Comparison

Square vs SumUp POS Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

SumUp POS Pro

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SumUp POS Pro - Customer Display Screen. This app allows you to display live basket information, and promotional images to your customers during transactions. Designed to help independent businesses in the retail and hospitality industries like yours to better compete against the big names.

Screenshots

Square4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SumUp POS Pro at 15.6 against Square's 17.1. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Square versus SumUp POS Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareSumUp POS Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone — better—
Requires iOS17.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.The Good Till CO LTD

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

SumUp POS Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

SumUp POS Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SumUp POS Pro free?
SumUp POS Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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