Point of Sale vs PopUp ‑ Sell by Weight
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Point of Sale, Oct 13, 2026 for PopUp.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $89/month for Point of Sale and $4.99/month for PopUp.
- Point of Sale lists 25 features PopUp’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-updates, Barcode scanning, Discounts.
Head to head
Unify online and in-person sales.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Shopify POS Lite
- · Best for selling at pop-ups, markets and fairs.
- · Included with all Shopify plans.
Shopify POS Pro
- · $89/month per location
- · Best for selling at brick-and-mortar stores.
- · Try Shopify POS Pro features with a 14-day free trial.
Free
- · No credit card required - never expires
- · Up to 5 products
Season-Pass
- · Categories
- · Pause for up to 2 years, data retained
- · Photo uploads for thumbnails
- · Unlimited products
Annual
- · 50% savings vs monthly Season Pass
- · Categories
- · Pause for up to 2 years, data retained
- · Photo uploads for thumbnails
- · Unlimited products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopify POS unifies your online and retail stores to strengthen sales conversions everywhere you sell, streamline store management, and helps you build stronger relationships with your customers. It has all the essential features you need to make sales, track performance, and manage customers, orders, and inventory.
Shopify POS can't sell by weight. So like most market vendors, I ran two systems — Square for in-person, Shopify for everything else. Two catalogs, two logins, manual reconciliation every tax quarter. I built PopUp because I needed it. PopUp adds weight-based selling to Shopify POS. Mix weight and flat-price items in the same cart. On-device catalog, no Shopify inventory needed, works offline.
- Convert more with features like local pickup, email carts and ship to customer.
- Keep customer profiles, product details and inventory levels at your fingertips.
- Sell and accept gift cards, split payments, returns and exchanges.
- Accept payments anywhere with always-ready retail check out hardware.
- Sell by weight or by item — price calculates instantly at the point of sale
- Catalog stored on the device — opens instantly, no fetching data delays
- Simple catalog with no inventory required, works alongside Shopify
- Mix market items and existing store products in the same transaction
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 |  Point of Sale |  PopUp |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Point of Sale | PopUp |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.2 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 402 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Point of Sale | PopUp |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $89/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Point of Sale | PopUp |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #42 | #28 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 28, 2013 | May 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 20 | 2 |
| Developer | Shopify | Mad Valley Productions |
FAQ
Point of Sale and PopUp: common questions
- Is Point of Sale or PopUp cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $89/month for Point of Sale and $4.99/month for PopUp. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Point of Sale lists 25 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-updates, Barcode scanning, Discounts, Draft orders. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- 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 2, 2026 for Point of Sale, Oct 13, 2026 for PopUp; 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 2, 2026 for Point of Sale, Oct 13, 2026 for PopUp. 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.