What are the best mobile card readers?
POS & Retail SoftwareNamed in 4 of 6 answers
#7
34.4
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Brand profile
A mobile card reader by Square, enabling contactless and chip card payments via a smartphone or tablet.
1 questions · 1 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| POS & Retail Software | #29of 82 | 1 | 34.4 |
Brands named in the same answers as Square Reader (2nd Generation) in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Square POS | 21 | Helcim (17), Clover (13), Toast (12) |
| Clover | 29 | Toast (17), Lightspeed Retail (14), Square POS (13) |
| Square | 14 | Clover (8), Helcim (8), Stripe (6) |
| Helcim | 26 | Square POS (17), Clover (12), Toast (11) |
| Toast | 22 | Clover (17), Square POS (12), Helcim (11) |
| Lightspeed Retail | 17 | Clover (14), Shopify POS (12), Square POS (9) |
| Shopify POS | 16 | Lightspeed Retail (12), Clover (12), Square POS (11) |
| PayPal | 9 | Helcim (8), Stripe (7), Square (6) |
| Stripe | 8 | Helcim (8), PayPal (7), Square (6) |
| Loyverse | 10 | Toast (8), Clover (7), Square POS (7) |
| Square for Restaurants | 9 | Toast (9), Clover (8), TouchBistro (8) |
| SumUp | 10 | Clover (6), Helcim (6), Square POS (5) |
| Vagaro | 6 | Fresha (4), Mangomint (4), GlossGenius (4) |
| GlossGenius | 5 | Mangomint (4), Square Appointments (4), Vagaro (4) |
| Square Appointments | 4 | GlossGenius (4), Vagaro (4), Fresha (3) |
| Shopify | 6 | SumUp (5), Shopify Tap & Chip (4), PayPal (4) |
| TouchBistro | 8 | Square for Restaurants (8), Toast (8), Lightspeed Restaurant (7) |
| Lightspeed | 6 | Square (5), Clover (5), SumUp (4) |
| Mangomint | 5 | Fresha (4), GlossGenius (4), Vagaro (4) |
| Shopify Tap & Chip | 4 | SumUp (4), Shopify (4), SumUp Solo (3) |
| Square Reader | 2 | SumUp Solo (2), SumUp Plus (2), Shopify Tap & Chip (2) |
| SumUp Plus | 4 | SumUp (4), Shopify Tap & Chip (3), Helcim (3) |
| Lightspeed Restaurant | 7 | Square for Restaurants (7), Toast (7), TouchBistro (7) |
| SpotOn | 5 | Toast (5), Square for Restaurants (4), Clover (4) |
| Fresha | 4 | Mangomint (4), Vagaro (4), GlossGenius (3) |
| PayPal POS | 5 | Square POS (5), Helcim (4), Clover (3) |
| Epos Now | 3 | Square POS (3), Helcim (3), Clover (2) |
| Square for Retail | 5 | Lightspeed Retail (5), Shopify POS (5), Clover (3) |
| Square Reader (2nd Generation) | 4 | SumUp (3), Stripe (2), SumUp Plus (2) |
| SumUp Solo | 3 | Shopify Tap & Chip (3), SumUp (3), Helcim (3) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nerdwallet.com | 2 |
| 2 | business.com | 1 |
| 3 | business.org | 1 |
| 4 | cherrypicksreviews.com | 1 |
| 5 | eposnow.com | 1 |
| 6 | fitsmallbusiness.com | 1 |
| 7 | fliptexts.com | 1 |
| 8 | forbes.com | 1 |
| 9 | hardware.shopify.com | 1 |
| 10 | jim.com | 1 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1What are the best mobile card readers? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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