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A Revolut POS alternative for UK cafés and restaurants

Revolut POS is a free till app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that comes with a Revolut Business account and takes card payments only through Revolut’s own terminal or Tap to Pay on iPhone. Café QR is a cloud POS for independent cafés, restaurants and pubs that runs on any tablet or laptop and works with the card machine you already have.

No card No contract Runs on any tablet 0% platform fee

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Café QR

Price check · Café QR vs Revolut POS

Café QR POS plan: £39/month per venue, no VAT added
Revolut POS app: Free with a Revolut Business plan
Revolut card payments: Revolut hardware only

Café QR platform fee: 0%
Setup fee: £0.00
Contract: none

Checked 10 November 2026

FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITES

Revolut is a trademark of Revolut Ltd. Café QR is not affiliated with or endorsed by Revolut. Competitor details checked on 10 November 2026 from their public websites; check current terms with them.

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Monthly price
Café QR
Order & Pay £9.99, POS £39 and Multi-site £59 plus £29 for each extra venue, per venue per month; first month free with no card needed. Café QR is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added
Revolut POS
No extra charge for the POS software, which is included with a Revolut Business account; a Revolut Business plan is needed and its price is separate
Card processing
Café QR
Card payments go to the venue’s own Stripe account at Stripe’s rates (standard UK cards: 1.5% + 20p online, 1.4% + 10p in person); 0% Café QR platform fee; or Dojo linked to the till, or any card machine recorded on the till
Revolut POS
Only through Revolut: the Revolut Terminal, Lite Terminal or Tap to Pay on iPhone. Revolut says you cannot use an existing payment processor
Till
Café QR
Counter till and waiter app on the £39 POS plan, with cash, refunds, voids, tabs, split bills, courses, phone orders and cash-up; card by Stripe Terminal reader (UK) or your own card machine
Revolut POS
iPhone, iPad or Mac app with an item grid, floor plan, bills, bill splitting and several devices, locations and staff at no subscription fee
Kitchen display (KDS)
Café QR
Kitchen screen in every plan, in any browser; kitchen stations, held courses and ticket times on the POS plan
Revolut POS
Sends orders to the kitchen; a separate kitchen screen was not described on the pages reviewed
QR ordering
Café QR
Table and counter QR ordering in every plan, from £9.99
Revolut POS
Order & Pay for table service
Online ordering
Café QR
Your own collection and delivery page from £14.99 a month, with no commission
Revolut POS
Payment links, invoices and website checkout; a collection and delivery ordering page was not described on the pages reviewed
Table bookings
Café QR
Online booking page, bookings diary and waitlist on the POS plan
Revolut POS
Not listed on the pages reviewed
Loyalty
Café QR
Opt-in loyalty list and stamp card
Revolut POS
Discounts and RevPoints for customers who pay with Revolut
Contract
Café QR
No contract; cancel any time
Revolut POS
No contract or minimums for payments
Hardware
Café QR
Any iPad, Android tablet or laptop you already have; Stripe card readers from £229 + VAT; Star or Epson network printers
Revolut POS
iPhone or iPad on iOS 15 or later, or a Mac with an M1 chip or newer; Revolut Terminal £169 + VAT, Lite Terminal £129 + VAT; Star TSP100III and Epson TM-m30III printers
Works offline
Café QR
Till sells offline for cash and your own payment types and syncs when back online; card payments wait for the connection
Revolut POS
Revolut says its terminals have an offline mode

A Revolut POS alternative for UK cafés and restaurants
Detail	Café QR	Revolut POS
Monthly price	Order & Pay £9.99, POS £39 and Multi-site £59 plus £29 for each extra venue, per venue per month; first month free with no card needed. Café QR is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added	No extra charge for the POS software, which is included with a Revolut Business account; a Revolut Business plan is needed and its price is separate
Card processing	Card payments go to the venue’s own Stripe account at Stripe’s rates (standard UK cards: 1.5% + 20p online, 1.4% + 10p in person); 0% Café QR platform fee; or Dojo linked to the till, or any card machine recorded on the till	Only through Revolut: the Revolut Terminal, Lite Terminal or Tap to Pay on iPhone. Revolut says you cannot use an existing payment processor
Till	Counter till and waiter app on the £39 POS plan, with cash, refunds, voids, tabs, split bills, courses, phone orders and cash-up; card by Stripe Terminal reader (UK) or your own card machine	iPhone, iPad or Mac app with an item grid, floor plan, bills, bill splitting and several devices, locations and staff at no subscription fee
Kitchen display (KDS)	Kitchen screen in every plan, in any browser; kitchen stations, held courses and ticket times on the POS plan	Sends orders to the kitchen; a separate kitchen screen was not described on the pages reviewed
QR ordering	Table and counter QR ordering in every plan, from £9.99	Order & Pay for table service
Online ordering	Your own collection and delivery page from £14.99 a month, with no commission	Payment links, invoices and website checkout; a collection and delivery ordering page was not described on the pages reviewed
Table bookings	Online booking page, bookings diary and waitlist on the POS plan	Not listed on the pages reviewed
Loyalty	Opt-in loyalty list and stamp card	Discounts and RevPoints for customers who pay with Revolut
Contract	No contract; cancel any time	No contract or minimums for payments
Hardware	Any iPad, Android tablet or laptop you already have; Stripe card readers from £229 + VAT; Star or Epson network printers	iPhone or iPad on iOS 15 or later, or a Mac with an M1 chip or newer; Revolut Terminal £169 + VAT, Lite Terminal £129 + VAT; Star TSP100III and Epson TM-m30III printers
Works offline	Till sells offline for cash and your own payment types and syncs when back online; card payments wait for the connection	Revolut says its terminals have an offline mode

When Revolut POS may fit

Revolut POS may fit a café that already banks with Revolut Business, uses Apple devices and is happy to take every card payment on Revolut’s terminal or Tap to Pay on iPhone. Takings land in the same Business account, with settlement within 24 hours.

When Café QR may fit

Café QR may fit an independent café, restaurant, pub or takeaway that wants one system for the till, the kitchen screen and QR table ordering, and wants to see the full price before speaking to anyone. The POS plan is £39 per venue a month and includes the till, waiter app, tabs, floor plan, bookings and your own online ordering page.

It runs in a browser on hardware you may already own, and card payments go to your own Stripe account with no Café QR platform fee. There is no contract and the first month is free.

It is not the right choice if you need to take card payments through an internet outage: offline, Café QR’s till takes only cash and your own payment types.

The main difference from Revolut is choice: Café QR does not tie you to one bank or card provider. Keep the card machine you have, run the till on an Android tablet or laptop as well as an iPad, and get a kitchen screen, bookings and your own online ordering page in the POS plan.

The app you’ll use

One glass dashboard. Open it on any screen, every shift.

Takings, live orders, tables and what needs you now, on a laptop, a tablet or the phone in your pocket.

Café QR owner dashboard on a laptop: today's takings, live orders, tables and what needs attention.

Takings, liveTill, table QR and online orders in one number.
Kitchen on timeLate tickets flag themselves.
The floor at a glanceWho’s seated, and who’s waiting to pay.
Light or darkPick the look that suits your venue.

50-second video

Add up what you pay now.Separate tools for the till, QR ordering, bookings and the rest, against one Café QR bill. Watch it on the pricing page

Switching from another till

Switching is easy. We do the heavy lifting.

1We load your menuSend a photo, a PDF or a link. We add the items, prices, options and allergens, free, while you're on your trial.
2Keep your card machineTake card on the machine you have and tap Card to record it, or move to a Stripe reader when you're ready.
3No contract, no setup feePay monthly per venue and cancel any time. The first month is free and needs no card.
4Run it beside your old tillStart with table ordering or the kitchen screen first. A Square till can be linked so paid orders are pushed to it.

Try it now · free AI menu preview

Snap your paper menu. See it as a phone menu.

Upload a clear photo or a short PDF and we’ll read up to 8 items, so you can see how your menu could look before you start.

Drop a menu photo or PDF here

Choose file

JPEG, PNG, WebP or PDF

Photos are resized in your browser (4 MB after resizing; PDFs 1.5 MB; three previews an hour). Your file is sent to OpenAI to read the menu. Café QR does not save it or add the preview to an account. Check prices and allergens before using them.

Your menu, on a phone

Your items appear here. The file is only used for this preview.

What you need. Probably what you already have.

No proprietary hardware, and no setup fee.

The one you haveA tablet or phoneRuns in the browser on an iPad, Android tablet, phone or laptop.
OptionalA card readerA Stripe reader, or keep your own machine and record card sales.
OptionalA kitchen printerStar or Epson network printers, or use the kitchen screen.
NeededWi-FiIf it drops, the till keeps taking cash and uploads the sales later.

Switching fromSquare →Epos Now →Lightspeed →SumUp →Or send your menu on WhatsApp

Sources

Official pages reviewed. Check them yourself.

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Details we could not verify

The price of the Revolut Business plan the POS needs, which is set out on Revolut’s plans page.
Whether Revolut charges its in-person or online card rate for Order & Pay table payments.
Card processing rates, which are left out of this comparison.

Questions

Straight answers, before you start.

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Is Revolut POS free?

Revolut says the POS software costs nothing extra and is included with a Revolut Business account. You still need a Revolut Business plan, and card payments must go through the Revolut Terminal (£169 + VAT), the Lite Terminal (£129 + VAT) or Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Can I use my own card machine with Revolut POS?

No. Revolut says its POS only works with Revolut’s own payment hardware. Café QR works with a Dojo card machine or Stripe Terminal reader linked to the till, or any other card machine you record on the till.

Does Revolut POS work on Android?

Revolut lists iPhone, iPad and Mac as supported devices. Café QR runs in a browser on an iPad, Android tablet or laptop.

Is Café QR cheaper than Revolut POS?

Not on software alone: Revolut’s POS has no extra charge with a Business plan, and Café QR’s POS plan is £39 a month. Café QR includes a kitchen screen, bookings and your own online ordering page, and does not tie you to one bank or card provider. Compare the total for the features you need.

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