Countr POS vs ST POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countr POS
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Countr is the Point Of Sale (POS) designed to grow your business. Easy, fast and beautiful. Whether you have a physical store or both online and offline stores, this POS is for you. Countr uses our own engine (for businesses without a webshop) or your existing stable, reliable eCommerce platform as the backbone to seamlessly bridge online and offline. Connect and centrally manage as many stores as you like across multiple channels and devices. Retailers without a webshop can use the POS seamlessly and smoothly, and of course you can easily add a webshop in the future if so desired. Retailers already using Lightspeed, WooCommerce, Shopify or OpenCart (more coming soon - including Magento, PrestaShop, Spree Commerce) get an almost unlimited marketplace of ‘add-ons’ and ‘apps’ available to choose for your business (from loyalty to personnel management and accounting). Inventory, stock and product catalogues are consistent across all channels, giving staff and customers the perfect experience. Best of all, you can try all features during your 14 days free trial mode. POS features include: - Full webshop integration (WooCommerce, Shopify, OpenCart & Lightspeed eCommerce) - Ability to issue eReceipts (WhatsApp or Email) - Accept cash, invoiced payments, gift cards or mobile payments - Accept card payments via our payment partners (Adyen, iZettle, Worldline, CCV, PayPlaza, Tikkie, Payconiq and more) or via a stand-alone card payment terminal - Easily look up existing (or new) customers and link them to a transaction - Re-issue receipts or issue refunds - Daily reports via the POS - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Custom reports via the online dashboard - Unlimited connected stores and devices - Unlimited extensions and integrations via our app store - Online inventory & product management - Custom sales / one-off items - Product Categories - Ability to function even when there is no internet available - Multiple open orders at the same time - 27 currencies currently supported - Enter products by weight, using an external weighing scale - Split payments - Unique Employee logins Hardware integrations include: - Star Micronics TSP100-series thermal POS printers - Star Micronics TSP143 (LAN) thermal POS printer - Star Micronics TSP650II (bluetooth) thermal POS printer - Star Micronics Cash Drawer (connected to Star printer) - Socket IO CHS Barcode scanners - Epson TM-T88V - Star mPOP - PowaPOS
ST POS
This app serves as a dual-purpose tool for businesses, functioning as a point-of-sale system for restaurants and bars, and as an age-verification and admission management system for venues. It allows for order placement, payment processing, and customer tracking.
- Table-side order and payment processing
- ID and age verification for admissions
- Customer and VIP tracking
- Accepts various payment methods
- Employee scheduling and management
- Inventory and product customization
- Tab management and split payments
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SmartTab POS & ADMISSION app is both a restaurant/bar/nightclub point-of-sale (POS) app and an age-verification/admission app for bouncers and doormen. The SmartTab POS app is optimized for tablet POS (iPad) and handheld table-side service POS (iPod) and gives you everything you need to place orders and accept payments from a mobile device. The SmartTab ADMISSION feature (iPod) provides ID and Age Verification while keeping track of customer admission, VIPs, bottle service guests, and 86’d guests. Accept cash, debit, credit card and SmartTab payments (see companion SmartTab CUSTOMER app). Funds are deposited fast—see money in your bank account in one to two business days. Use SmartTab POS to keep track of all your customers, tabs, tables, admissions, products, modifiers, tenders, inventory, courses, gratuity, taxes, surcharge, employees, schedule and timesheets. All this with no long term obligation and simple month-to-month contracts. FEATURES SmartTab POS & ADMISSION can operate independently through the cloud, or connect locally as part of a broader POS configuration that works in tandem with resistive-touch POS stations. Get the latest features and enhanced functionality with regular app updates. - Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX (optBlue), cash, gift cards, and other forms of tender - Customers can pay, tip, and sign right on your device - Integrated for SmartTab payments where customers can open their tab with their ID or through the SmartTab CUSTOMER app - Full-featured POS functionality with transfers, merges, coursing, covers, itemized or entire check discounts, repeat order, drag select, remaining counts, 86’d items, mods, gratuity, surcharge, tax, and more... - Employee scheduling along with staff management tools and reports - Customize your products with names, prices, tax rules, recipes, mods, and ingredient tracking - Construct a venue customer and product social graph - 1-click tab lookup with robust tab management and filtering - Dynamic split check / split payment for quick and flexible customer split management - Connects to a receipt printer, kitchen / bar remote ticket printer, barcode scanner, and cash drawer ----------------------------- NEXT-DAY DEPOSITS Get your money fast. SmartTab deposits payments into your bank account in one to two business days. SECURE MOBILE CREDIT CARD READER Credit card information is encrypted from start to finish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ST POS at every 5 days against Countr POS's every 2 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countr POS ships an update every 2 weeks, ST POS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countr POS | ST POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shopper Concepts BV | Smarttab Corp |
In-app purchases
Countr POS
No in-app purchases
ST POS
No in-app purchases








