Comparison

ST POS vs MagTek Reader Configuration

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

MagTek Reader Configuration

Remotely configure device options and securely inject encryption keys into PIN pad devices. This service eliminates the need for on-site technicians, reducing costs and increasing security. Keep your point of sale running safely with easy, low-cost remote management.

Highlights
  • Remote device configuration
  • Secure encryption key injection
  • Eliminate on-site technician visits
  • Lower handling and shipping costs
  • PCI PIN compliant
  • Non-touch device management
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MagTek's Remote Key Injection and Device Management services allow users to remotely configure device options and securely inject encryption keys into SCRAs and PIN pad devices. This secure service makes it so there is no need to return the devices to a central depot; lowering handling and shipping costs while increasing security and overall convenience. Eliminate the need to dispatch a trained technician to manually inject and configure a device on-site. Eliminate the potential for mistaken keystrokes during a manual injection and configuration process. Eliminate the need to return a device or purchase a new one because of a suspected cyber-attack, changing processors/gateways or even for routine maintenance. MagTek's Remote Services makes key injection and device configuration a non-touch, easy to use, low cost and convenient task that can keep your point of sale running safely. MagTek's Key Injection Facility (KIF) and its Remote Services are in compliance with PCI PIN.

Screenshots

ST POS4 screens
MagTek Reader Configuration3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ST POS at 4.5 against MagTek Reader Configuration's 3.7. ST POS also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). MagTek Reader Configuration's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ST POS holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ST POS has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ST POS ships an update every 5 days, MagTek Reader Configuration every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ST POS versus MagTek Reader Configuration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterST POSMagTek Reader Configuration
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSmarttab CorpMagTek, Inc.

Customer experience

ST POS

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MagTek Reader Configuration

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ST POS

No in-app purchases

None

MagTek Reader Configuration

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST POS free?
ST POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MagTek Reader Configuration free?
MagTek Reader Configuration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ST POS or MagTek Reader Configuration?
ST POS is rated higher. ST POS averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while MagTek Reader Configuration averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ST POS or MagTek Reader Configuration have ads?
Neither ST POS nor MagTek Reader Configuration shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ST POS or MagTek Reader Configuration?
ST POS ships an update every 5 days, and MagTek Reader Configuration every 12 months. Most recently, ST POS was updated on September 26, 2026 and MagTek Reader Configuration on September 10, 2026.

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