Comparison

Square vs Kronto

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

Kronto

Manage your work schedule effortlessly with this app designed for hospitality and quick-service businesses. View shifts instantly, clock in/out, and request time off with ease. Stay informed about your hours and team without relying on group chats or screenshots.

Highlights
  • Instant shift visibility
  • Clock in/out functionality
  • Time off requests
  • Hours tracking
  • Team awareness
  • Shift reminders
Features
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Kronto puts your work schedule right in your pocket—built for coffee shops, restaurants, and QSRs. See your shifts the moment they're posted. Clock in and out. Request time off in a tap. Always know your hours and who you're working with—no group texts, no screenshots of the schedule, no surprises. - See your schedule the second it's published - Shift reminders so you're never caught off guard - Clock in and out right from your phone - Track your hours and how they're adding up - Request time off and get a fast answer - Know your shift, your hours, your team—at a glance Spend less time wondering when you work. Download Kronto.

Screenshots

Square4 screens
Kronto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kronto at 100% against Square's 25%. Kronto also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Square's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 2). 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

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

Kronto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 3.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Square's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kronto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Square versus Kronto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareKronto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Passcom Co.

Customer experience

Square

All ratings3,529 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive25.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.6%

Kronto

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • More detailed reporting and breakdowns
  • iPhone X support
  • Ability to track net sales instead of just gross

Kronto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

Kronto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kronto free?
Kronto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square or Kronto?
Kronto is rated higher. Square averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Kronto averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Square or Kronto have ads?
Neither Square nor Kronto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or Kronto?
Square ships an update weekly, and Kronto weekly. Most recently, Square was updated on October 28, 2026 and Kronto on October 23, 2026.

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