Comparison

Cloudbeds POS vs Fanhaven POS

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

Head to head
About

Cloudbeds POS

Features
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Cloudbeds POS turns an iPad or iPhone into a full point of sale for your property's restaurant, bar, cafรฉ or room service built by Cloudbeds, so it talks directly to the folios your front desk already manages. TAKE ORDERS ANYWHERE Work from a floor plan of your real tables and sections, or start a quick order at the counter. Browse your menu by category, search by name or SKU, and add modifiers, notes and per-item discounts as you go. Send courses to the kitchen or bar when you're ready. TAKE PAYMENTS YOUR WAY Charge to a guest's folio or house account, take card payments on a compatible reader or with Tap to Pay, or send a Pay by Link QR code for guests to settle on their own phone. Apply order-level service charges and see them itemized on the bill. CHARGE IT TO THE ROOM Post a check straight to an in-house guest's folio or to a house account, so it settles at checkout with everything else. Search by guest name, room number or group event โ€” no re-keying, no paper chits walking to the front desk. SPLIT BILLS WITHOUT THE ARITHMETIC Split evenly across any number of guests, or by item. Take part-payments in sequence and the order stays open until it's fully settled. Add tips and tax IDs where you need them. BUILT FOR A REAL SERVICE Orders keep working when the Wi-Fi doesn't. Everything you do offline is queued and synced the moment you reconnect, so a dead spot in the garden doesn't stop service. RUN YOUR FLOOR Track every order by status, filter to just your own, and transfer tables to another server at shift change. Print or send receipts. Switch between outlets without signing out. MADE FOR PROPERTIES Staff sign in with a PIN on a shared device. Prices, taxes and currency come from your property settings, so the numbers match the rest of Cloudbeds. Cloudbeds POS requires a Cloudbeds account.

About

Fanhaven POS

Features
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Fanhaven POS is built for merchandise sales at concerts, festivals, tours, and live events. Accept card and contactless payments, browse products, manage inventory, view orders and transaction details, and more. Designed to help event teams manage merchandise sales quickly and efficiently.

Screenshots

Cloudbeds POS4 screens
Fanhaven POS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloudbeds POS at every 4 days against Fanhaven POS's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudbeds POS ships an update every 4 days, Fanhaven POS fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cloudbeds POS versus Fanhaven POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudbeds POSFanhaven POS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.415.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size83 MB130 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCloudbedsFanhaven Inc

In-app purchases

None

Cloudbeds POS

No in-app purchases

None

Fanhaven POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudbeds POS free?
Cloudbeds POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fanhaven POS free?
Fanhaven POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cloudbeds POS or Fanhaven POS have ads?
Neither Cloudbeds POS nor Fanhaven POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudbeds POS or Fanhaven POS?
Cloudbeds POS ships an update every 4 days, and Fanhaven POS fortnightly. Most recently, Cloudbeds POS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fanhaven POS on October 24, 2026.

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