Comparison

POS vs iVend POS

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

Head to head
About

POS

This mobile point-of-sale application allows small to medium-sized businesses to manage sales, inventory, and customer data from an iPad. It offers a professional POS experience without the need for expensive hardware, ideal for various selling environments.

Highlights
  • Mobile POS operations on iPad
  • Inventory management
  • Customer database
  • Real-time data synchronization
  • Wireless invoice sending
  • Multi-store operations
Features
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Let’s make Point of Sale mobile and fun! Run your POS operations on your iPad from any location with the easy to use iPad mobile POS app by ERPLY. Are you a store owner that wants the power of POS without the high cost of purchasing POS hardware or a clunky old cash register? Have an iPad at home? Here is your solution! Imagine gaining the power and flexibility of mobility throughout your selling operations from mobile cashiers all the way to inventory management in one convenient easy to use application. Focused on small/medium size business, this software brings the power and functionality of a traditional POS system to a hand held device, giving your business that professional feel without the professional cost. This iPad app is the perfect Mobile POS solution for: * Reducing long sales lines at your register * Outdoor sales, ten sales * Trade shows * Sending invoices to customer emails wirelessly * Service business management * Or just plain saving money on expensive cash register systems! What sets this app apart from others lies in web- based back end store operations manager interface, including: * Multi-store operations * Inventory management * Customer Database * Detailed Reporting All POS transaction data entered into the App will automatically be synchronized in real time with your ERPLY account, leaving all of your books and reports completely accurate, 100% of the time.

About

iVend POS

This point-of-sale application provides comprehensive retail management for businesses. It supports online and offline modes, allowing for seamless transaction processing and data synchronization with a central server. Compatible with various hardware, it streamlines sales, refunds, and customer management.

Highlights
  • Online and offline transaction processing
  • Customer and product management
  • Barcode scanning and receipt printing
  • Support for various payment hardware
  • Sales, refunds, and special orders
  • Data synchronization with iVend server
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iVend Mobile POS gives complete Point of Sale functionality for iVend Retail 6.6 on iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads running iOS 11.0 and above. iVend Mobile POS is well suited for retail stores of all sizes. Retailers must be running iVend Retail 6.6 as their enterprise retail server to use iVend Mobile POS as a Point of Sale. iVend Mobile POS connects with iVend Server over WiFi or 3G/ 4G/ LTE in online mode but is also designed to work when there is no network connectivity on an offline mode. iVend Mobile POS is the POS component for iVend Retail Suite that includes Terminal POS, Loyalty management system, eCommerce, mCommerce, Digital Passes and Business Intelligence. Retailers can run iVend Mobile POS independent of any ERP system. Larger retailers can use SAP certified integration for SAP ERP, SAP All-in-One or SAP Business One apart from any other ERP available to retailers. For more information, please visit https://www.ivend.com/ iVend Mobile supports the following hardware: • Wi-Fi Printer with Air Print • Bluetooth Printer: Bixolon: SPP-R300i, Star: SM-S220i, Zebra Printer (IMZ320) • IDTECH Mobile Magstripe Reader - Shuttle • Socket Mobile Scanner CHS 7XI (for Barcode Scanning) • Linea Pro 4 (MSR2DBT) – Printer/Scanner/Magstripe Reader (for iPhone 4 and 4S) • Device Camera (for barcode scanning) • Star Micronics mPOP • KDC 400 - for iPod 4 and iPhone 5 and 5S • Ingenico Pin Pad payment processor • Handpoint Bluepad-50 payment processor • Handpoint Bluepad-500 payment processor for iPhone 5 and 5S • Handpoint Bluepad-500 payment processor for iPhone 5 and 5S Features: Application Mode • Online mode (network connectivity with iVend server): Sync live data for customer and transaction to iVend server and device database get updated on scheduled sync cycle. • Offline mode (no network connectivity with iVend server): Data get sync on scheduled sync cycle if application becomes online on that time. • Setup • Fast Scanning Mode - To add items faster in transaction • Default support of 5 Languages; user can also use his own language using language customization option • Default Product add mode: Product List/Quick Button Panel/Barcode scanning • Transaction receipt printing in 3 different size of paper: A4 receipt, 3" receipt and 2" receipt • Default email settings for email templates • Data Synchronization with iVend server: On specified time interval, on fixed time of the day or manually Transaction Modes • Sale • Refund • Special Order • Special Order Cancellation • Layby • Gift Certificate Sale • Recall suspended transactions • Add new customer • Edit or view existing customer • Search Customer on the basis of: Customer Code, Name, Phone Number or Customer Group • Filter products on the basis of: Product Code, Description, UPC Code, Product Group and Product Category Transaction Operations • Add products by selecting from product list, by scanning barcode, by selecting from quick button panel • Surcharges • Price, discount, quantity and total by items • Display sale level discount, subtotal, tax and net total • Suspend transaction • Void transaction • Specify sale level sales person • Apply sale level discount • Apply coupon • Apply surcharges at sale level • Select loyalty id of customer • Layby plan selection for layby transaction Tender Types • Cash • Credit and Debit Card (only in online mode - gets verified by payment processor) • Check • On Account (only in Online mode - gets verified by iVend server) • Gift Card (only in Online mode - gets verified by iVend server) Transaction Complete • Payment with multiple tenders • Quick cash complete • Display payable amount, paid amount and balance due • Display user information • Print transaction receipt • Email transaction receipt Preview Transaction • List all transactions • Delete suspended transaction by single swipe • Preview selected transaction • Recall suspended transactions

Screenshots

POS1 screens
iVend POS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iVend POS at 100% against POS's 67%. iVend POS also leads on rating (3.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). POS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

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

iVend POS holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of POS's written reviews are positive against 100% of iVend POS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POS ships an update every 3 months, iVend POS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
POS versus iVend POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOSiVend POS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPointOfSale IncCitiXsys Technologies

Customer experience

POS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%

iVend POS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

POS

No in-app purchases

None

iVend POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POS free?
POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iVend POS free?
iVend POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POS or iVend POS?
iVend POS is rated higher. POS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iVend POS averages 3.2 from 6 ratings.
Do POS or iVend POS have ads?
Neither POS nor iVend POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POS or iVend POS?
POS ships an update every 3 months, and iVend POS every 2 months. Most recently, POS was updated on October 7, 2026 and iVend POS on October 3, 2026.

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