For cafés using or considering Square

An alternative to Square QR code ordering

Square offers QR code ordering through Square Online, on its paid plans. Café QR is a POS with QR table ordering built in; its £9.99 Order & Pay plan can also run alongside a Square till and send paid orders into it.

Start free trial →See Café QR pricing Jump to the comparison ↓

Square is a trademark of Block, Inc. Café QR is not affiliated with or endorsed by Square. Competitor details checked on 30 September 2026 from their public websites; check current terms with them.

Café QR

Price check · Café QR vs Square

Café QR: From £9.99/month, loyalty included
Square QR ordering: Needs Square Online Plus or Premium
Square Online Plus: £20/month (billed annually)

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

Checked 30 September 2026

FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITES

No card to start
Runs on any tablet or phone
No contract
0% platform fee

Side by side

Compare the published details. Theirs and ours.

Prices exclude payment-processing charges unless the row says otherwise. Check the linked provider pages before making a decision.

Plan needed for QR table ordering
Café QR
Order & Pay at £9.99/month
Square
Square Online Plus (£20/month billed annually) or Premium (£64/month billed annually); not included on the Free plan
Online card processing
Café QR
Stripe's standard rates, paid to Stripe; 0% Café QR platform fee
Square
1.4% + 25p per UK card and 2.5% + 25p per non-UK card on Free and Plus; 1.4% + 15p and 2.5% + 15p on Premium
Loyalty and marketing
Café QR
Opt-in customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan
Square
Square Loyalty from £25/month per location; Square Marketing from £9/month per location
Where orders go
Café QR
Live kitchen screen and kitchen printers; paid orders can also be pushed into Square
Square
Square POS, kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system
Contract
Café QR
No contract; cancel any time
Square
Square says no long-term contract is required

An alternative to Square QR code ordering
Detail	Café QR	Square
Plan needed for QR table ordering	Order & Pay at £9.99/month	Square Online Plus (£20/month billed annually) or Premium (£64/month billed annually); not included on the Free plan
Online card processing	Stripe's standard rates, paid to Stripe; 0% Café QR platform fee	1.4% + 25p per UK card and 2.5% + 25p per non-UK card on Free and Plus; 1.4% + 15p and 2.5% + 15p on Premium
Loyalty and marketing	Opt-in customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan	Square Loyalty from £25/month per location; Square Marketing from £9/month per location
Where orders go	Live kitchen screen and kitchen printers; paid orders can also be pushed into Square	Square POS, kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system
Contract	No contract; cancel any time	Square says no long-term contract is required

When Square's own QR ordering may fit

If you already run Square for your till and payments, Square Online's QR ordering keeps everything in one account, and orders arrive on the same POS and kitchen printers.

It suits venues happy to pay for Square Online Plus and, if they want them, Square's separate loyalty and marketing subscriptions.

When Café QR may fit

Café QR may fit a café that wants table and counter ordering, a kitchen screen and an opt-in customer list in one price, without adding separate loyalty and marketing subscriptions.

If you use a Square till, you don't have to choose: Café QR can import your Square catalogue, push paid orders into Square, and hide items that are sold out in Square.

Adding up the cost

For QR ordering with loyalty on Square, count Square Online Plus plus Square Loyalty, and Square Marketing if you want campaigns, then Square's online card rates on each order.

Café QR’s Order & Pay plan is £9.99 a month with the opt-in loyalty list included. Stripe processing charges apply to online payments, and there is no Café QR platform fee.

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.

Good afternoon, SamThe Corner Café · busy lunchSearch orders, dishes, guests…LightDark Open a screen

TodayHigh St + Market Sq£1,295▲ 12%Takings so far · 38 orders · avg £34

Live orders All →

New4

Cooking4

Ready2

Tables now Floor →72%seatedSeated18Free7To pay3Table 4 wants the billWaiting 3 minTake payment

Needs you now 3

2 guests asking for staffTable 4 wants the bill · Table 9 calledSee requests
3 orders running latePast the kitchen’s 15 min targetKitchen
2 items running lowOat milk, sourdoughReorder

All locationsHigh StMarket Sq+

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.

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.

Ask before buying

Details we could not verify

Whether Square's monthly prices differ when Square Online is billed monthly rather than annually.
Any extra cost for Square hardware such as kitchen display screens, which is sold separately.

Questions

Straight answers, before you start.

Visit the help centre →Ask us on WhatsApp

Is QR table ordering included on Square's free plan in the UK?

On Square's UK Online pricing page reviewed on 30 September 2026, self-serve QR table ordering requires Square Online Plus (£20/month billed annually) or Premium (£64/month billed annually). Café QR includes QR table ordering, kitchen screen and opt-in loyalty for £9.99 a month.

Can I keep my Square till and use Café QR for table ordering and loyalty?

Yes. Café QR connects directly to Square to import your catalogue, push paid QR orders into your Square POS, and hide items marked sold out in Square.

How much does loyalty cost on Café QR compared with Square?

Café QR includes opt-in loyalty and WhatsApp/email customer offers in every plan from £9.99 a month. Square Loyalty is a separate subscription starting from £25/month per location, plus Square Marketing from £9/month.

Keep comparing

Prefer to talk it through?

Book a walkthrough or ask us anything.

Tell us about your venue and we’ll reply, usually within one working day, to plan your setup or show you round the till on a call. It’s an enquiry only: no card, no subscription and no trial started.

WhatsApp us Or try the live demo →

For cafés using or considering Square

An alternative to Square QR code ordering

Start free trial →See Café QR pricing Jump to the comparison ↓

Square is a trademark of Block, Inc. Café QR is not affiliated with or endorsed by Square. Competitor details checked on 30 September 2026 from their public websites; check current terms with them.

Café QR

Price check · Café QR vs Square

Café QR: From £9.99/month, loyalty included
Square QR ordering: Needs Square Online Plus or Premium
Square Online Plus: £20/month (billed annually)

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

Checked 30 September 2026

FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITES

No card to start
Runs on any tablet or phone
No contract
0% platform fee

Side by side

Compare the published details. Theirs and ours.

Prices exclude payment-processing charges unless the row says otherwise. Check the linked provider pages before making a decision.

Plan needed for QR table ordering
Café QR
Order & Pay at £9.99/month
Square
Square Online Plus (£20/month billed annually) or Premium (£64/month billed annually); not included on the Free plan
Online card processing
Café QR
Stripe's standard rates, paid to Stripe; 0% Café QR platform fee
Square
1.4% + 25p per UK card and 2.5% + 25p per non-UK card on Free and Plus; 1.4% + 15p and 2.5% + 15p on Premium
Loyalty and marketing
Café QR
Opt-in customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan
Square
Square Loyalty from £25/month per location; Square Marketing from £9/month per location
Where orders go
Café QR
Live kitchen screen and kitchen printers; paid orders can also be pushed into Square
Square
Square POS, kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system
Contract
Café QR
No contract; cancel any time
Square
Square says no long-term contract is required

An alternative to Square QR code ordering
Detail	Café QR	Square
Plan needed for QR table ordering	Order & Pay at £9.99/month	Square Online Plus (£20/month billed annually) or Premium (£64/month billed annually); not included on the Free plan
Online card processing	Stripe's standard rates, paid to Stripe; 0% Café QR platform fee	1.4% + 25p per UK card and 2.5% + 25p per non-UK card on Free and Plus; 1.4% + 15p and 2.5% + 15p on Premium
Loyalty and marketing	Opt-in customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan	Square Loyalty from £25/month per location; Square Marketing from £9/month per location
Where orders go	Live kitchen screen and kitchen printers; paid orders can also be pushed into Square	Square POS, kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system
Contract	No contract; cancel any time	Square says no long-term contract is required

When Square's own QR ordering may fit

If you already run Square for your till and payments, Square Online's QR ordering keeps everything in one account, and orders arrive on the same POS and kitchen printers.

It suits venues happy to pay for Square Online Plus and, if they want them, Square's separate loyalty and marketing subscriptions.

When Café QR may fit

Café QR may fit a café that wants table and counter ordering, a kitchen screen and an opt-in customer list in one price, without adding separate loyalty and marketing subscriptions.

If you use a Square till, you don't have to choose: Café QR can import your Square catalogue, push paid orders into Square, and hide items that are sold out in Square.

Adding up the cost

For QR ordering with loyalty on Square, count Square Online Plus plus Square Loyalty, and Square Marketing if you want campaigns, then Square's online card rates on each order.

Café QR’s Order & Pay plan is £9.99 a month with the opt-in loyalty list included. Stripe processing charges apply to online payments, and there is no Café QR platform fee.

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.

Good afternoon, SamThe Corner Café · busy lunchSearch orders, dishes, guests…LightDark Open a screen

TodayHigh St + Market Sq£1,295▲ 12%Takings so far · 38 orders · avg £34

Live orders All →

New4

Cooking4

Ready2

Tables now Floor →72%seatedSeated18Free7To pay3Table 4 wants the billWaiting 3 minTake payment

Needs you now 3

2 guests asking for staffTable 4 wants the bill · Table 9 calledSee requests
3 orders running latePast the kitchen’s 15 min targetKitchen
2 items running lowOat milk, sourdoughReorder

All locationsHigh StMarket Sq+

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.

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

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.

Ask before buying

Details we could not verify

Whether Square's monthly prices differ when Square Online is billed monthly rather than annually.
Any extra cost for Square hardware such as kitchen display screens, which is sold separately.

Questions

Straight answers, before you start.

Visit the help centre →Ask us on WhatsApp

Is QR table ordering included on Square's free plan in the UK?

Can I keep my Square till and use Café QR for table ordering and loyalty?

Yes. Café QR connects directly to Square to import your catalogue, push paid QR orders into your Square POS, and hide items marked sold out in Square.

How much does loyalty cost on Café QR compared with Square?

Keep comparing

Prefer to talk it through?

Book a walkthrough or ask us anything.

WhatsApp us Or try the live demo →

An alternative to Square QR code ordering

Compare the published details. Theirs and ours.

When Square's own QR ordering may fit

When Café QR may fit

Adding up the cost

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

Switching is easy. We do the heavy lifting.

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

What you need. Probably what you already have.

Official pages reviewed. Check them yourself.

Details we could not verify

Straight answers, before you start.

Related pages. Read the next one.

Book a walkthrough or ask us anything.

An alternative to Square QR code ordering

Compare the published details. Theirs and ours.

When Square's own QR ordering may fit

When Café QR may fit

Adding up the cost

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

Switching is easy. We do the heavy lifting.

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

What you need. Probably what you already have.

Official pages reviewed. Check them yourself.

Details we could not verify

Straight answers, before you start.

Related pages. Read the next one.

Book a walkthrough or ask us anything.