Comparison

BuiltPOS vs Simple Shop

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

Simple Shop

Features
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Simple Shop is a point of sale for small shops. Sell, track inventory, and see today’s numbers — all on your phone, even without the internet. SELL IN SECONDS Search products, tap to add to the cart, and charge cash, card, or credit from one screen. Hold a sale and come back to it when you’re ready. INVENTORY Add products with name, price, and stock. Import a catalog from CSV or Excel. Restock, adjust, and get a nudge when items run low. TODAY AND REPORTS See today’s sales, payment mix, and low stock at a glance. Export sales, product, and stock reports to share. CUSTOMER CREDIT (KHATA) Optionally track what customers owe and record payments when they settle. BACKUP AND LOCK Your data stays on this device. Export a backup to keep it safe. Protect inventory and settings with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN. LANGUAGES English, हिन्दी, اردو, বাংলা, العربية, Español, Français, Deutsch, and Bahasa Indonesia. Simple Shop is built for independent shops that need a fast till without a complicated setup.

Screenshots

BuiltPOS4 screens
Simple Shop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple Shop at 15.0 against BuiltPOS's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BuiltPOS versus Simple Shop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuiltPOSSimple Shop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEMNU INC.Hammad Naeem

In-app purchases

None

BuiltPOS

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Shop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuiltPOS free?
BuiltPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Shop free?
Simple Shop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BuiltPOS or Simple Shop have ads?
Neither BuiltPOS nor Simple Shop shows ads.

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