Square vs Payroc GO℠
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square
Monitor your business performance, finances, and team from anywhere in real time. Track sales, manage cash flow, and update schedules with this powerful analytics tool.
- Real-time business monitoring
- Sales and performance tracking
- Financial management
- Team scheduling and payroll
- Customer management
- In-app notifications
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Have peace of mind with the new Square Dashboard app. Get a unified look at your business and manage essential tasks from anywhere in real time. Track business performance, monitor your finances, manage your team, and connect with your customers, all while you’re on the go. Stay on top of your business. Get alerts with in-app notifications. Track your business with multilocation reporting and sales reports. Plus, get data on your top sellers and performers. Understand and control your cash flow. Integrate your sales and spend reports, automate your budgeting, pay your bills, and manage your linked credit cards. Maintain smooth operations with team management tools. Make updates to schedules, view and edit timecards, and run payroll all in real time.
Payroc GO℠
This app enables merchants to accept various payment types securely, anytime and anywhere. It offers features like card processing, customer signatures, and detailed transaction reporting. Designed for businesses needing flexible payment solutions.
- Accept all major card types
- Support for EMV and contactless transactions
- Bluetooth connectivity with readers
- Customer signature capture
- Secure end-to-end encryption
- Robust online reporting
- Record cash sales and accept tips
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Payroc GO℠ drives commerce for merchants with anytime, anywhere payment solutions. At Payroc, an A+ BBB accredited organization; we serve our merchant clients with integrity as trusted advisors. As recognized experts in payments, providing transparent pricing clarity, and developing personal relationships while delivering exceptional technology. To start accepting payments today, please contact one of our ETA Certified Payment Professionals at payrocgo@payroc.com or visit www.payroc.com. With Payroc, there are no complex or confusing fees or charges applied to processing volume, and you will not be surprised with any unexpected, hidden or junk fees. Trusted advice, integrity and pricing clarity, combined with exceptional customer service and personal relationships, means you’ll never need or want to switch payment processing providers again. Application Features: • Accept all card types (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) • Works with MAG strip cards • Support for EMV and contactless transactions using RP450 and RP750 readers • Bluetooth connectivity with RP450 and RP750 readers • Customer sign on your phone or tablet • Secure end-to-end (E2E) encryption • PCI Complaint • Robust online reporting • Configure Tax and discounts • Record Cash sales • Accept Tips • Collect detailed transaction notes • Send customized receipts with your logo and information • Supports barcode scanning • Manage your products with photos, names, and prices Are you ready to start accepting quick and secure payments with Payroc GO℠? Please call 844.729.7624 or email payrocgo@payroc.com today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Payroc GO℠ at 100% against Square's 25%. Payroc GO℠ also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). Square's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, 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.
Square holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 3.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Square's written reviews are positive against 100% of Payroc GO℠'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Square ships an update weekly, Payroc GO℠ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square | Payroc GO℠ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 322 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | ROAM Data |
Customer experience
Square
Payroc GO℠
Bugs and requests
Square
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Login issues after updates
- Widget stopped working after updates
- Freezing and not loading data
Requested features
8 requests- Make 52 weeks the default comparison
- Add iPad version
- Projections and estimated future income
- Ability to control what clients see
- Sound notifications for orders
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- More detailed reporting and breakdowns
- iPhone X support
- Ability to track net sales instead of just gross
Payroc GO℠
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases
Payroc GO℠
No in-app purchases
