Mobile POS

The familiar POS — with room to grow

Q: What is Square and who is it best for?

Square is the familiar, easy-to-start POS millions of businesses already know — strong for retail, restaurants, services and beauty , and great for newer or budget-minded businesses that want to be taking cards in minutes. Through Velocity you get real human support and a path to grow into fee-eliminating programs as you scale.

Q: What hardware does Square offer?

A device for every counter: the dedicated Square Register , the all-in-one Square Terminal (with printer), the pocketable Square Handheld , the swiveling Square Stand iPad POS, the self-service Square Kiosk , the portable Square Reader for tap and chip, and Tap to Pay right on your phone — no extra hardware.

Q: What can the Square software do?

A lot. The free Square Point of Sale app has tuned builds for retail, restaurants, services and beauty , plus a connected ecosystem: a free online store , invoices , appointments , loyalty and marketing , team management and payroll , and Square Banking — all in one account.

Q: Can I move off flat-rate pricing later?

Yes — that's a big reason to start with Velocity. As you grow, we can move you into a Cash Discount program or a dedicated POS that cuts most of your processing fees , so your sales keep scaling while your costs stop climbing.

Q: Can I sell online too, not just in person?

Yes. Square Online gives you a free e-commerce store that stays in sync with your in-store inventory, plus invoices, payment links and gift cards — so you can sell in the shop, online and on the go from one system.

Q: Why go through Velocity instead of signing up with Square directly?

Two reasons: real human support from people who know your account instead of a help queue, and a plan to lower your costs over time . Square is a great place to start — Velocity makes sure you're set up right and have a path to offset or eliminate processing fees as you grow.

The recognizable, easy-to-start POS millions of businesses know — readers, terminals, stands and registers with a full software ecosystem. A simple place to begin, with room to grow into Velocity's fee-eliminating programs as you scale.

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Mobile POS

Best for

Budget-minded and newer businesses — retail, restaurants, services and beauty — that want a simple, familiar setup they can start fast, with a clear path to grow into Velocity's cash-discount and dedicated-POS programs as sales climb.

See it in action

Watch the Square demo

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What's inside

Built to handle it

Familiar and easy

The recognizable POS millions of businesses already know — set up and taking cards in minutes.

A device for every counter

Readers, handhelds, stands, terminals, registers and self-service kiosks — pick what fits.

One connected ecosystem

POS, online store, invoices, appointments, loyalty, payroll and banking in one place.

Industry builds

Tuned versions for retail, restaurants, services and beauty.

Start fast, no contracts

Transparent flat-rate pricing and no long-term contract to begin accepting cards.

Room to grow with Velocity

As volume climbs, Velocity can move you to a Cash Discount program that offsets most of your processing fees.

The lineup

Every device

The full Square hardware family we sell and support — pick by counter, countertop, or on-the-go, and we'll match it to how you run.

Square Register (2nd generation)

A complete, dedicated point-of-sale built for busy counters — two responsive screens for lightning-fast checkout.

Best forHigh-volume counters and established shops

Two screens — one for staff, one customer-facing
All-in-one dedicated POS (no tablet needed)
Fast, responsive checkout
Runs the full Square POS software

Form factor: Dual-screen countertop register
Software: Square Point of Sale
Best use: Busy retail & restaurant counters

Square Terminal

An all-in-one handheld card machine with a built-in receipt printer — take payments and print, no phone required.

Best forCounters and on-the-move checkout

Built-in receipt printer
Accepts contactless, chip and magstripe
Cordless battery use or plugged in
Wi-Fi or Ethernet (with Hub, sold separately)

Form factor: Handheld POS with printer
Paper: 2.25" x 1.4" thermal
Connection: Wi-Fi or Ethernet

Square Handheld

A pocketable POS that moves with you — tableside orders and payments with a built-in barcode scanner.

Best forTableside service and line-busting

Pocketable mobile POS
Built-in barcode scanner
Contactless and chip (magstripe via separate reader)
Cordless battery use, Wi-Fi

Form factor: Handheld mobile POS
Scanner: Built-in barcode scanner
Best use: Tableside & mobile

Square Stand

An intuitive swiveling iPad POS — turn an iPad into a clean countertop checkout for staff and customers.

Best forRetail and café countertops

Swivels between staff and customer
Turns an iPad into a full POS
Built-in contactless and chip reader
Connects to printers, drawers and scanners

Form factor: iPad POS stand
Device: iPad (sold separately)
Best use: Countertop retail / café

Square Kiosk

A self-service iPad kiosk — let guests order and pay on their own and keep lines moving.

Best forSelf-service ordering in QSR and venues

Self-service ordering on an iPad
Pairs with your primary Square POS
Reduces lines and order errors
Clean, branded ordering screen

Form factor: Self-service iPad kiosk
Pairs with: Square POS / Square for Restaurants
Best use: Self-order QSR & venues

Square Reader (contactless + chip)

The portable reader for every tap and dip — turn the phone or tablet you already have into a card machine.

Best forMobile and first-time card acceptance

Accepts contactless and EMV chip
Pairs wirelessly with phone or tablet
Pocket-sized and rechargeable
Magstripe swipe available as a separate reader

Form factor: Mobile card reader
Payments: Contactless + chip (magstripe separate)
Best use: Mobile / on-the-go

Tap to Pay on iPhone / Android

Accept contactless payments right on your phone — no reader, no extra hardware.

Best forUltra-light mobile acceptance

Contactless payments on a compatible phone
No separate reader to carry
Accepts tap cards and mobile wallets
Runs in the Square app

Device: Compatible iPhone or Android (no hardware)
Payments: Contactless tap & wallets
Best use: Lightest mobile selling

The platform

Everything it runs on

Beyond the hardware, Square brings a full payments platform — here's what matters most when you're choosing software, in plain terms.

Square Point of Sale

A free POS app with builds for every trade.

Square POS — Free point-of-sale app on any Square device
Square for Retail — Inventory, barcodes and retail checkout
Square for Restaurants — Tables, coursing and kitchen tickets
Square Appointments — Booking for services and beauty

Sell everywhere

Take a payment on any channel.

Square Online — A free e-commerce store tied to your POS
Invoices — Send and get paid online
Payment links & checkout — Collect payment from a link
Gift cards — Sell and redeem digital and physical cards

Grow & keep customers

Bring shoppers back.

Square Loyalty — Points and rewards built into checkout
Square Marketing — Email and SMS campaigns
Customer directory — Profiles and purchase history
Reporting & analytics — Sales, items and staff insights

Team & money

Run the back office too.

Team management & payroll — Schedules, permissions and Square Payroll
Square Banking — Checking, savings and a business card
Square Loans — Financing based on your sales
Fast transfers — Next-day or instant deposits

Good to know

Frequently asked

The questions merchants ask us most about Square — with real answers, not a support queue.

Square is the familiar, easy-to-start POS millions of businesses already know — strong for retail, restaurants, services and beauty, and great for newer or budget-minded businesses that want to be taking cards in minutes. Through Velocity you get real human support and a path to grow into fee-eliminating programs as you scale.

A device for every counter: the dedicated Square Register, the all-in-one Square Terminal (with printer), the pocketable Square Handheld, the swiveling Square Stand iPad POS, the self-service Square Kiosk, the portable Square Reader for tap and chip, and Tap to Pay right on your phone — no extra hardware.

A lot. The free Square Point of Sale app has tuned builds for retail, restaurants, services and beauty, plus a connected ecosystem: a free online store, invoices, appointments, loyalty and marketing, team management and payroll, and Square Banking — all in one account.

Yes — that's a big reason to start with Velocity. As you grow, we can move you into a Cash Discount program or a dedicated POS that cuts most of your processing fees, so your sales keep scaling while your costs stop climbing.

Yes. Square Online gives you a free e-commerce store that stays in sync with your in-store inventory, plus invoices, payment links and gift cards — so you can sell in the shop, online and on the go from one system.

Two reasons: real human support from people who know your account instead of a help queue, and a plan to lower your costs over time. Square is a great place to start — Velocity makes sure you're set up right and have a path to offset or eliminate processing fees as you grow.