Square Card Reader Description

Square's credit card reader is free and can be used with the Square Point of Sale app. This allows everyone to accept payments on their tablet or smartphone. We'll mail your card reader to you when you sign up for Square. There are no long-term commitments. 2.6% + 10C/ per swipe Visa, Mastercards, Discover, American Express and American Express. You will receive your money within the next business day. You have two versions of Square Reader magstripe, one for a headset jack and the other for a Lightning connector. Pick the credit card reader that suits you best. Pay at the counter, on the move, remotely via invoices or manually by entering card numbers. Square Point of Sale is an easy-to-use, free app that allows you to manage your business. At the time of swipe, credit card information is encrypted. Square does not store your card data after a payment has been made.

Pricing

Free Version:
Yes
Free Trial:
Yes

Integrations

Reviews - 6 Verified Reviews

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Company Details

Company:
Block
Year Founded:
2009
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
squareup.com/us/en/hardware/reader

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Product Details

Platforms
SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Type of Training
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
Customer Support
Online
Phone Support

Square Card Reader Features and Options

Payment Processing Software

ACH Check Transactions
Bitcoin Compatible
Debit Card Support
Gift Card Management
Mobile Payments
Online Payments
POS Transactions
Receipt Printing
Recurring Billing
Signature Capture

Square Card Reader User Reviews

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  • Name: Rocio B.
    Job Title: Attorney
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    You can charge/collect your money from anywhere!

    Date: Apr 19 2022

    Summary: I have just recently started using it and I really like it. It's a quick alternative to using other form of payments to collect money from my clients.

    Positive: When I signed up for Square, they sent via mail a complimentary square device to plug into my iPhone to take payments on the go. You can also take payments on line. I have linked up Apptoto (to schedule consultations online) with square and my clients are able to schedule and confirm their own appointments and make a payment using square. It's very simple and easy to use.

    Negative: Ha! Wished they gave more complimentary square devices to plug to additional iPhone. Honestly, there are no cons for this product.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Recruiting Coordinator
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Used for my Lularoe

    Date: Feb 28 2022

    Summary: Love Square and love how easy it is to use for so many various needs. There were some other options but they don't compare to the simplicity.

    Positive: I used to use square to do all of my purchases for Lularoe, when that was a fleeting thing. Worked really well and was easy for the customers to use at flea markets.

    Negative: Needs stable wifi but that is understandable. You can't process payments via card without it anywhere.

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  • Name: Deborah K.
    Job Title: Writer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent product

    Edited: Nov 30 2021

    Summary: Highly recommended for anyone who sells their own products at events or for a small business. Love that the basic reader is free and easy to set up.

    Positive: Adore the ability to take credit cards at events when I sell my books. Easy to use and set up and keep track of my inventory.

    Negative: None really. A really good product that I've used for years now with no problems.

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  • Name: Chet N.
    Job Title: CEO
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Easy for payments

    Date: Apr 28 2020

    Summary: Overall it is a great way to accept credit card payments for products and services. And nice it's mobile.

    Positive: Works well for physical payments on the go. Excellent for those running a small business accepting card payments.

    Negative: The transaction costs tend to be higher than others.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: K-12 School Admin
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A great move for our school

    Date: Sep 03 2021

    Summary: The families at our school have loved the flexibility the Square portal offers, and as admin we love the diversity of things we can use it for: fundraising, daily use, and random fees. Personally, I like how easy it is to pull a transaction report and see how easy it is to determine who has paid their dues.

    Positive: We used a number of payment platforms before switching to Square. It's been great for our school to have something with a number of ways to collect payments. We take parent credit cards for athletics or spirit wear in the front office using the terminal, and can take payments for student fees, field trips, and extracurriculars in our online store.

    Negative: Our website used to be powered through Squarespace, and we had to use a third-party software called JotForm in order to connect the two platforms. One of the things we wanted to do was collect donations, and we couldn't embed a Square item directly.

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  • Name: Marnie K.
    Job Title: Project Manager
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Decent system

    Date: Jul 28 2022

    Summary: Overall, very simple system to use but the updates make the use ability a pain with continuous crashes or the complete inability of use with older software version electronics.

    Positive: I like that the input of new products is simple, direct and without much hitch. Additionally the payment processing screen is pretty simple.

    Negative: It’s pretty inconvenient that with each new update, if not done right away, the older version will crash. Additionally - with the newest versions/updates you have to get a newer model of iPad, which you wouldn’t know until you have to call customer service and they inform you of such.

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