You don't mention they also charge $0.27 per transaction. If you do the math that means that intuit and square both cost almost exactly the same for a $25 trans

You don't mention they also charge $0.27 per transaction. If you do the math that means that intuit and square both cost almost exactly the same for a $25 transaction (square is a little ahead because they also don't charge monthly fees). So for transactions less than $25 square comes out ahead. I can think of plenty of restaurants that are primarily lunch driven for whom square would make sense (not to mention coffee shops).