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iPad vs Android for restaurant POS

🔧 Setup & Installation 👁️ 5,019 views 💬 19 replies 📅 Jul 20, 2025
Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our cafe

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.
Kimberly Watson 👑 Master
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Rebecca Rogers
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231 posts
Aug 5, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Rachel Sullivan
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220 posts
Aug 17, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Samantha Green
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222 posts
Aug 21, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Willie Long
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193 posts
Aug 27, 2025
I've been using Siriusware for 21 months and it has been working well for us
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Jennifer Young
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Aug 28, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Brenda Lewis
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199 posts
Sep 11, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Scott Anderson
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205 posts
Sep 17, 2025
The tip management is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Diane Adams
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Sep 24, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Frank Walker
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198 posts
Oct 1, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Rachel Rivera
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211 posts
Oct 10, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Maitre D, it has been working well for us
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Jessica Price
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220 posts
Oct 13, 2025
For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Melissa Walker
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231 posts
Oct 14, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Raymond Sullivan
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202 posts
Oct 20, 2025
The customer display is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Jennifer Young
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218 posts
Oct 24, 2025
I've been using Lavu for 9 months and it has been working well for us
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Catherine Alexander
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206 posts
Oct 25, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Susan Johnson
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225 posts
Oct 26, 2025
For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Robert Perez
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208 posts
Nov 2, 2025
The mobile ordering is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Janet Park
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206 posts
Nov 5, 2025
Check out the loyalty rewards setting, that might help.
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Frances Russell
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Nov 27, 2025
For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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