For coffee shops across the United States

The same faces every morning. Your POS can't name one of them.

A register records the sale and stops there. Asky turns every cup into a customer you know — QR pre-orders that keep the line moving, loyalty that works without an app, and the data to bring new faces in.

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Asky for cafes
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A waiter taking an order on an Asky tablet in a full dining room
A restaurant table set with plated dishes and wine
A chef plating at the pass, reading orders on the Asky kitchen display
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Cafes are complicated

Running a cafe comes with enough problems.

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01 — Morning rush

The line is growing. Some won’t wait.

Customers on their way to work won’t always wait. A slow line can quickly become a lost sale.

02 — Labor

Your best staff are taking orders instead of making them.

During the rush, repetitive tasks pull your team away from making drinks and serving customers.

03 — Customer retention

Regulars every week. Strangers in your system.

You know their face and maybe even their usual order. But when they stop coming, does your business notice?

04 — Loyalty

Points are easy. Knowing your regulars is harder.

A loyalty program should do more than count purchases. It should help you understand who keeps coming back.

05 — Second orders

They want another. They don’t want another line.

A second coffee, pastry or lunch item can become a lost sale when ordering means lining up again.

06 — Order accuracy

Oat. Half sweet. Extra shot. No room.

Highly customized drinks leave plenty of room for mistakes between ordering and preparation.

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
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Numbers other operators see.

6×

Loyalty redemption vs punch cards

40sec

Average mobile order pickup time

+26%

Repeat visits with saved orders

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 coffee shops across the United States.

Common questions from cafes.

Can my baristas learn the POS in one shift? +

Yes. Asky's cafe POS is designed for new hires to pick up in under 30 minutes. Most independent coffee shops don't need formal training sessions.

Do you handle the breakfast / lunch menu split? +

Yes — time-based menus switch automatically. Breakfast sandwiches in the morning, lunch items from 11am — set it once and it runs itself.

Can I run loyalty without forcing customers to download an app? +

Yes. Loyalty works inside QR ordering and the POS — no app needed. Customers collect and redeem stamps in the browser. If they want the native app, that's available too.

How does Asky compare to Square or Toast for cafes? +

Square and Toast charge a flat monthly fee and often bundle in hardware contracts, whether it's a quiet Tuesday or a packed Saturday. Asky's pricing is tailored to your venue instead — apply for a quote to see what that looks like for you. You also get built-in QR pre-orders, customer CRM and loyalty that Square and Toast charge extra for or don't offer at all.

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

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Second opinion

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

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