Head to head

Hike vs Loyverse

Last checked: 5 October 2026

The short answer

Higher rated: Hike

Best all-round retail choice for straightforward stock control and offline selling. Lowest published price: Loyverse (Free). The rows below show where they differ, so pick on what matters to your business.

Hike

★ 4.5

Loyverse

★ 4.2

Price

≈ NZ$121/mo incl. GSTconverted from US$59/mo billed annually

FreeAdd-ons US$9–25/mo per store

Card fees

Set by your EFTPOS provider

EFTPOS

HikePay, Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave

Shift4 (iOS only)

Xero

Add-on, Plus and up

Partial

Offline

Yes

Partial

Contract

No lock-in; cancel anytime

Not published

Not for

Restaurants needing table maps and kitchen workflows.

Busy counters on Windcave or Eftpos NZ terminals, or on Android, where staff would retype every EFTPOS amount.

Prices in NZD incl. GST. ≈ marks a US or Australian dollar price we converted at US$1 = NZ$1.78 and A$1 = NZ$1.24 (European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter, 2 October 2026) and added 15% GST to.

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