Meraki Systems Manager vs ACTIVE POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
ACTIVE POS
This application enables event organizers to manage sales, process payments, and track orders directly at an event. It integrates with existing event management systems and supports both cash and credit card transactions, even with limited internet access.
- On-site sales management
- Cash and credit card processing
- Offline transaction support
- Order search and viewing
- Integration with ACTIVEWorks Endurance
- Merchandise loading for sale
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The ACTIVE POS application allows event organizers, staff and volunteers to easily make sales, process transactions and track orders onsite at an event. With ACTIVE POS, you can quickly and easily: MAKE SALES: • Integrates seamlessly with ACTIVEWorks Endurance. • Loads your event merchandise for on-site sale into the app. • Easily switches between different events. PROCESS TRANSACTIONS: • Accepts cash and credit card payments. • Supports MagTek card readers. • Supports offline mode (swipe card only, no manual entry) in case of no or limited internet connectivity. • Automatically processes offline transactions when the device regains internet connectivity. TRACK ORDERS: • Allows users to search and view order details anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACTIVE POS at 100% against Meraki Systems Manager's 18%. ACTIVE POS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Meraki Systems Manager's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
ACTIVE POS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki Systems Manager has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Meraki Systems Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of ACTIVE POS's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki Systems Manager | ACTIVE POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (96 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | Active Network, LLC |
Customer experience
Meraki Systems Manager
ACTIVE POS
Bugs and requests
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
ACTIVE POS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
ACTIVE POS
No in-app purchases
