Overview

Flipdish brings dine-in, collection, take-out, and delivery orders into one POS, alongside menus, inventory, staff rotas, and delivery dispatch. Customers can order through a restaurant website or app, QR code, or self-service kiosk. That makes it a fit for businesses seeking more than a standalone ordering page, though smaller operators may pay for operational breadth they do not need.

For chains, centralized menu management and reporting across locations help keep sites coordinated. The company was founded in 2015 in Dublin, Ireland.

Key features

Ordering and customer channels

Flipdish supports bespoke ordering websites, restaurant-branded iOS and Android apps, QR-code order and pay, and kiosks. The apps include one-click reorder, loyalty, push notifications, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and order-status updates. These options give operators multiple branded routes to repeat business, but the app is reserved for the Website & Mobile App plan rather than the lower-priced Website tier.

POS and operations

The POS consolidates orders and payments with centralized menu and order management. Kitchen display, driver tracking, appliance checks, task management, incident reporting, and expiry, nutrition, and allergy labels extend the system into back-of-house work. This breadth can reduce the need to stitch together separate workflows; teams that only need QR menus or a basic ordering channel may find it more system than they need.

Payments, integrations, and reporting

Integrated card processing supports PCI compliance, split tender, tipping, payment reporting, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Flipdish says transaction rates have no hidden fees. Customizable reports, real-time manager metrics, sales forecasting, and multi-location reporting give operators visibility across service and sites.

Integrations include Captiva, Clover, Epos Now, Lightspeed, Oracle Micros, Square, Toast, TouchBistro, Deliverect, UrbanPiper, Stuart, and VROMO, among others. Flipdish also describes its API as open, allowing businesses to integrate aspects of their operation with online ordering. The AI Phone Agent can handle concurrent calls, take orders with modifiers and notes, upsell, accept secure payment, and route orders to the POS or kitchen display.

Pricing

Flipdish has a free plan, but the paid plans are the clearest fit for operators choosing a defined set of ordering channels. Annual billing is priced per site at lower rates than monthly billing; monthly rates are higher. The listed monthly prices are:

Self-Service Kiosk: $99.00 USD per month, per site. Includes kiosk software, menu management, loyalty and retention, reporting and analytics, and integrated payments. Kiosk hardware costs extra.
Website: $149.00 USD per month, per site. Includes a branded website, online ordering, menu management, loyalty and retention, reporting and analytics, and integrated payments. It does not include a branded mobile app.
Website & Mobile App: $249.00 USD per month, per site. Adds a branded app and third-party delivery integration to the Website plan's core features.

Choose the kiosk plan when on-premises self-service is the priority; choose Website for branded online ordering without an app; and choose Website & Mobile App when app-based ordering and third-party delivery integration justify the higher per-site fee. Hardware and implementation may add upfront costs. There is no free trial or refund policy stated, so the free plan should not be treated as a trial of the paid tiers.

Platforms

Flipdish supports Android, iOS, web, and API. Branded mobile apps are available for iOS and Android, while websites and online ordering serve web customers.

Who it's for

Independent restaurants and takeaways can use Flipdish to combine ordering, POS, payments, and daily operating tools. Franchises and chains have a stronger reason to choose it when central menu control and reporting across sites matter. Businesses seeking only a simple digital menu or a low-cost ordering tool should compare narrower options before taking on a per-site platform subscription.

Pros and cons

Pro: Multiple branded ordering channels, including websites, apps, QR ordering, and kiosks, let operators serve different customer preferences.
Pro: POS and operational features span order handling, inventory, staff rotas, kitchen display, and delivery dispatch, supporting consolidation.
Pro: Central menus and cross-site reporting address needs specific to multi-location operators.
Con: Monthly subscriptions are charged per site, so costs rise with location count.
Con: The Website plan omits the branded app, while kiosk hardware costs extra; businesses may need a more expensive plan or additional upfront spend for their preferred setup.
Con: Hardware and implementation may require upfront costs, adding to the commitment beyond the subscription.

Alternatives

For a simpler or lower-cost starting point, Dmeals has a free Starter plan for one restaurant and up to 30 dishes, with a QR menu but no custom branding or analytics. Choose it when a basic QR menu matters more than Flipdish's POS and operations breadth.

UpMenu Delivery is a paid alternative with a $29.00 USD per month Delivery POS plan covering order management, POS and kitchen integration, and delivery dispatching. It may suit teams prioritizing delivery workflows at a lower stated monthly price; Flipdish adds broader branded channels and multi-location tools.

square.menu offers a free plan capped at one menu, 25 products, and three categories, with QR sharing and square.menu branding. It is a better fit for a small menu that does not need Flipdish's full restaurant platform.

Tabemi is another option for restaurants considering a free entry point.

AviQR offers a free Starter plan capped at 20 menu items, 50 orders per day, and one QR code, which suits a tightly bounded QR use case.

Digmenu has a free plan with feature and usage limits and a Monthly plan at 19.99 EUR per month. Consider it when a lower-priced menu-focused option is a better match than a broad POS platform.

GustoQR offers a free tier capped at 500 customers per year and excludes full POS and full AI features, making it an option for businesses testing a more limited setup.

MenuHoster has a free plan capped at one active menu, 3K views and 3K QR scans per rolling 30 days, and 25 pay-at-pickup orders per month.

Readers comparing categories can also browse Digital Menu Software, Restaurant Website Builders, Food Ordering Software, and Restaurant Online Ordering Software.

Verdict

Choose Flipdish if your restaurant, franchise, or chain wants branded ordering channels tied to POS, payments, and operational tools, especially when centralized menus and reporting across sites are valuable. Look elsewhere if your needs stop at a basic QR menu or you want to avoid per-site subscriptions and possible hardware or implementation costs.

	Flipdish	FoodStorm
Free plan	No	No
Free trial	No	No
Paid from	$79/mo	—
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Android, api, iOS, Web	Web
Free plan	No	—
Paid from	$79/mo	—
Delivery orders	Yes	—
POS integration	Yes	—
Branded mobile app	Yes	—
Ordering channels	website and app	—

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