Comparison

LinkPOS vs Rhombus POS

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

Rhombus POS

This free point-of-sale software offers flexible inventory management with unlimited items, categories, and user accounts. It supports various payment types, including split payments and tips, and provides essential business reports. Enhance functionality with optional add-ons for multiple locations and advanced reporting.

Highlights
  • Unlimited inventory items and categories
  • Unlimited user accounts with PIN protection
  • Multiple payment types and split payments
  • Email and text receipt options
  • X and Z business reports
  • Optional multi-location and advanced reporting
Features
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Download and use for FREE! See Overview Demonstration here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3biQr0zKzeo&t=22s) Rhombus POS Point of Sale App is a FREE software with flexible ways to set up your inventory in categories and sub categories. The ability to set up unlimited individual items allow options for add-ons and variations of the item. This ability to have unlimited items provides restaurants and retail stores with small inventories to stores with numerous items a flexible way to sell their merchandise. You are also able to have unlimited users on your account! The user/employee option allows for PIN protection of the users and are categorized as an administrator or employee. This allows protection of sensitive areas of your business with employees and access to areas needed as a manager. The payment Checkout functions allows for various types of payments and includes auto-split payments and splitting the payments in different amounts. There is also the ability for tips to be included and receipts to be sent by email or text. The app provides both X and Z Reports allowing you to keep track of your business performance. The advantages of the features are too numeral to mention here and can be seen in an overview video of the app here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3biQr0zKzeo&t=22s) In order to use the App with credit card and debit card payments an account with one of our preferred processors will need to be set up. The App Software is still free to use, but there will be very competitive transaction charges applied when using card payments. Click here to get further information. There is also the ability to enhance the app with other features including multiple locations, kitchen screen and extensive business reporting for an added cost.

Screenshots

LinkPOS4 screens
Rhombus POS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rhombus POS at 100% against LinkPOS's 0%. Rhombus POS also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). LinkPOS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Rhombus POS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LinkPOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rhombus POS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, Rhombus POS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LinkPOS versus Rhombus POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkPOSRhombus POS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlympus Technology Group, Inc.Rhombus POS, Inc.

Customer experience

LinkPOS

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

Rhombus POS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LinkPOS

No in-app purchases

None

Rhombus POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkPOS free?
LinkPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhombus POS free?
Rhombus POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LinkPOS or Rhombus POS?
Rhombus POS is rated higher. LinkPOS averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rhombus POS averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do LinkPOS or Rhombus POS have ads?
Neither LinkPOS nor Rhombus POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkPOS or Rhombus POS?
LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, and Rhombus POS every 2 months. Most recently, LinkPOS was updated on September 18, 2026 and Rhombus POS on September 9, 2026.

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