# Square Point of Sale: Payment > Mobile POS for any business: sales, invoices, retail, restaurants & appointments Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.squareup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.squareup) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.squareup` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Block, Inc. - **Category:** BUSINESS - **Downloads:** 22,333,712 - **Rating:** 4.56 / 5 (259,620 ratings) - **Version:** 7.23.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-08 - **First published:** 2010-05-11 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 216 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-09 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup) - **Website:** [https://square.com/help](https://square.com/help) - **Privacy policy:** [https://squareup.com/legal/privacy](https://squareup.com/legal/privacy) ## Description **Square Point of Sale** is an all-in-one Android POS app for accepting payments and managing daily business operations. Turn your phone or tablet into a mobile card reader, cash register, and payment terminal for credit cards, debit cards, cash, digital wallets, QR codes, payment links, Cash App Pay, Tap to Pay, and gift cards. Built-in tools support retail, restaurants, appointments, and service businesses with invoicing, estimates, barcode scanning, inventory tracking, online scheduling, order management, digital receipts, refunds, customer profiles, sales reports, analytics, and team workflows. Feature availability may vary by location, and some services are limited to the United States. ## Rankings - #6,895 — Overall - #21 — Business (Free) - #7 — payments - #12 — customer - #23 — fragment ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_RECORDING` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS` - `android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.NFC` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES` - `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA` - `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO` - `com.squareup.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.squareup.apos.beta.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.apos.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.beta.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.invoicesapp.beta.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.invoicesapp.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.restaurants.beta.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.restaurants.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.rst.kds.beta.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.rst.kds.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` - `com.squareup.shared.installationid.ALLOW_BIND_SERVICE` ## Review summary Users generally praise Square Point of Sale for being easy to use, business-friendly, and supporting quick payments with tap-to-pay. Many report it helps streamline operations and reduces bank fees. However, several reviews highlight recurring reliability problems, including bugs and outages, and some features like offline payments failing after updates. Others point to a clunky UI and strict security settings. Some also report account issues and slow support. Overall, strong potential with notable reliability and usability concerns. ### Pros - Easy to use and user-friendly. - Helps business run smoothly and efficiently. - Tap to pay / NFC payments are convenient for small businesses. - Reduces or avoids bank fees. - Supports growth and overall positive system when functioning. ### Cons - Frequent issues and reliability problems that prevent normal use. - Offline payments limitations or broken offline functionality after updates. - Navigation/UI can be confusing; locating items and settings is hard. - Strict security measures (e.g., disabling Developer Options) that block features. - Account-related issues or suspensions and slow/no responses from support. ## Similar extensions and apps - [Square Point of Sale Beta](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.squareup.beta) — 525,865 users - [ClearPOS: Payments and POS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.openclearing.merchant) — 6 users - [Shoppi POS — Tap to Pay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.savelgobusiness) — 7,236 users, 4.40 / 5 - [Chase Point of Sale (POS)℠](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chase.smb.chasepaymentsolutions) — 39,432 users, 4.70 / 5 - [Go Point of Sale](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mk_tech.gopos.go_pos) — 11 users - [Qashier POS - Point of Sale](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pos.qashier) — 69,241 users - [Point of Sale](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ics.freecashregister) — 106,379 users, 3.08 / 5 - [POS App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vipincoding.posapp) — 5 users - [Mobile Point-of-sale](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vippsmobilepay.vmpos) — 14,113 users - [QPOS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.qodeigence.qpos) — 20 users - [Take App Point of Sale (POS)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.takeapp.mobile) — 23,579 users - [Symplified Point of Sale (POS)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.symplified.ordertaker) — 21 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.squareup)