Comparison

LinkPOS vs TC Food POS system

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

Head to head
About

LinkPOS

A customizable point-of-sale system designed for businesses. It offers an intuitive interface for cashiers, robust reporting, and offline functionality. Tailor menus and features to create a professional customer experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable menus with categories and items
  • Secure interface for application access
  • Local and remote sales reporting
  • Stand-alone operating mode (offline)
  • Bump stations, Order Up screens, Customer Facing Displays
Features
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LinkPOS is an innovative, new and exciting Point of Sale system with all of the functionality you expect along with customizable features that allow you to tailor the system to meet your needs with a professional appearance your customers will admire. Your cashiers will be instantly productive due to the intuitive user interface. Features include: Custom Menus including categories and items. Secure interface for application access. Local and remote sales reporting. Stand-a-lone operating mode when the Internet is not available. Bump stations, Order Up screens, Customer Facing Displays

About

TC Food POS system

This business management tool offers offline operation for catering businesses, with features for product creation, order management, and personnel control. It supports Bluetooth printing and data backup, with optional VIP subscriptions for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Offline operation
  • Product management with images and discounts
  • Order tracking and modification
  • Personnel management with permissions
  • Bluetooth thermal printing
  • Data backup and restore
  • VIP subscription plans
Features
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- Applicable to the POS system of the catering industry + business statistics. - Can be operated offline, can manually send daily reports to the network host (optional date range, and can encrypt ZIP compression package), the supervisor can log in to the network host to download the ZIP archive, and the report file contains the order CSV file and Charts for the selected date, it can be viewed on a computer. - The backup file can be manually transferred to the network host (encryptable ZIP archive), the supervisor can log in to the network host to download the ZIP archive, and download the complete restore data to another iPad. - With personnel management system, distinguish levels, and can set a variety of operating permissions. - It has a record of automatic writing, operation of important functions, and can be viewed by date. - Support for Bluetooth connectivity and thermal printing, can set multiple printing information, can print receipts and waiting number. - Cashier Box Amount Setting, the amount is linked to the order amount, and the access rights are set. Create product : - Can be displayed by category. - Can add up to 6 pictures, take photos or enter them from the photo gallery. - Multiple specification options can be added to the product. - Each item can be set with a separate discount and price. - The discount promotion date can be set. - The name, number, and multi-specification options can be modified. - With the function of copying products, quickly build products. Order : - Products are displayed by category list. - Click the product to display a multi-specification list. - The multi-specification list shows the specifications, unit price, discounts for the sub-products. - Can add other specifications(Go to the settings page and add additional spec options.) - The list of not yet served, shows the list of meals for individual customers. - The customer name of the meal can be added and automatically added to the customer list. - Customers who are already on the customer list can quickly select. - Can delete the single product for the now order. - The list of not yet served can be set the table number (for internal use). - The list of not yet served, can be cancelled the wrong order. - The discounted price of each item can be automatically calculated and added up. - The list of not yet served, Can display meal number, list, customer, table number, whether to checkout. Due to the large number of functions, the full function of the following large projects, please refer to the help description in the app : Checkout counter Desktop counter Order List Other expenses Food management Business statistics Customer list User operation record list VIP subscription : - According to your choice, the TC Food POS system VIP subscription is divided into three cycles (month, 6 months, year). - The Pro Version is the VIP of the main operation, and the Account plan VIP is subscribed according to your needs. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - If the VIP is available for trial, it will automatically subscribe to the monthly fee VIP, after the trial period ends. To unsubscribe, open the Settings app at least 24-hours before the end of the trial period and cancel this VIP auto-subscription. Terms of Service : https://tc-apps-studio.com/pos/PrivacyPolicy/terms_en.html Privacy Policy : https://tc-apps-studio.com/pos/PrivacyPolicy/Privacy_Policy_En.html E-mail: towmschang@gmail.com

Screenshots

LinkPOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TC Food POS system at 5.0 against LinkPOS's 2.0. TC Food POS system also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). LinkPOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). 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. TC Food POS system sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LinkPOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TC Food POS system holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, TC Food POS system every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LinkPOS versus TC Food POS system: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkPOSTC Food POS system
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlympus POSTowmsChang

Customer experience

LinkPOS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

TC Food POS system

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

In-app purchases

None

LinkPOS

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

TC Food POS system

Subscriptions10
  • Account plan A (1 month)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Account plan B (1 month)$2.491 Month
  • Account plan A (6 months)$4.496 Months
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  • Account plan C (1 month)$4.491 Month
  • Pro version ( 1 month)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Account plan A (1 year)$7.991 Year
  • Account plan B (6 months)$13.496 Months
  • Account plan C (6 months)$22.996 Months
  • Account plan B (1 year)$24.491 Year
  • Account plan C (1 year)$40.991 Year

Questions

Is LinkPOS free?
LinkPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TC Food POS system free?
TC Food POS system is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LinkPOS or TC Food POS system?
TC Food POS system is rated higher. LinkPOS averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TC Food POS system averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LinkPOS or TC Food POS system have ads?
TC Food POS system shows ads; LinkPOS does not.
Which is updated more often, LinkPOS or TC Food POS system?
LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, and TC Food POS system every 21 months. Most recently, LinkPOS was updated on October 6, 2026 and TC Food POS system on October 12, 2026.

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