Accept credit cards anywhere
The free Square Reader works with the free Square Register app to allow everyone to take payments on their smartphone or tablet.
Works with iOS and Android
Square Reader plugs into the standard headset jack of your smartphone or tablet. Never miss a sale again.
Serious security
Card information is encrypted at the moment of swipe. Square doesn’t store data on your device after a payment has been processed.
Clear pricing, fast deposits
Pay 2.75% per swipe for Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. Swipe $100, see $97.25 in your bank account in one to two business days.
Features
Fast setup, no commitments.
Sign up for Square and we’ll drop your free Square Reader in the mail—no commitments or long-term contracts.
All major credit cards
Process Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express at 2.75% per swipe. Manually enter card information and pay 3.5% + 15¢ per transaction.
No signal, no problem
Swipe payments without a connection in Offline Mode and pay the usual 2.75% per swipe.
Send receipts customers keep.
Send receipts via email or text message, or connect a receipt printer to a tablet. Personalize your signature screen and receipts with a logo and cover photo.
Pro tip: Improve your tips
Customers sign and tip right on the device in one easy, math-free motion—easier for them and better for your business.
Accept Apple Pay at your business.
The Square contactless and chip reader turns your point of sale into a complete payment solution. Whether it’s Apple Pay or a chip card, you can accept any way your customer wants to pay.
- Accepts NFC payments (like Apple Pay) and chip cards.
- Connects wirelessly to your compatible iOS or Android devices. Check device compatibility
- Packs a powerful battery and charges easily with the micro USB port.
Do business anywhere with Square Register.
Square Register gives you everything you need in one free point-of-sale app. Free app updates keep you equipped with the latest point-of-sale features.
- Accept payments—even without a connection.
- Send receipts via email or text message, or print them out.
- Collect customer feedback from digital receipts.
- Print or email sales reports.
- Adjust taxes, tipping, and discounts.
- Manage inventory in real time.
- Accept orders online for pickup in person.
- Create employee logins.
Tech specs
Square Reader plugs into the standard 3.5-mm headset jack of a smartphone or tablet. Square Reader is compatible with most Apple devices running iOS 8.0 or later and Android devices running 4.0 or later.
iPhone running iOS 8.0 or later
iPad and iPad mini running iOS 8.0 or later
iPod touch running iOS 8.0 or later
Smartphones running Android 4.0 or later
Tablets running Android 4.0 or later
Pricing
at sign-up