For bars across the United States

Run a packed bar without the card-behind-the-counter risk.

Digital tabs, fast checkout and pour-cost tracking — one platform built for independent American bars.

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A waiter working the floor with Asky open on a tablet
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A chef plating dishes at the kitchen pass

The 6 problems we solve for bars.

If any of these sound familiar, you're our customer.

01

Card Behind the Bar Is a Fraud Risk

Holding a customer's physical card all night for an open tab creates real skimming exposure — it's happened, and it's been prosecuted. A digital tab closes in seconds, with no card ever leaving the customer's hand.

02

Tip Pool Rules Are a Legal Minefield

The federal tipped wage is still $2.13/hr, but California, Washington and Oregon ban tip credits entirely — and tip-pool lawsuits are a live, recurring category. Clear, itemized tip reporting keeps every location compliant with its own state's rules.

03

Pour Cost Bleeds 10-20% a Month

Overpouring, comped drinks and shrinkage cost the average bar around $25K a year — and outside Utah, no US state mandates metered pours. Real inventory tracking makes that loss visible instead of invisible.

04

Locked Into Your POS

Toast and Clover bundle hardware with card processing in multi-year contracts, and rates can rise with 30 days' notice. Asky charges per transaction, no lock-in.

05

Game Day Overwhelms a Normal POS

Wings orders jump 25% and drink orders spike hard the moment kickoff hits — a system built for a slow Tuesday buckles on a Sunday. KDS keeps the bar sequenced even when every table orders at once.

06

Bad Reviews on Google and Yelp

A single bad review can cost you dozens of new customers — and American drinkers check both Google and Yelp before they walk in. Most bad reviews happen before you even know there's a problem.

The Root Problem

Different problems. Same root cause.

Every one of them comes from running separate systems that forget the guest the moment an order ends. Asky is one system — and it remembers.

How Asky fixes it.

Every tool your venue needs — all in one platform, working as one.

Operate

Simplified operations.

Smart Digital Menu

One menu powering table, takeaway and delivery orders. Time-based, with photos, modifiers and dietary tags.

Self-Service Ordering

Customers tap, order and pay on their own — at the table, the counter or a kiosk.

QR Code Ordering

Customers scan, order and pay on their phone — at the table, in the queue, or in the room.

POS

Fast, casual-friendly POS that handles the floor. Modifiers, splits, transfers.

User Roles & Dashboards

Owner, manager, cashier, kitchen — each role gets its own view, permissions and reports.

Booking System

Tables, rooms, events and experiences in one book — with floor plans, deposits, reminders, capacity limits and no-show tracking.

Live Floor & Table Status

See every table in real time — open, seated, ordering or ready to pay — straight from the floor plan.

Payments

Card, contactless, mobile wallet — all settled in one dashboard.

KDS (Kitchen Display)

Kitchen display synced with the floor. Orders sequenced, delays surfaced, comms reduced.

Preparation Time

The kitchen sets how long each dish takes and the guest sees it before they order — so a slow-cooked plate reads as worth the wait, not as a late one.

Driver App

Drivers see their queue, route, customer notes and proof of delivery from one app.

Delivery Management Panel

A single view of every active delivery, driver and ETA — for ops control in real time.

Dynamic Delivery Map

Live map of pending orders. Smart batching cuts delivery time and fuel cost.

Split Bill

Split by item, by guest or evenly. Closes the table fast at peak.

Repeat Order

Returning customers tap once to reorder their favourites. Drives loyalty without effort.

Reports & Insights

End-of-day, sales by item, COGS, staff hours, variance — finalised the moment you close. No spreadsheets.

Shift Tracking

Staff start, pause and close their own shifts. See sales, cash in drawer and hours per team member — in real time.

Stock & Inventory Soon

Track ingredients, COGS and variance per menu item. Auto re-order alerts.

Staff Roster Soon

Schedule shifts, track hours, manage swaps and approvals — alongside the POS your team already uses.

Automate

Service on autopilot.

WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger AI

One AI brain across WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger — automated replies, same tone everywhere, and a message to the customer the moment their order status changes, including a delay.

Instagram Comment Auto-Reply

AI replies to every Instagram comment instantly — keeps engagement high and frees your team from the feed.

Instagram Welcome DM

New followers get an automatic DM the moment they follow — introduce your brand, share your menu or drop an offer.

Generative AI with Memory

Remembers each guest across conversations. No "what's your name?" twice.

Smart Replies

Suggested responses for staff to send in one tap. Keeps the human voice; saves the time.

Automated FAQ

The 12 most-asked questions answered instantly, in the customer's language. 24/7.

AI Reservations Soon

AI books, confirms, modifies and cancels reservations across channels. Floor plan respected.

AI Order Taking Soon

AI takes orders from chat with menu modifiers, allergens and upsells handled correctly.

Grow

Drive revenue.

CRM

Every order builds a guest profile. Frequency, ticket size, dietary notes — yours, not a marketplace's.

Loyalty Program

Digital stamp cards, tiered rewards, birthday treats — usage rates 4× higher than paper.

Coupons

Single-use, multi-use, time-bound. Redeemable at the till and on QR ordering.

Referral Points

Customers refer friends, both get rewarded. Tracked end-to-end in the CRM.

Gift Cards

Sell digital and physical gift cards. Recipients spend at your venue — you keep the cash float and pick up a new customer.

Reviews & Reputation

  • Avoid Google negative reviews
  • Increase 5-star Google reviews
  • Recover unhappy customers
  • Find issues quicker

Birthday & Win-back Automation Soon

Set once, run forever. Birthday treats and lapsed-customer offers fire automatically.

WhatsApp / SMS / Messenger / Email Campaigns Soon

Reach customers where they are. Same campaign, four channels, one dashboard.

Website Builder

A branded site with QR ordering, gift cards and bookings out of the box. Drag-and-drop, no code.

Ad Tracking

Link every order back to the ad that brought the customer in. ROAS at the venue level.

Meta Audience Targeting

Send your CRM segments to Meta Ads. Retargeting, lookalikes, win-back audiences — automated.

Lead Capture

Conversations that turn into customers — name, email, phone captured naturally in chat.

Customer Segmentation

AI groups your audience by behaviour: VIPs, lapsed, first-timers, big spenders.

Your devices, or ours. Either way, one system.

Run Asky on the screens you already have — or tell us what you need and we'll sort the hardware. No proprietary kit, no lock-in.

  • Asky running on a large monitor — Point of sale
    Large monitor
  • Asky running on a tablet — Counter ordering
    Tablet
  • Asky running on a cellular — Customer menu
    Cellular
Free venue audits

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Numbers other operators see.

−18%

Reduction in order errors

+15%

Increase in tips with digital checkout

+20%

Increase in average spend per guest

Indicative numbers from current Asky operators in this category. Your results will differ — enquire and we'll model it for your venue.

Trusted by independent bars across the United States.

Common questions from bars.

Do customers need to hand over a card to open a tab? +

No — tabs run on a saved payment method the customer controls from their phone, not a physical card held behind the bar.

How does bill splitting work? +

Even split or by item — the customer chooses from their phone, no need to flag down the bartender.

What happens if the wifi goes down? +

Asky runs online only, which keeps every screen in sync. If your venue wifi drops, connect the device to any 4G or 5G network, such as a phone hotspot, and carry on trading with the same orders, kitchen screen and payments.

Pricing

Start without risk.

No contract

Cancel anytime. No lock-in.

Offer

Free setup

Usually $299. Free until .

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Second opinion

Not sure? Ask an AI about Asky.

Opens your assistant with the question already written — it reads this page and tells you how Asky fits a bar like yours.

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The answer comes from the assistant, not from us.

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