SpotsPOS Retail vs TABL Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpotsPOS Retail
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A simple point of sale for small retailers. Scan an item, take payment and hand over the receipt, while inventory and reports keep themselves current. A register your newest hire can run, on the iPad at the counter or the iPhone in your pocket. SELL IN SECONDS - Quick sales: put your best sellers one tap away - Scan to sell with the device camera or a Bluetooth barcode scanner - Discounts on an item or the whole sale, shown on the receipt and in your reports - Layaways: let a customer put an item aside and pay over time, with what is paid and owed tracked for you - Register management, so the cash drawer adds up at the end of every shift - Receipts on Epson and Star printers, or by text or email INVENTORY THAT COUNTS ITSELF - Every sale takes the item out of stock - Low stock alerts before the shelf is empty - Purchase orders received straight into inventory - Inventory counts from a phone or iPad, with barcode scanning - Print barcode labels for anything you sell SPOTS INTELLIGENCE - Product recommendations at checkout: the accessories that usually sell with what is already on the sale - Popular times show your busiest hours of the week - Ask your store a question like "How much did we sell this week?" and get the number, a chart and the list behind it - On iPhones and iPads with Apple Intelligence, the answers are worked out on the device, from your own data TRADE INS AND USED DEVICES - Buy a device from a customer, grade it, make an offer and pay when they accept, all in one form - Track every used and refurbished device by model, unit by unit EVERY SALE, ACCOUNTED FOR - Sales and Reports shows today's sales as they happen and how profit is trending - End of day reports with sales, payment types and cash in the drawer - Sales by employee, with access limited to what each job needs KEEPS WORKING OFFLINE When the internet drops, your sales, customers, orders and inventory stay on screen. Look up a product, a price or a customer and keep the line moving. Changes wait until you are back online. BUILT TO GROW WITH YOU - Run more than one store from a single login and move stock between them - Connect Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Google and Zapier - Ready for iPhone Duo - English, Spanish and French A free plan is available. More plans are available inside the app. Terms of Use: https://spotspos.com/terms
TABL Mobile
Transform your iPhone into a powerful point-of-sale system for fast-paced small businesses. Accept payments, manage orders, track sales, and build customer loyalty from anywhere. Streamline operations and serve more customers efficiently.
- Turn iPhone into a mobile POS
- Accept Tap to Pay on iPhone
- Manage orders in real time
- Enroll and manage loyalty customers
- Create and send invoices
- Access sales analytics
- Sync with TABL ecosystem
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful, fully connected point-of-sale built for businesses that need to move fast. TABL Mobile is a modern mobile POS for food trucks, coffee shops, festivals, pop-ups, markets, events, concessions, and other small businesses. Take orders from anywhere. Accept payments in seconds. Manage loyalty, events, menus, and invoices. Track your business with real-time analytics. Everything stays connected across the TABL ecosystem. Whether you’re handling a lunch rush, working a packed festival, or running multiple devices at once, TABL Mobile helps your team serve more customers, shorten lines, and keep your operation moving. WHY BUSINESSES CHOOSE TABL MOBILE • Turn any iPhone into a complete mobile POS • Accept Tap to Pay on iPhone with no additional hardware • Connect supported Stripe card readers • Accept cash and card payments • Complete Stripe signup directly in the app • Take and manage orders in real time • Use keypad checkout for fast custom-amount sales • Manage Events directly from your iPhone • Enroll loyalty customers during checkout and apply rewards • Manage Loyalty Program settings from the app • Offer suggested and custom tipping • Create and send invoices from anywhere • Update menus, modifiers, and sold-out items instantly • Access powerful sales and performance analytics • Manage hardware, payments, taxes, branding, and business settings • Stay synced with TABL Portal, Digital Menu, KDS, Loyalty, Events, and Analytics BUILT FOR GROWTH TABL Mobile isn’t just a checkout app. It’s a connected platform designed to help small businesses serve customers faster, build loyalty, understand their performance, and grow. No monthly software fees. No expensive hardware requirements. No unnecessary complexity. Just fast, modern mobile checkout built for small business. Welcome to TABL Mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TABL Mobile at none against SpotsPOS Retail's 10. TABL Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SpotsPOS Retail sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month. TABL Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpotsPOS Retail ships an update every 9 days, TABL Mobile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpotsPOS Retail | TABL Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Repair Spots Inc | TABL Service LLC |
In-app purchases
SpotsPOS Retail
- Essential$44.991 Month
- Basic 1 Shop Plan Monthly$44.991 Month
- Pro$64.991 Month
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- Essential$89.991 Month
- Pro$129.991 Month
- Essential$144.991 Month
- Pro$194.991 Month
- Essential$499.991 Year
- Pro$699.991 Year
- 200 Text messaging credits$9.99
TABL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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