Lightspeed Display (X) vs Zebra Scanner Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed Display (X)
This app provides a customer-facing display for your retail point-of-sale system, allowing customers to view transaction details and provide their contact information. It streamlines the checkout process and enhances customer engagement.
- Customer-facing transaction display
- View line items, tax, and discounts
- Collect customer contact details
- Enable email receipts and marketing sign-ups
- Eliminate data entry errors
- Free onboarding and 24/7 support
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Lightspeed Display is the perfect companion for Lightspeed Retail POS (X-series), offering retailers a customer-facing display using a secondary iPad. To pair, simply enable Lightspeed Display from the Hardware tab in the Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) app settings and enter the four-digit Lightspeed Display code into the app. Let customers view key transaction details • Give your customers an overview of the sale as you’re checking out • Use the customer facing sale display to show all line items, sales tax, discounts and more Enable customers to provide their details • Encourage customers to enter their contact details for email receipts, personalized marketing or even to sign-up to your email email list • Eliminate typos or misheard email addresses Lightspeed Display requires iOS 12 and the latest version of Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series), also available on the App Store. Free onboarding & 24/7 support • Enjoy award-winning and in-house customer support team that’s available 24/7 • Get free step-by-step articles and resources in our comprehensive Help Center • Watch step-by-step video tutorials to help you navigate and get the most out of your POS
Zebra Scanner Control
Connect and manage Zebra cordless scanners with your iPhone or iPad. Control scanner settings, view scanned data, and access asset information remotely via Bluetooth.
- Connect and control scanners via Bluetooth
- Display scanned barcode data
- Control LED and beeper
- Configure scanner settings
- Query scanner asset information
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The Zebra Scanner Control app enables Zebra cordless scanners to be connected and controlled by a iPhone/iPad after Bluetooth pairing. Supported Functionality 1. Display scanned bar code data 2. From a iPhone/iPad control the LED, beeper and bar code scanner 3. From a iPhone/iPad perform device configuration such as enable/disable Symbologies 4. From a iPhone/iPad query and display scanner asset information The source code for this app is available within the Zebra Scanner SDK for iOS. https://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads/software/developer-tools/scanner-sdk-for-iOS.html For access to all Zebra’s scanner software tools, go to www.zebra.com/scannersoftware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lightspeed Display (X) at 1.4 against Zebra Scanner Control's 1.0. Lightspeed Display (X) also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 3) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Lightspeed Display (X) holds the better App Store score, 1.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed Display (X) has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Lightspeed Display (X)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Zebra Scanner Control's.
Lightspeed Display (X) ships an update every 3 months, Zebra Scanner Control every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed Display (X) | Zebra Scanner Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (21 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. | Zebra Technologies Corporation |
Customer experience
Lightspeed Display (X)
Zebra Scanner Control
In-app purchases
Lightspeed Display (X)
No in-app purchases
Zebra Scanner Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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