Comparison

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) vs POS Billing System by Moon

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

Head to head
About

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)

Streamline restaurant operations with a comprehensive point-of-sale system. Manage menus, orders, payments, and customer data from an iPad, with offline capabilities and detailed reporting. Includes free onboarding and 24/7 support.

Highlights
  • Intuitive iPad interface
  • Offline mode for uninterrupted service
  • Menu and floor plan customization
  • Streamlined ordering and payments
  • Detailed sales and staff reporting
  • 24/7 live support and free onboarding
  • Employee permission controls
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Imagine upgrading every single aspect of your restaurant with a simple touch. We’re talking quicker service, increased profits and simplified workflows. Lightspeed Restaurant’s robust POS solution lets you run your entire restaurant from an iPad and access your business from anywhere, even if you lose internet connection. Whether you run a full or quick service restaurant, a bar or nightclub, a hotel or cafe, this POS system is tailored to your business’ needs. Get your staff up and running with our intuitive interface and cloud-based system that allows servers to move fluidly from table to table and take orders with fewer mistakes. It’s built to help you upsell with ease and interact with your customers during the ordering process by uploading appetizing images and suggesting modifiers for each menu item. Menu and floor plan: Easily create discounts that automatically apply to customer groups, promotional events or specific items. Combining tables or moving them around is as simple as tap and drag. Present menu items complete with photos, descriptions and prices. Make quick updates to your floorplan. Ordering and payments: Send orders to the kitchen or bar and fire courses as needed. Cut down on the time it takes for customers to get their orders. Easily split or combine bills. Have guests sign and assign tip directly on your iPad. Offline mode: Internet down? Don't sweat it. Lightspeed restaurant POS works online or offline. It never quits. Lightspeed Restaurant is the only one to keep your data safe even if your terminal is permanently damaged. Look up customer information for take-out or delivery orders. Process gift card sales or as a payment method. Liteserver stays up at all times, so operations go on as usual. Once a connection is reestablished, your data is automatically synced. Reporting and data: Easily pull-up end of day reports to access key data that will help you prepare for peak periods and better understand your customers’ needs. Use the staff performance reports to learn who your best employees are. Access all this data from your phone, iPad or laptop, anytime, from anywhere. Free Onboarding & 24/7 Support: Benefit from a dedicated team who help you get started in a 1:1 session. Get live chat support with our support heros located around the world. Employees: Customizable user permissions give you full control over employees’ access to your system. Attribute personalized profiles to each employee with individual logins. Train your team in no time with the intuitive and easy-to-learn iPad interface. Servers can take orders directly from the iPad for quicker service and more accurate orders. Add ons: Kitchen Display System module for optimized communication between the kitchen and the front of the house. Customer Facing Display module to optimize communication between your staff and customers. Self Order Menu module to allow customers to place their own orders. Integrations: Our network of over 250 integration partners allows you to tailor Lightspeed to your business’ specific needs such as accounting, delivery or loyalty programs. What our customers are saying: “It allows me to focus on taking care of my customers and not worrying about how the place is running, it really gives me peace of mind.” - Maison Cloakroom “It was easy to program and even easier to train my staff with — I could do it with my eyes closed.” -Nobu Hotel “I wanted my team to focus on what they do best. With the click of a button, they can show guests how a particular dish looks like and that adds to the experience.” -Absurd Bird “From ringing up food and drinks to managing the backend and business side, it’s freeing me up to do so much more work than I would have the time to do if I had to do all that by hand.” - Live on Air Questions? You can always reach our friendly team of specialists by calling 855-251-0441 or by going to our support center for helpful tips, training videos and system updates.

About

POS Billing System by Moon

Streamline retail and restaurant operations with a powerful point-of-sale system. Enhance workflow speed, manage orders, track inventory, and process payments efficiently. Gain insights with an interactive dashboard and simplify checkout for customers.

Highlights
  • Order Management
  • QR Code Menu
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Business Reports
  • Online Payments
  • Expense Tracking
  • Sales Receipts
Features
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Retail business owners and restaurateurs can now boost in-store productivity with Moon POS System. Designed to speed up daily workflows, Moon POS helps you manage billing, inventory, orders, payments, and reports from one easy-to-use point of sale system. Moon POS System Features: • Order & Sales Management • QR Code Menu • Real-time Inventory Tracking • Sales Receipts & Credit Notes • Multiple Online Payment Options • Expense Tracking • Quick Checkout • Barcode Scan Support • CSV Import/Export • Multi-currency & Multi-language Support • 10+ Business Reports Whether you run a retail store, restaurant, food chain, or delivery business, Moon POS helps simplify your day-to-day operations. Interactive Dashboard: Track store performance with an easy dashboard showing sales, profit, expenses, overdue invoices, and customer outstanding payments—all on one screen. Easy Checkout: Generate bills quickly by adding table number, customer details, and products in seconds. Speed up your billing process and reduce manual errors. Sales & Order Management: Manage received, completed, and return orders with ease. Keep your outlet sales organized and error-free. Online Ordering: Let customers place orders remotely through a shareable order link. Receive instant notifications to accept or reject incoming orders. Sales Receipts & Credit Notes: Create unlimited sales receipts and generate credit notes instantly for unpaid bills. Payments: Track incoming payments from one place with support for full or partial payments, multiple payment methods, due amounts, notes, and payment dates. Purchase Orders: Create accurate purchase orders, duplicate them, and mark them as approved, cancelled, or disputed as needed. Expense Tracking: Record daily store or restaurant expenses and generate expense reports with just one click. Product Management: Add unlimited products with images, pricing, and item details for better store management. Business Reports: Access 10+ detailed reports including sales, expenses, tax, profit, customer reports, and product-wise performance. Team Management: Add staff members, customize permissions, and monitor team activities for better operational control. Subscription Details: • Subscription available in 1 month and 1 year durations • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage subscriptions from Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Moon POS is a complete POS, billing, inventory, and expense management software for single and multi-store businesses. Easy to set up, easy to use, and built to grow your business. For queries: support@mooninvoice.com Privacy Policy: https://www.mooninvoice.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.mooninvoice.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)4 screens
POS Billing System by Moon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: POS Billing System by Moon at 100% against Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)'s 47%. POS Billing System by Moon also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 23). On price and ratings volume 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. POS Billing System by Moon sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POS Billing System by Moon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of POS Billing System by Moon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) ships an update monthly, POS Billing System by Moon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) versus POS Billing System by Moon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightspeed Restaurant POS (L)POS Billing System by Moon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (30 ratings)4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better26
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLightspeed Commerce Inc.Moon Technolabs Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)

All ratings28 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative48.8%

POS Billing System by Moon

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L)

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

POS Billing System by Moon

Subscriptions22
  • Starter Montly$4.991 Month
  • Starter Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Silver (1 Business • 1 User)$9.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Gold (2 Businesses • 5 Users)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Gold (2 Businesses • 5 Users)$14.991 Month
  • Enterprise Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Starter Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Silver (1 Business • 1 User)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Silver (1 Business • 1 User)$99.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Gold (2 Businesses • 5 Users)7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Gold (2 Businesses • 5 Users)$149.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$189.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$239.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$339.991 Year

Questions

Is Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) free?
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POS Billing System by Moon free?
POS Billing System by Moon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) or POS Billing System by Moon?
POS Billing System by Moon is rated higher. Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) averages 3.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while POS Billing System by Moon averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) or POS Billing System by Moon have ads?
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) shows ads; POS Billing System by Moon does not.
Which is updated more often, Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) or POS Billing System by Moon?
Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) ships an update monthly, and POS Billing System by Moon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lightspeed Restaurant POS (L) was updated on July 6, 2026 and POS Billing System by Moon on September 23, 2026.

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