520 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative42.0%

Atellier Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lightspeed Pocket (S)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after device upgrades
  • Data sync problems, missing/incorrect sales data
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems with card readers
  • App freezes and crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Accounting for sales tax
  • Ability to view all clocked-in employees
  • Sales breakdown by register
  • Customizable receipts (logo, etc.)
  • Kitchen display system integration
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  • Customer receipt texting

Atellier Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lightspeed Pocket (S)

No in-app purchases

None

Atellier Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightspeed Pocket (S) free?
Lightspeed Pocket (S) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atellier Connect free?
Atellier Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightspeed Pocket (S) or Atellier Connect?
Atellier Connect is rated higher. Lightspeed Pocket (S) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Atellier Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lightspeed Pocket (S) or Atellier Connect have ads?
Neither Lightspeed Pocket (S) nor Atellier Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightspeed Pocket (S) or Atellier Connect?
Lightspeed Pocket (S) ships an update every 2 months, and Atellier Connect weekly. Most recently, Lightspeed Pocket (S) was updated on November 1, 2026 and Atellier Connect on October 31, 2026.

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