Lightning Online POS7.38 - App Store

Lightning Online Point of Sale is a comprehensive retail technology platform designed to go far beyond the point of sale. Our iOS app (Available for the iPhone & iPad) unifies in-store operations, inventory management, e-commerce, digital marketing, reporting, and an expanding suite of mobile applications within a single ecosystem.

From the sales floor to back-office visibility, Lightning provides retailers with the tools to operate efficiently, engage customers, and grow intelligently. Built for single-store operators through multi-location enterprises, the platform delivers the depth, flexibility, and control required to run modern retail businesses.

Your subscription includes:
Lightning Online Point of Sale - Runs in your browser.
Lightning for the iPad
Lightning for the iPhone
Lightning Emergency Mode (An off-line app in the event of an internet outage)
Lightning Enhanced Pole Display
Lightning In-Store Kiosk
Lightning Physical Inventory application

Optional:
Lightning Corporate Office (Used in multi-store environments)
Lightning E-Commerce (A truly integrated website w/mobile apps)

Version History This update is designed to operate primarily behind the scenes, delivering the reliability, speed from a modern platform. While much of the work happens in the background, every update is focused on improving performance, enhancing security, and ensuring seamless operation across all supported features.
Our ongoing backend enhancements help maintain consistent uptime, efficient data handling, and a smooth, responsive experience. 7.38 Jan 20 This update focuses on refinements behind the scenes to deliver a smoother and more consistent experience. Thank you for using Lightning—we appreciate your continued support. 7.32 12/26/2025 This update focuses on delivering a smoother, faster, and more polished Lightning Online Point of Sale experience. While you won’t see major new features this time, you will notice improved speed, cleaner navigation, refined visuals, and several bug fixes behind the scenes. It’s all about making the app feel more reliable, more responsive, and more enjoyable to use every day. 7.28 12/02/2025 We’ve been busy behind the scenes! This update may look light on the surface, but it’s packed with deep improvements designed to make your experience smoother, faster, and more reliable.

Minor bugs? Squashed.
Performance? Optimized.
Backend systems? Refined and streamlined.

From subtle speed boosts to foundational enhancements, this release reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering the best possible experience for our clients. Thanks for trusting us. 7.19 08/20/2025 We’ve been fine-tuning for months—making subtle enhancements, polishing the interface, and obsessing over the little things. While this update may look like fluff, it’s all part of our mission to deliver a smoother, faster, and more intuitive experience. Enjoy the refinements (and yes, we’re already working on more). 7.14 07/16/2025 We're committed to providing you with the best experience possible. This update includes essential maintenance to keep things running smoothly and ensure optimal performance.

Thank you for using our app! 6.97 03/25/2025 This update includes essential maintenance and performance enhancements to improve your app experience. 6.90 02/26/2025 Our latest update brings an enhanced experience tailored just for you! We've fine-tuned and optimized various aspects to ensure smoother performance and improved reliability across the board. This update focuses on refining the details, providing a more seamless and enjoyable user journey. We're committed to continually elevating your experience, and this release is another step in that direction. Enjoy the improved stability and responsiveness, and thank you for choosing us! 6.85 09/13/2024 We’re excited to unveil a major update to our Lightning Online POS for this iOS platform, bringing you a host of new features and improvements. This substantial upgrade enhances every aspect of your experience.

This update is a testament to our commitment to providing you with a cutting-edge retail technology platform that meets all your needs.

Update now and discover the full potential of our enhanced Lightning Online POS app. Thank you for your continued support! 6.74 08/01/2024 General maintenance release
Plus, two notable bugs were also addressed:
-Related to keying in credit card numbers at the Ring Sales screen using our USA E-Pay interface.
-Our Sales Summary report would crash if there was a large amount of data where the report would come up, but when you scrolled down on the screen, the app would crash.

We thank you for your business. 6.39 06/15/2023 We corrected a Sales Journal bug.

The Purchase History report now includes a Department filter option.

The Ring Sales, Amount Tender/Change Due was cosmetically cleaned up after a sale was completed.

USA E-Pay is now included, which replaces VeriFone PAYware Connect for keyed credit card transactions. (Requires the business signs up for USA E-Pay, then the cancellation of PAYware.)

We appreciate your business, and your feedback is important to us. 6.26 02/07/2023 General update
Plus we developed a Convenience Fee that appears throughout the platform, from the receipt, Today’s Sales, Shift Closing, Sales Summary, Sales Journal, Enhanced Pole Display, and beyond.

Thank you for your business. 6.18 12/15/2022 General maintenance release.
Employee Time Clock enhancement, during the check-in process, you can instantly see who else is clocked in.
The shipping value was added to various reports I.E., Close the Day, Sales Summary, Sales Journal, etc. 6.03 09/07/2022 Maintenance update which includes Instacart support, label printing refinements, receiving inventory print options now match Lightning Online POS on the web, refinements to the Ring Sales tender screen.

We corrected an issue related to voiding an invoice from the Ring Sales. Lightning now only shows transactions performed on that station. Previously we would show all stations which could cause a conflict with a credit card device which was positioned on another register.

Thank you for your business. 5.83 04/12/2022 Minor enhancements, bug fixes, new features, and speed improvements as we continue to improve our platform.
We thank you for your business. 5.70 01/18/2022 General maintenance release to ensure our product continues to run a maximum efficiency. 5.53 10/04/2021 This version includes performance improvements and bug fixes. We appreciate your feedback, thank you.

The Computer Perfect Team. 5.27 04/05/2021 A general update that coves multiple aspects to the platform. 5.18 02/23/2021 Minor bug fig related within the Sales Journal & Items Sold tabs when accessed through the 'Today's Sales' menu option which was caused by our previous update. We thank you for your business. 5.11 01/13/2021 We are continuously improving our app to provide a fantastic experience.
Today’s upgrade includes:
-Speed enhancements anything in your inventory
- The Sales Journal report enhances the TIP reporting on the last page.
-The 'Sell on Internet' field within the inventory look-up now matches Lightning Online Point of Sale in the browser. This excellent feature is for exclusive use for our stores utilizing Lightning E-Commerce.
-Wholesale support at the Ring Sales. If enabled, assign a customer to one of five price levels, with retail being the default. If your business participates in the wholesale trade you can assign a customer to Retail, Price A, B, C, or D, each having a deeper discount. Wholesale customers do not qualify for your in-store promotions, coupons, discount groups, or in-store rewards program.
-The Today’s Sales / Items Sold tab now includes an option of unclosed invoices 5.08 01/05/2021 maintenance release. 4.96 10/19/2020 General maintenance release. 4.91 09/21/2020 Faster load times at the Ring Sales screen, hardware integration improvements, on top of multiple items to minor to document. 4.88 09/10/2020 Quick bug fix related a log in issue with the System Administrator account. 4.84 08/27/2020 Maintenance across all spectrums of our application, from minor bug fixes, speed improvements, refinements, and beyond. 4.83 08/24/2020