Lightspeed Restaurant is designed, built, and tested for use with specific receipt printers, payment terminals, cash drawers, and card readers. 

• Restaurant Manager is recommended for use with Google Chrome. 
• Restaurant POS is currently supported for use with iOS / iPadOS 17 or higher and the hardware listed below. 

For more information on our supported hardware or to make a purchase, contact us.

To see the devices and hardware that can be used with Lightspeed Restaurant, consult the lists below:

• Apple Devices
• Receipt Printers
• Cash Drawers
• Socket Scanners
• Payment Terminals
• Fiscal Data Modules (FDM)

Apple Devices

For a list of Apple devices that are compatible with iOS / iPadOS 17 or higher, please see the tables below. To install the latest version of the Restaurant POS app, your device must be running iPadOS or iOS 17 or higher. For help updating your OS, see Apple Support.

Lightspeed Restaurant is incompatible with beta versions of iPadOS or iOS. We recommend only running official release versions of software on your restaurant devices for reliable app performance. If an existing device can't update to iPadOS or iOS 17, upgrading to a newer iPad or iPhone will allow you to receive our latest app updates, including new features and bug fixes.

iPhones

• iPhone 15: iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 14: iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 13: iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 12: iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11: iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and Pro Max
• iPhone SE: iPhone SE 2nd and 3rd generation
• iPhone XS: iPhone XS, XS Max, and iPhone XR

iPads

• iPad: 10th generation, 9th generation, 8th generation, 7th generation, and 6th generation
• iPad mini: 6th generation and 5th generation
• iPad Air: M2 models, 5th generation, 4th generation, and 3rd generation
• iPad Pro (13-inch): M4 model
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch): 6th generation, 5th generation, 4th generation, 3rd generation, and 2nd generation
• iPad Pro (11-inch): M4 model, 4th generation, 3rd generation, 2nd generation, and 1st generation
• iPad Pro (10.5-inch): Released in 2017

Printers

Restaurant POS supports various receipt and ticket printers. See the table below for the complete list.

Cash Drawers  

Socket Scanner

Payment Terminals 

Fiscal Data Modules (FDM)

Fiscal Data Modules are required only in legislated regions such as Belgium, France, and Quebec. See FDM Settings for more information.