Is Clover or Goldie better?

Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/month and Goldie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Clover or Goldie?

Goldie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Clover and Free for Goldie.

Does Clover or Goldie run on more platforms?

Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. Goldie runs on Ios, Android.

Can I use Goldie for free?

Yes. Goldie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clover starts at $29/month.

What is Clover best used for?

Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what Goldie is typically brought in for.

What can Clover do that Goldie cannot?

Clover covers POS system, Inventory management, Employee management, Reporting. Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Client database, Online booking link, SMS reminders. Both handle Payment processing, Ios support, Android support.

Food & Restaurant · head to head

Clover vs Goldie

Clover

Food & Restaurant

Point of sale system that grows with your business

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Goldie

Beauty & Salon

Beauty booking app for independent professionals

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Goldie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Clover the App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts; Goldie goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing
They diverge on capability: Clover covers POS system, Goldie covers Mobile scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clover and Goldie actually diverge.

Attributes where Clover and Goldie differ
Attribute	Clover	Goldie
Starting price	$29/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Hardware, Ios, Android	Ios, Android
Category	Food & Restaurant	Beauty & Salon
Founded	2012	2018

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Clover

POS system
Inventory management
Employee management
Reporting
QuickBooks
Yelp
Gusto
PCI DSS

Only in Goldie

Mobile scheduling
Client database
Online booking link
SMS reminders
No-show protection
Social sharing
Revenue tracking
Instagram

Both cover

Payment processing
Ios support
Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clover

Point of salenot Goldie
Payment processingnot Goldie
Business managementnot Goldie

Goldie

Mobile business managementnot Clover
Client bookingnot Clover
Payment collectionnot Clover
Building clientelenot Clover

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Clover

The App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts

Goldie

Goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing

Pricing, plan by plan

Clover

$29/month

StarterFree
- Mobile payments
- Basic reporting
Standard$14.95/month
- Full POS
- Employee management
- Inventory

Goldie

Free

FreeFree
- Appointment scheduling
- Client management
- Basic reminders
Pro$9.99/month
- All Free features
- Online payments
- SMS reminders

Which should you pick?

Choose Clover if

You need pos system.
You work on Hardware, Ios, Android.
You also want inventory management.

Clover review

Choose Goldie if

You need mobile scheduling.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Ios, Android.
You also want client database.

Goldie review

Questions people ask

Is Clover or Goldie better?: Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/month and Goldie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clover or Goldie?: Goldie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Clover and Free for Goldie.
Does Clover or Goldie run on more platforms?: Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. Goldie runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use Goldie for free?: Yes. Goldie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clover starts at $29/month.
What is Clover best used for?: Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what Goldie is typically brought in for.
What can Clover do that Goldie cannot?: Clover covers POS system, Inventory management, Employee management, Reporting. Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Client database, Online booking link, SMS reminders. Both handle Payment processing, Ios support, Android support.

Clover vs Goldie

Clover

Goldie

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Clover

Only in Goldie

Both cover

What people use each for

Clover

Goldie

Where each one falls short

Clover

Goldie

Pricing, plan by plan

Clover

Goldie

Which should you pick?

Choose Clover if

Choose Goldie if

Questions people ask

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