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POS & Retail Software opportunities·tracked since 23 Sept 2026·evidence from 19 Jan 2019·scored 32m ago

POS & Retail: Difficult and Inconvenient Interface

Users are experiencing significant frustration with the new interface of the POS system, citing issues such as lag, difficulty in navigation, and a lack of essential features. Many are requesting a return to the previous interface due to its perceived simplicity and efficiency compared to the current version.

11 people in 11 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain moderate, competition low

Pain pointRisingEvidence: low
Index score
43.9
ahead of 46% of the rest of this market
0.0%signals / 7d
Demand
4.1low
Momentum
62.5moderate
Pain
43.2moderate
Competition
26.3low
lower is better
Monetization
11.6low
Market size
28.7low
Evidence
49.1moderate

The pain

shares of 11 quoted posts

What goes wrong, and for whom

Who
11 people using KiotViet, KiotViet Quản lý Nhà hàng, Sapo and Sapo Restaurant
What goes wrong
  • Doesn't work9% of posts
How bad
73% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (43/100)
Since
19 Jan 2019 → 05 Sept 2026

Is this a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.

Complaints are about
KiotViet, KiotViet Quản lý Nhà hàng, Sapo and Sapo Restaurant
Looking for something else
18% want an alternative · 9% ask the provider for a feature
What the numbers say
18% are looking for an alternative — if there is an opening, it is with them.
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The pain — what people say

Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves

What people were doing

Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written

11posts
  • Complaint873%
  • Looking for an alternative218%
  • Request19%
19 Jan 201911 posts05 Sept 2026

Sources

11 signals · 1 sources

App Store11
Only public content is collected, author names are stored as one-way hashes, and every excerpt links back to its original post.

Evidence

Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 1 post was held back as off-topic; all 11 still count toward the score.

  • App StoreApp Store VN/POS & bán lẻ·05 May 2025·Looking for an alternativesource ↗

    KiotViet — Tệ Đang dùng 2 app rất tốt tự dưng gộp chung quá tệ, lag, in bill mất time, ko có tiếng khi quét mã vạch, ko được thay đổi tên hàng hoá trong khi tính, giao diện cực khó nhìn, nút mã vạch quá bé, dễ chạm sang nút thêm hàng. Chờ hết hđ mình sẽ chuyển sang app khác.

    Strong complaintSwitching away
  • App StoreApp Store VN/POS & bán lẻ·08 Sept 2025·Complaintsource ↗

    KiotViet Quản lý Nhà hàng — . Kiotviet càng cập nhật càng ngu không biết đầu bùi đi làm giao diện mới hả, yêu cầu đổi lại cũng không được, từ 1 pm đơn giản đến khó chịu không chấp nhận đc

    Frustrated
  • App StoreApp Store VN/POS & bán lẻ·08 Jun 2026·Complaintsource ↗

    KiotViet Quản lý Nhà hàng — Giao diện cho vay phiền toái Mỗi lần vào app là lại xuật hiện cái giao diện quảng cáo cho vay, phiền phức quá, mình chỉ muốn vào coi doanh thu nhanh chóng mà phải thêm 1 bước rất bực mình

    Frustrated
  • App StoreApp Store VN/POS & bán lẻ·09 Oct 2024·Complaintsource ↗

    KiotViet — Giao diện mới quá tồi tệ — Giao diện cũ tiện dùng tối giản, cập nhật lên bản mới quá nhiều chi tiết thừa phức tạp. Ko cho quay về giao diện cũ

    Strong complaint
  • App StoreApp Store VN/POS & bán lẻ·06 Aug 2020·Complaintsource ↗

    Sapo Restaurant — Chán Cập nhật mới chán quá, giao diện khó dùng, ko xem đc doanh thu theo giờ

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Problem clusters

Distinct problems aggregated into this opportunity

KiotViet — Giao diện mới quá tồi tệ.
2 mentions · 2 people
PM bán hàng đã có giao diện cho ipad sao PM quản lý vẫn chưa có add ơi
1 mention · 1 person
KiotViet — Giao diện quá chán, tên công dài quá không xm đc, bắt buộc in đơn ra mới xem đ…
1 mention · 1 person
Cập nhật mới chán quá, giao diện khó dùng, ko xem đc doanh thu theo giờ
1 mention · 1 person
Kiotviet càng cập nhật càng ngu không biết đầu bùi đi làm giao diện mới hả, yêu cầu đổi l…
1 mention · 1 person
Giao diện khó xài còn gọi phiền nữa
1 mention · 1 person
Show 4 more
Đang dùng 2 app rất tốt tự dưng gộp chung quá tệ, lag, in bill mất time, ko có tiếng khi…
1 mention · 1 person
Quá khó dùng, yêu cầu quay lại giao diện cũ
1 mention · 1 person
Càng update càng khó xài, cái giao diện mới nó lag kinh khủng!
1 mention · 1 person
Mỗi lần vào app là lại xuật hiện cái giao diện quảng cáo cho vay, phiền phức quá, mình ch…
1 mention · 1 person
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Opportunity history

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How the score was measured
36 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100
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Market size
Distinct people affected11 33
Distinct communities1 17
Distinct sources1 35
Adjacent categories1 32
Regions / languages1 28
Competition
Existing products5 50
New entrants (90d)0 0
Funded players0 0
Momentum
Period-over-period growth100 95
Latest period growth0 43
Sustained trend1.7 46
Acceleration2 53
Monetization
Stated willingness to pay0 0
Existing paid products5 50
Pricing complaints0 0
Business context0 0
Pain
Complaint intensity40 40
Negative sentiment-100 100
Complaint frequency100 100
Willingness to switch0 0
Urgency0 0
Willingness to pay0 0
Repeat complaints0 0
Evidence
Evidence volume11 31
Source diversity1 35
Source credibility72 72
Extraction confidence25.9 26
Duplicate rate0 100
Freshness18.9 41
Cluster cohesion100 100
Demand
Mention volume1 9
Explicit requests0 0
Distinct people1 10
Questions asked0 0
Alternative searches0 0
Feature requests0 0

Questions about this idea

Is POS & Retail: Difficult and Inconvenient Interface a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
How many people have this problem?
11 different people described it independently, in 11 mentions, the earliest from 19 Jan 2019 and the most recent from 05 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
Is this problem getting worse?
Current status: rising — mentioned more often than before. Momentum is 63/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.

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