Horizon POS vs OrderBuddy POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Horizon POS
A feature-rich point-of-sale application designed for food and beverage businesses and general retail. It offers offline functionality, local Australian support, and secure data storage directly on your iPad.
- Offline operation
- Local Australian support
- Secure on-device data storage
- Backup and restore functionality
- Discounted hardware options
- Setup and programming services
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Horizon POS is a feature packed Point of Sale iPad app that is locally supported in Australia. Designed for Food and Beverage or general retail. Installed in Cafes, Restaurants, Food trucks, Kiosks and Events. Horizon Advantages: - Horizon POS has an all inclusive very affordable fee. - All data is safely stored on your iPad. - No Internet connection or Cloud storage required. - Create and email backups at any time. - Discounted hardware for Horizon POS clients. - Setup and programming service available. Support: - Local and Global support teams can help you 24/7 via email. - Horizon POS premium support will give you access to a dedicated team member. They will help you setup your hardware and menu with one-on-one coaching via email or phone. Want to use you own hardware and setup yourself…no problem! Industry databases available for easy setup of your data. Don’t waste any more of your valuable time. Download now and get up and running today.
OrderBuddy POS
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In a nutshell it allows customers to walk into any stores that has Orderbuddy and simply scan a QR code with their mobile devices to access the menu and catalogues at their fingertips.
Verdict
Horizon POS and OrderBuddy POS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Horizon POS ships an update every 6 days, OrderBuddy POS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Horizon POS | OrderBuddy POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olympia systems Australia pty ltd | OrderBuddy |
In-app purchases
Horizon POS
No in-app purchases
OrderBuddy POS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Horizon POS free?
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Do Horizon POS or OrderBuddy POS have ads?
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