Point of Sale

The POS app is very unstable. It keeps disconnecting from Shopify card reader and Shopify tested printer. It also requires admin sign in every couple of days. Card reader sometimes cannot b connected at all. Android Tap to Pay in this app is not working on one of our devices, even though the device supports it and meets every requirement needed (and used to work previously). Talking with Shopify support is endless.

I have been using the Shopify POS Pro for just over a year. It seems the system had no input from a retailer, but was put together by a bunch of techies. It's really bad on basic reports, which are essential to run a multiple location retail company. Overall the experience has been frustrating!. If anyone from Shopify reads this - Just hire some people with some practical hands-on retail experience!!

We've been trying to switch over to Shopify POS for four months. They have no solution to track serial numbers or consigment.
That they have apps that do it, but then you can't pull up reports on what sold crazy to think that they called us a POS.
Every POS has a tracking for this.
Working with the on boarding team and as soon as they can't find a solution, it's hard to get a hold of anybody

Almost exactly what we need... unfortunately, it does not allow sales in two currencies, whereas the store accept two currencies for the payment,

IRIS

Do not support most popular payment terminals and receipts printers! Limited only to several models (old and ugly). No support for any payment terminals i Europe which is why I'm thinking about changing the platform to another one that comes with the latest technologies. Currently, with Shopify, upselling at a brick-and-mortar location is archaic and cumbersome.

Free app is great for merchants just starting out, you get what you need to start selling at in person events. I gave 2 stars because merchants should beware of using tap to pay on iphone. As seen on Shopify forums, many merchants have issues with tap to pay on iphone connectivity - it rarely works (it has only worked once or twice for me) forcing me to enter card payments manually. This was fine until I realized from another forum poster that Shopify payments charges higher fees for manual card entry even though it is a Shopify app issue that tap to pay is not working. So be sure to get a card reader so you can avoid this!

The system has an infuriating number of pointless "updates," to the point where they begin to interfere with the operations of our business. I can't think of a single thing that was improved, just buttons moved to other places, landing screens that look fundamentally different from how they looked the day before, and functionality that inexplicably changes from day to day. It's like learning a new application every few days, while customers stare at you for looking like you don't know how to use your own POS system.
We sunk a lot of time and money into this thing and it provides constant frustration.

Two main issues:
1. Constant updates mean sync between POS and the provided Wisepad 3 often fail, requiring customers to wait while it is performed.
2. There is no self-checkout option. All the features needed to make this work alongside an appropriately configured ipad already exist so I can't understand why this isn't an option, especially on POS Pro.

Shopify POS is is not reliable constantly disconnecting in the middle of transactions with customers. Tech support is not readily available and may have to wait days for replies which are lengthy e-mails to troubleshoot. When these issues happen at the POS it is imperative to have immediate help. We have been unable to process transactions sometimes for a whole day. We outsourced a separate merchant processing system to avoid these disruptions. Shopify was reliable and great prior to all the changes to their new plans.

We just updated the app (to version 15.4.1) and while it worked wonderfully prior to the update, we've experienced so many issues with the new app. I've had to delete the app and re-install it twice to try to fix some of the glitches (some are still not fixed). *They changed the counting tool which was so quick and easy to use prior to the update - you could enter the qty of currency and hitting "enter" would bump it to the next section. Now you have touch each line to enter the value, often opening and closing the keyboard to see the next line. *If you enter a first and last name for a new customer, you have to add a phone number or email address to save it. Before you could just add the name and save. (If you just use a first name, you can add a new customer without the extra info).
*Receipts no longer print automatically on returns/exchanges. You have to go through 3 more screens to get to the "print receipt" button when it used to print automatically. While the update on the receipts for exchanges/returns is good, they changed so many other things - and NOT for the better. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Really wishing there was a way to revert back to the older version of the app. The update is really frustrating!