iPad & Android point of sale (POS) system
4.66/5 (1,596 reviews)Most popular features of all Finance & Accounting apps
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
25 reviewers had the following to say about Square Point of Sale's features:
Overall - I am happy with Square! Good features and reasonable pricing!
Pros
Good pricing and customer support available. Great hardware options - Android and IOS Capability Able to run in offline mode.
Cons
Also, occasional account freezing due to suspected fraudulent activity.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Square POS enabled us to add a POS to replace our old cash register for the minimum expense. Much more affordable than competing products but also has far fewer features and poor support for tip handling.
Pros
Very easy to setup Affordable processing Good invoicing system Very easy to customize Simple Pretty design makes it easy to use all day
Cons
If you don't have employee management on and you have multiple shift workers sharing a register and pooled tips it turns into a Custom Report nightmare.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
For our purposes, we have a Cash.me (Square Cash) account and our own Square account as well for more formal things like invoicing advertising clients and the like.
Cons
Square integration into a website requires a third party backend to do so, something that PayPal does not require, making them easier to integrate into one's website without giving up info to a third party backend, which in itself can costs hundreds, if not thousand of dollars.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
Really helps with business accounting, reporting and management, on top of reliable card processing.
Pros
Little investment to start, very functional, and helpful management tools.
Cons
Don't accept some debit cards. Dometimes slow to connect.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
The transparency of real-time credit card fees is another key component to running a small, growing business with no surprises!
Pros
We like the real-time look into the day's activity.
Cons
To track Sales per Employee (with Employee Management), each Employee has to log on and bring up his/her own sale.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
I like the turn around on getting payments into my bank account.
Pros
I have used Square for approximately 3 years now.
Cons
My only complaint is the extra fee for invoicing rather than swiping a card as most of my transactions are invoiced.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Some minor issues with features lacking on mobile, but I know this is likely temporary as Square has the money and size to get new software features out regularly.
Pros
I am very pleased with the abilities to track activities with clients, record notes about the service, capture payment, financial and activity reports, and easily tie in the financial info to my bank account and QuickBooks.
Cons
Clients each have their own client card for info and interaction tracking, these cards can then be grouped with custom-named groups, but I find inconsistencies with groups between desktop and mobile, with mobile lacking in some regards.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Cash management all works seemlessly.
Cons
We wish the ux was a bit more customizable. It would be easier for our employees if we could organize items beyond the basic grid.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Hands down the best credit card processing interface for small businesses.
Pros
Square is profoundly easy to use and has enabled my business transactions to flow fast and quickly.
Cons
And there is no option to do email invoices unless you're online.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
I use square as my main business software to process all my sales, create and generate all my sales reports, and more.
Pros
It allow you complete mobile access from anywhere.
Cons
If you have a need to use other features of the software like marketing or time management you will have to pay extra for each individual employee.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
If you need a very simple POS system that allows you to easily accept all forms of payment from customers, Square is a great option.
Cons
Its not very robust, so its not a good option for larger or more complex companies who need advanced accounting and inventory management capabilities.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Funds are always in my account the next day and the notifications I get are instant.
Cons
I don't really have anything bad to say. I have enjoyed using this platform so much I have never even considered using anything else.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
highly editable menus, reports ticketing and items management on the fly from any ios device.
Pros
Easy sign up and use deposits are automatic fast deposit times free credit card reader
Cons
transaction fees should be a bit cheaper rfid reader should be free after fees paid nothing else... it's a great product
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Please provide better customer support and after sales services. Recommend to use.
Pros
Redeem , rewards and payment gateways like features are effectively work with perfect manner .
Cons
some times ,it will be slow due to heavy data management, startups will convey this software to boost their sales.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
They have made it easy for me to collect payments, send invoices, and track my reporting.
Pros
It has a lot of functionality for me to process client payments, send client invoices, track sales and deposits and so much more.
Cons
I don't have any cons to address. Over the years, Square has added functionality to meet all of my needs.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Ability to send invoices.
Pros
Offline Mode for accepting credit cards Ability to email receipts Ability to create and send invoices. Clean interface and lots of customization.
Cons
No way to pay for invoices straight from phone.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
The ability to accept payments in person without a long and intimidating application process is revolutionary and has helped us accept payments in person and also remotely when needed.
Pros
At the time there was no API so it wasn't a complete solution but now they've caught up.
Cons
Square was a bit slow to get their API and start to integrate with 3rd parties so a lot of our online traffic shifted elsewhere.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
It's very helpful that it includes an online store that syncs to your in- app integrations with your eCommerce business platform.
It has been great, have used both mobile payments and web integration through woo commerce and both have been fantastic.
Pros
We are able to take payment via the card reader in person.
Cons
Somewhat costly equipment (only a one time cost) Inventory management is a little cumbersome to set up
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Kept track of invoices, gave me a sales report the next day, saved customer info, didn't have to print receipts
Pros
I also like that I can keep track of cash sales and get a report on total sales in my email later.
Cons
Navigation between items on my product list can be a bit time consuming (not ideal in a fast paced situation).
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
Sending invoices via email as well as reminders for over due bills is ridiculously easy and even fun.
Pros
It not only offers easy invoicing and employee management, it also allows you to produce some reports and identify some trends.
Cons
The application allows for reports and some data filtering, though it does appear to be somewhat limited.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Simply inventory management or type in the cost to charge. Invoicing was also extremely simple on the software.
Cons
That being said, when you account for the monthly and startup fees that other softwares will charge, this can't be beat.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Pros
We have moved all of our customer data, invoicing, loyalty programs, and some of our marketing over to Square.
Cons
Square started as a simple swipe-your-card app but has morphed into a payments superpower.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
