Square vs HowToPay POS
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.
HowToPay POS
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HowToPay POS is the fast, easy, and secure point-of-sale system that empowers every transaction HowToPay POS was built by Restaurant, Bar, and Retail business owners to meet modern needs including new Payment Solutions and so much more. Our large global team of developers is improving and adding new features weekly based on client feedback. Terms & Conditions : https://www.howtopay.com/htppos/pos-terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Square at weekly against HowToPay POS's fortnightly. HowToPay POS's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). 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 ships an update weekly, HowToPay POS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square | HowToPay POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 322 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Confidia Pty 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
HowToPay POS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases
HowToPay POS
No in-app purchases
