POS, kitchen display, table management, gift cards, tips, Z-Report — and the accounting underneath. One tool. One subscription.
Square POS, QuickBooks for accounting, Gusto for tips, a spreadsheet for inventory. Four tools, four bills, four reconciliations.
One platform — café POS, accounting, tip distribution, inventory, Z-Report. One bill. One source of truth.
Tip splits at the end of each shift take 45 minutes with paper and a calculator.
Built-in tip splitting by hours worked or sales contribution. Auto-calculated. Auto-credited to payroll.
Square charges 2.6% + 10¢. QuickBooks Plus is $99/mo. POS hardware is locked-in.
Stripe Terminal — competitive rates, hardware you own. $19-$49/mo for everything else. Switch readers any time.
Gift cards via a separate Square Loyalty subscription cost $25/mo.
Built-in gift cards + loyalty + reservation system. Included in your TinSuite plan.
Categories, variants, modifier groups, allergens. Imports from your existing menu CSV.
Per-station screens. Color-coded urgency. Bumps + recall. Works on any tablet.
Drag-drop floor plan. Open tabs, transfer tables, split checks.
By hours, by sales, by role. Auto-calculate, auto-distribute to payroll.
Print a QR — guests order from their phone. Sends to your KDS instantly.
Sell gift cards, redeem in POS, track loyalty points. Included.
Online booking widget for your website. Capacity-aware. Auto-confirms.
Card readers from $59. Tap to Pay on iPhone. Cash drawer kick included.
End-of-day report: sales, tax, tips, payment breakdown. One click.
| Feature | TinSuite | Toast | Square for Restaurants | Lightspeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly software | $0–$49 | $69+ | $0+ + 2.6% | $69+ |
| POS hardware lock-in | — | |||
| KDS included | +$25/station | +$60/loc | ||
| Tip splits + payroll | +$30/mo | — | ||
| Accounting built-in | — | — | — | |
| Gift cards + loyalty | +$10/mo | |||
| QR menu | ||||
| Free tier | — | — |
“Our café went from 4 separate apps to 1. Tip distribution that used to take 45 minutes now takes 30 seconds.”
Yes — upload a CSV with name/price/category/modifiers. Or sync directly from Toast or Square POS.
Any iPad / Android tablet for the POS terminal. Stripe Terminal reader (BBPOS WisePad $59 or Stripe Reader S700 $349). Optional: ESC/POS thermal printer for receipts.
Yes. Tip pools, splits, and per-employee distribution flow directly into payroll runs (W-2 reportable).
Yes — Tap to Pay on iPhone XS+ means zero hardware. POS works offline; queues sales for sync when back online.
Pro and Business plans. Separate menus per location, consolidated reports, central inventory.
14-day Pro trial. No card. Cancel anytime.