LinkPOS vs Octopus Food 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
Octopus Food POS+
This point-of-sale system helps restaurants of all types streamline operations and enhance customer engagement. Manage sales, menus, tables, and monitor daily operations with a robust web backend. Companion apps are available for kitchen displays and mobile ordering.
- Intuitive sales interface
- Customizable menus and modifiers
- Table and floor plan management
- Sales and operations dashboard
- Promotion and discount creation
- Split and merge bill functionality
- Companion apps for kitchen and waitstaff
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Octopus Food POS+ The Point of Sale system used by thousands of restaurants to optimize restaurant operations and drive customer engagement. Applicable for multiple restaurant types and workflows, from full-service restaurants to fast casual concepts to cafes and bars. Sales and Promotions: • Simple & intuitive interface yet robust enough to handle high sales volume • Menu items with different modifiers to satisfy customers' various preferences • Create promotion packages/bundles and discount for specific customer types • Tax setting includes tax exempt, tax inclusive and multiple tax groups • Simple payment with split bill/merge bill feature and multiple payment methods Menu and Table Management: • Easily create product items with different modifiers to satisfy customers' various preferences • Create and customize multiple menus for your restaurant • Overview of your restaurant floor plan – plan the seating easily • Know the status of each table - whether the dishes have been prepared, orders have been sent to the kitchen and whether the bill has been paid Monitor and Manage Your Operations: • Easily tally and consolidate sales at the end of the day, sales turnover and cash takings, and split sales between dine in and takeout customers • Plan your schedule and operations using our table reservation module • Dashboard - a powerful web backend system to track revenue, view reports, create promotion, check inventory, and more Companion Apps: • Octopus Kitchen - View customer orders in the kitchen on an iPad and manage the order status accordingly on the app • Octopus Menu - Create beautiful electronic menus for your customers for ease of ordering in a restaurant or for self-ordering • Octopus Waiter - mobile ordering module that allows the wait staff to take customer orders using an iPhone, iPod or iPad send orders to the kitchen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LinkPOS at fortnightly against Octopus Food POS+'s every 5 weeks. LinkPOS also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, Octopus Food POS+ every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | LinkPOS | Octopus Food POS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olympus POS | ELEOS WEB PTE LTD |
Customer experience
LinkPOS
Octopus Food POS+
In-app purchases
LinkPOS
No in-app purchases
Octopus Food POS+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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