ConnectPOS vs Pure Card Terminals
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for ConnectPOS, Apr 28, 2026 for Pure Card Terminals.
The short answer
- Only ConnectPOS lists a free plan.
Head to head
Retail POS system | Point of sales on Desktop, Android & iOS
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free trial
- · 14 days trial
- · All features in the Premium plan
Standard
- · Custom staff permissions
- · Draft orders
- · Exchange & Refund (Online & POS orders)
- · Support offline mode
- · Unlimited staff accounts
Advanced
- · Accept gift card payments
- · Accept partial payments
- · Adjust inventory
- · Quote management
- · Second screen
Premium
- · Basic functions of MSI system
- · Currency converter
- · Priority support
- · Stock transfers
- · Stock-take
- · Support multiple discount rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAs your Shopify business expands across stores, warehouses, and sales channels, keeping inventory, orders, and customer data aligned becomes increasingly complex. ConnectPOS brings these operations together through real-time synchronization and AI-powered forecasting.
Pure Card Terminals integrates your card machine with Shopify POS. It works with terminals from eCentric, Transaction Junction, Peach Payments, and Paystack — all managed from a single app. Staff tap the tile on the POS home screen, pick a terminal, and the cart total is sent to the card machine. The customer taps or inserts their card and the payment is processed.
- Centralize data by direct auto-syncing stores and warehouses
- Compatible with Desktop POS/ PC POS, Android POS and iOS POS
- Enable Self-checkout through the PWA mobile app and kiosk
- Tailor your POS integration with third-party tools like ERP, CRM, and accounting
- Works with eCentric, Transaction Junction, Peach Payments, and Paystack
- Send cart totals from POS directly to your card terminal
- Process card refunds straight from the POS order page
- Assign terminals to store locations and set staff defaults
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  ConnectPOS |  Pure Card Terminals |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ConnectPOS | Pure Card Terminals |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 111 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ConnectPOS | Pure Card Terminals |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ConnectPOS | Pure Card Terminals |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20 | #28 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 23, 2020 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ConnectRetail | Pure Commerce |
FAQ
ConnectPOS and Pure Card Terminals: common questions
- Is ConnectPOS or Pure Card Terminals cheaper?
- Only ConnectPOS lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 4, 2026 for ConnectPOS, Apr 28, 2026 for Pure Card Terminals; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 4, 2026 for ConnectPOS, Apr 28, 2026 for Pure Card Terminals. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.