Comparison

Mini EPOS vs Nest Reserve

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

Head to head
About

Mini EPOS

Features
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• A complete hospitality EPOS on your iPhone – ideal mobile POS for pubs, bars and restaurants • Tap to Pay by Apple – take secure, contactless payments from anywhere • Take orders tableside – orders go straight to the bar or kitchen, so staff don’t have to run to the till to input orders again • Customers get faster service, staff can cover more tables, and there’s less chance of errors • Manage tabs and split bills with a couple of taps • Apply discounts or manual promotions exactly as you would on your main EPOS • Built-in Tabology Reader lets you scan member QR codes or RFID cards, use the camera to add member photos to their profiles, and scan barcodes without switching devices • Bookings view makes planning ahead easy – it colour-codes each table with bookings so you know what’s available now, soon, and later at a glance. Onboarding experts walk you through the setup process so you can hit the ground running (no setup fees, it’s all included in the monthly license fee). Live tech support on hand 8am-midnight, 365 days a year. They respond within minutes, so you never have to worry about downtime in busy periods. Tabology’s developers release updates every two weeks, so your EPOS always improves while your fees stay the same. You also get to shape the system – you can request new features and upgrades, which the team then integrates. The Mini EPOS is £19 per month, with any Tabology EPOS plan. If you’d like to see how Mini EPOS can transform your venue, speak to Tabology’s experts about your venue’s requirements sales@tabology.com

About

Nest Reserve

Features
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Manage all your bookings and correspondace from your phone or iPad

Screenshots

Mini EPOS4 screens
Nest Reserve3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nest Reserve at 3 against Mini EPOS's 1. Nest Reserve also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Mini EPOS versus Nest Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini EPOSNest Reserve
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTabology LtdCrowes Nest

In-app purchases

None

Mini EPOS

No in-app purchases

None

Nest Reserve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini EPOS free?
Mini EPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nest Reserve free?
Nest Reserve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini EPOS or Nest Reserve have ads?
Neither Mini EPOS nor Nest Reserve shows ads.

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