Software solution
Square Kiosk Lite — iPad app for Square Stand
Square Kiosk Lite is the lighter, iPad-based self-ordering option for a quick-service counter that already uses Square. It puts your menu, modifiers, upsells, loyalty prompts, and payment flow on a diner-facing iPad mounted in Square Stand, while menu changes and sales activity continue to flow through Square Dashboard.
Built for your day-to-day
Guests can browse, customize, and pay without waiting for a cashier, which makes the setup especially practical for a busy quick-service restaurant with a defined pickup line. Budget for both the required Square Plus or Premium plan and a per-active-device Kiosk Lite charge; the iPad and Square Stand are separate purchases.
Key capabilities
Diners can build and pay for their own orders, helping a quick-service counter shorten the cashier queue and keep staff focused on preparation and handoff.
The diner-facing flow supports item customization and prompts for upgrades or add-ons before payment, so common special requests reach the kitchen without a verbal relay.
Menu updates, including items marked unavailable, can be reflected across the kiosk while sales remain visible in Square’s reporting workflow.
With Square Loyalty active, eligible guests can enroll, earn points, and redeem qualifying rewards during the kiosk checkout flow.
Each active kiosk is managed from Square Dashboard and is billed as its own device, allowing a location to add a second or third ordering point when the line warrants it.
Explore the details
Square Kiosk Lite requires an active Square Plus or Square Premium subscription, a compatible iPad, and Square Stand. Square’s compatibility page specifies iPadOS/iOS 17.1 or later for Square Stand. The current USB-C Stand specification lists iPad (A16), iPad (10th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st–4th generation), iPad Air (4th and 5th generation), and iPad Air 11-inch (M2 and M3) as compatible. The iPad and Stand are not included in the Kiosk Lite software fee.
Square Stand includes the integrated contactless and chip payment reader, a USB hub, power components, and countertop or wall mounting hardware; a floor mount is separate. In Kiosk Lite mode, however, Square says Stand cannot connect directly to external accessories over Bluetooth, USB, or Ethernet. The Stand pairs with primary Square POS or Square for Restaurants hardware instead. It has no built-in printer, so do not assume a receipt printer, barcode scanner, scale, or kitchen accessory can be attached directly to the kiosk.
Customers can tap or dip cards at the Stand reader; magnetic-stripe cards require a separate Square Reader for magstripe. Square lists offline payments for Stand, but transactions must reconnect and upload within the applicable offline window, and the merchant remains responsible for expired, declined, or disputed offline payments. Square’s standard in-person processing rates apply; Kiosk Lite is not a substitute for the underlying payments account or plan.
Plan details
Kiosk Lite is an additional per-active-device software charge on top of a required Square Plus or Square Premium subscription. The official product page lists $50/month per device with Square Plus and $30/month per device with Square Premium, with a free first 30 days for new customers. Square Stand and a compatible iPad are sold separately.
Additional software fee; requires Square Plus; official U.S. product pricing verified 2026-10-27.
Additional software fee; requires Square Premium; official U.S. product pricing verified 2026-10-27.
Stand only; compatible iPad, taxes, and optional mounting/accessories may add cost.
Card-present rate shown by Square for Plus; standard in-person processing applies.
Card-present rate shown by Square for Premium; standard in-person processing applies.
Reader is not included with Square Stand.
Square Kiosk Lite is not the purpose-built Square Kiosk with a 21.5-inch display; it is an iPad app used with Square Stand.
The software fee does not include the iPad or Square Stand.
Kiosk Lite mode disables direct Bluetooth, USB, and Ethernet accessory connections on the Stand; accessory compatibility shown for ordinary Square POS does not automatically apply in kiosk mode.
Square Stand has no built-in printer, and magnetic-stripe payments need a separate Square Reader for magstripe.
Processing rates and subscription prices are official U.S. published rates checked on 2026-10-27 and can change; custom rates may be available for businesses processing more than $250,000 annually.
The free 30-day access described by Square is for new customers’ Square Plus or Premium trial; the product page states cost thereafter and says the initial charge may be prorated.
No claim is made here about Square’s eligibility, underwriting, tax treatment, or a merchant’s ability to obtain a particular plan beyond Square’s published requirements.
Questions
Square’s U.S. product documentation describes Kiosk Lite as running on Square Stand with a compatible iPad, with payments built into the Stand. A compatible iPad and Stand are both required for the documented setup.
No built-in printer is included in Square Stand. In Kiosk Lite mode, Square says the Stand cannot connect directly to accessories over Bluetooth, USB, or Ethernet; it pairs with primary Square POS or Square for Restaurants hardware instead.
The Kiosk Lite software is $50 per active device each month on Square Plus or $30 per active device each month on Square Premium. Square’s current USB-C Stand specification lists the Stand at $149, or $14 per month for 12 months. The iPad, taxes, and optional mounts or accessories are separate.
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