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iPad vs Android for restaurant POS

🔧 Setup & Installation 👁️ 4,239 views 💬 25 replies 📅 Jul 22, 2025
Sharing my experience in case it helps others.

We recently made some changes to our setup

Has anyone else seen this?
Brenda Johnson 👑 Master
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Nathan Foster
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212 posts
Jul 29, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Amy Reed
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207 posts
Jul 30, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Tom Barnes
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226 posts
Aug 5, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Sarah Barnes
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206 posts
Aug 10, 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 14, 2025
For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Laura Sanders
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221 posts
Aug 17, 2025
For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Tom Hill
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198 posts
Aug 18, 2025
Training took about 4 days for our staff.
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Carol Reed
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228 posts
Sep 4, 2025
Check out the package deals setting, that might help.
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Catherine Wilson
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206 posts
Sep 12, 2025
For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Lauren Rogers
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229 posts
Sep 14, 2025
Cost us about $127/month all in. Worth it.
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Laura Davis
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238 posts
Sep 17, 2025
Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.
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Stephanie Hill
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222 posts
Sep 24, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was clearing the cache
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Lauren Powell
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215 posts
Oct 4, 2025
Check out the commission tracking setting, that might help.
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Brenda Walker
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243 posts
Oct 5, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was reinstalling the app
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Chris Johnson
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206 posts
Oct 8, 2025
The package deals is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Eugene Bennett
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205 posts
Oct 11, 2025
The waitlist feature is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Willie Martinez
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217 posts
Oct 14, 2025
Training took about 2 days for our staff.
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Brittany Kim
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187 posts
Oct 18, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Shiji, it has been working well for us
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Dennis Davis
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211 posts
Oct 24, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was updating the firmware
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Joyce Barnes
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213 posts
Oct 24, 2025
Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.
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