LinkPOS vs SAMS POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
SAMS POS
This salon management system offers a user-friendly interface for easy adoption and comprehensive business control. It integrates with other apps to automate operations and supports flexible payment options, including gift cards with balance tracking.
- User-friendly touch interface
- Seamless app integration
- Multiple payment options
- Gift card tracking
- Automated salon operations
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SAMS All-In-One system that is easy to use and feature rich to help salon have full control of their business. Fast Adaptation - User-Friendly touch user interface designed for anyone to learn and use the system within the same day Seamless Integration - SAMS POS works by itself or by modular, integrate with over dozen of Apps to automate your salon operation Payments Flexibility - Check out with multiple payments at the same time and use many types of payments: Credit Card, Debit Card, Gift Card, Rewards and Points. Gift Card - track balance of all gift card sold with report. Salon can use any type of gift card: paper, plastic with barcode or handwritten number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAMS POS at 100% against LinkPOS's 0%. SAMS POS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). LinkPOS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAMS POS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LinkPOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of SAMS POS's.
LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, SAMS POS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkPOS | SAMS POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olympus POS | Reckon System, Inc |
Customer experience
LinkPOS
SAMS POS
In-app purchases
LinkPOS
No in-app purchases
SAMS POS
No in-app purchases
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