LinkPOS vs iBistroPOS
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
iBistroPOS
This iPad-based point of sale system is designed for bistros, restaurants, and fast food establishments. It offers comprehensive features for managing orders, tables, customer data, inventory, and sales reports, all accessible from your device.
- Custom table layout
- Kitchen order sending
- Table-side ordering and checkout
- Customer receipt emailing
- Inventory and sales tracking
- Employee clock-in/out
- Business expense management
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iBistroPOS is the completes iPad Point of Sale System for Bistro, Restaurant and Fast Food places. Design with fully Restaurant Industry functionalities: - Custom table layout - Send order to kitchen - Take order at table - Check-Out at table - Sign and email receipt for credit card payment - Email customer receipt - iPhone and iPad app versions. - Seating order - Today Special with images - Attach image to each menu item. - Complete Sale Histories - Product Sale - Inventories - System Management: * Manage Tickets * Manage Gift Certificates * Manage Customer by VIP Card * Complete Customer Sale History * Custom Your Own Design Menu Items * Complete Retail Product Sale by Barcode * Product Inventory * Payroll and Sale Reports (Email) * Employees Clock In/Out. * Business Expense Manager for Tax Deduction. * Multiple Languages by customize your own language. * Many more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBistroPOS at 100% against LinkPOS's 0%. iBistroPOS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.6). LinkPOS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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.
iBistroPOS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LinkPOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of iBistroPOS's.
LinkPOS ships an update fortnightly, iBistroPOS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkPOS | iBistroPOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olympus POS | ATSoft, Inc. |
Customer experience
LinkPOS
iBistroPOS
In-app purchases
LinkPOS
No in-app purchases
iBistroPOS
No in-app purchases
