Comparison

BuiltPOS vs Side Hustle Tracker Pro

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

Head to head
About

BuiltPOS

This app turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-featured point of sale system. It enables businesses to process sales, manage inventory, track employees, and view real-time reports. Accept payments easily with this fast and reliable platform.

Highlights
  • Point of Sale system
  • Inventory management
  • Employee tracking
  • Real-time reporting
  • Barcode scanning
  • Payment processing
Features
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BuiltPOS is a fast, dependable point of sale built for independent retailers — convenience stores, smoke shops, liquor stores, grocery, coffee shops, restaurants and fuel stations. KEEP SELLING, EVEN OFFLINE Your register keeps working when the internet goes down. Sales, refunds and receipts are saved on the device and sync automatically the moment you're back online — so a dropped connection never stops a sale. CHECKOUT THAT KEEPS THE LINE MOVING • Scan barcodes with the camera or a scanner, or tap quick-access product buttons • Split tender across cash, card, EBT/SNAP, gift card and store credit • Tips, discounts, promotions and coupons applied automatically • Hold and recall orders, split bills and handle refunds and exchanges • Email, text or print receipts ACCEPT PAYMENTS YOUR WAY Connect PAX, Clover, Worldpay or Verifone payment terminals, including EBT/SNAP with automatic tax exemption on eligible items. BUILT FOR REGULATED PRODUCTS • Age verification for tobacco and alcohol, with ID scanning • EBT/SNAP eligibility tracked per product and category • Lottery ticket payouts A CUSTOMER DISPLAY THAT EXPLAINS THE TOTAL Show customers their items, applied promotions, tax-exempt sales and exactly how much they saved. RESTAURANTS AND KITCHENS • Table management with seat and course ordering • Send tickets to kitchen displays and printers • Kitchen displays can stay connected over your store's own network, even without internet FUEL STATIONS Manage pumps from the register with prepay, pump authorization and fuel sales recorded alongside in-store purchases. INVENTORY AND PRODUCTS • Quick Add a new product in seconds, right from the register • Live stock levels, adjustments and low-stock visibility • Categories, multiple tax rates, weight-based items and networked scales • Import products and customers from a spreadsheet CUSTOMERS AND LOYALTY Build repeat business with customer profiles, loyalty points, gift cards, store credit and house accounts. YOUR TEAM • Fast PIN sign-in, plus Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices • Role-based permissions for owners, managers and cashiers • Time clock for clock-in and clock-out • Manager approval for voids, refunds and price overrides REPORTS AND CLOSEOUT End-of-day and shift closeouts, cash drawer reconciliation and sales reporting — right on the register. RUN IT ALL WITH BUILTOFFICE Pair BuiltPOS with BuiltOFFICE, our back-office app, to manage products, prices, staff and reports across one store or many. Changes you make there reach your registers automatically. MORE • Light, dark and automatic appearance • Available in 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Vietnamese, Portuguese and Gujarati A BuiltPOS account is required. Some features depend on your plan and on compatible hardware, such as payment terminals, kitchen displays, scales and fuel controllers.

About

Side Hustle Tracker Pro

Features
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Side Hustle Tracker is a simple, powerful way to manage income, expenses, and mileage across all your side businesses in one place. Whether you resell online, drive for gigs, freelance, or run multiple hustles, Side Hustle Tracker Pro keeps your finances organized and tax-ready year-round. Log income and expenses in seconds, assign them to specific businesses, and instantly see your profit in real time. Built-in mileage tracking helps you capture deductions automatically, while clear summaries and reports give you a complete picture of your business performance. Designed with IRS Schedule C categories in mind, Side Hustle Tracker makes tax preparation easier by organizing your data the way accountants expect it. Switch between business views, track totals across all hustles, and export clean reports when you need them. Key Features • Track income and expenses by business • Real-time profit and loss insights • Mileage tracking with estimated deductions • IRS Schedule C–aligned categories • Clean summaries and tax-ready reports • Simple, fast, and distraction-free design Side Hustle Tracker is built for people who take their side income seriously — without making bookkeeping complicated. Side Hustle Tracker Pro offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions for advanced analytics and reporting features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mysidehustletracker.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BuiltPOS4 screens
Side Hustle Tracker Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuiltPOS at none against Side Hustle Tracker Pro's 4. Side Hustle Tracker Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Side Hustle Tracker Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BuiltPOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BuiltPOS versus Side Hustle Tracker Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuiltPOSSide Hustle Tracker Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEMNU INC.JAMES ALBERT THOMPSON

In-app purchases

None

BuiltPOS

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Side Hustle Tracker Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Plan$5.991 Month
  • Side Hustle Tracker Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Side Hustle Tracker Pro$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Side Hustle Tracker Pro$399.99

Questions

Is BuiltPOS free?
BuiltPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Side Hustle Tracker Pro free?
Side Hustle Tracker Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BuiltPOS or Side Hustle Tracker Pro have ads?
Neither BuiltPOS nor Side Hustle Tracker Pro shows ads.

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