Comparison

eMobilePOS vs ST POS

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

Head to head
About

eMobilePOS

This application provides a comprehensive point-of-sale and business management solution for small to medium-sized businesses. It offers features for sales, inventory, cash, employee, and customer management, with cloud-based back-office capabilities.

Highlights
  • Sales history and analytics
  • Location-based inventory
  • Sales reporting
  • Cash management
  • Employee management
  • Customer management
  • Appointment scheduling
Features
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eMobilePOS app for iPad, iPad Mini, iPod touch or iPhone that addresses all the needs of - Small and medium business - Retail - Restaurant - Professional services eMobilePOS offers its own cloud-based BackOffice system with: - Sales history , analytics and charts - Location-based inventory management - Sales reporting including location-based reporting - Cash management - Employee management and reporting - Customer management - Appointment Management eMobilePOS has connectors to all popular accounting or ERP systems

About

ST POS

This app serves as a dual-purpose tool for businesses, functioning as a point-of-sale system for restaurants and bars, and as an age-verification and admission management system for venues. It allows for order placement, payment processing, and customer tracking.

Highlights
  • Table-side order and payment processing
  • ID and age verification for admissions
  • Customer and VIP tracking
  • Accepts various payment methods
  • Employee scheduling and management
  • Inventory and product customization
  • Tab management and split payments
Features
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SmartTab POS & ADMISSION app is both a restaurant/bar/nightclub point-of-sale (POS) app and an age-verification/admission app for bouncers and doormen. The SmartTab POS app is optimized for tablet POS (iPad) and handheld table-side service POS (iPod) and gives you everything you need to place orders and accept payments from a mobile device. The SmartTab ADMISSION feature (iPod) provides ID and Age Verification while keeping track of customer admission, VIPs, bottle service guests, and 86’d guests. Accept cash, debit, credit card and SmartTab payments (see companion SmartTab CUSTOMER app). Funds are deposited fast—see money in your bank account in one to two business days. Use SmartTab POS to keep track of all your customers, tabs, tables, admissions, products, modifiers, tenders, inventory, courses, gratuity, taxes, surcharge, employees, schedule and timesheets. All this with no long term obligation and simple month-to-month contracts. FEATURES SmartTab POS & ADMISSION can operate independently through the cloud, or connect locally as part of a broader POS configuration that works in tandem with resistive-touch POS stations. Get the latest features and enhanced functionality with regular app updates. - Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX (optBlue), cash, gift cards, and other forms of tender - Customers can pay, tip, and sign right on your device - Integrated for SmartTab payments where customers can open their tab with their ID or through the SmartTab CUSTOMER app - Full-featured POS functionality with transfers, merges, coursing, covers, itemized or entire check discounts, repeat order, drag select, remaining counts, 86’d items, mods, gratuity, surcharge, tax, and more... - Employee scheduling along with staff management tools and reports - Customize your products with names, prices, tax rules, recipes, mods, and ingredient tracking - Construct a venue customer and product social graph - 1-click tab lookup with robust tab management and filtering - Dynamic split check / split payment for quick and flexible customer split management - Connects to a receipt printer, kitchen / bar remote ticket printer, barcode scanner, and cash drawer ----------------------------- NEXT-DAY DEPOSITS Get your money fast. SmartTab deposits payments into your bank account in one to two business days. SECURE MOBILE CREDIT CARD READER Credit card information is encrypted from start to finish.

Screenshots

eMobilePOS4 screens
ST POS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ST POS at 100% against eMobilePOS's 43%. ST POS also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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

ST POS holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ST POS has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of eMobilePOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of ST POS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eMobilePOS ships an update weekly, ST POS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eMobilePOS versus ST POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereMobilePOSST POS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings426 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB116 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developere-Nabler CorporationSmarttab Corp

Customer experience

eMobilePOS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

ST POS

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eMobilePOS

No in-app purchases

None

ST POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eMobilePOS free?
eMobilePOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ST POS free?
ST POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eMobilePOS or ST POS?
ST POS is rated higher. eMobilePOS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ST POS averages 4.5 from 26 ratings.
Do eMobilePOS or ST POS have ads?
Neither eMobilePOS nor ST POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eMobilePOS or ST POS?
eMobilePOS ships an update weekly, and ST POS every 5 days. Most recently, eMobilePOS was updated on October 4, 2026 and ST POS on October 12, 2026.

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