# From the SpoonCub blog

Notes on running a small restaurant with SpoonCub. For practical how-tos, start with the [guides](https://spooncub.com/content/index.md).

- [Best Free Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-free-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): SpoonCub is not free restaurant POS. You can trial it, then the Standard plan is ₹3,999 a year. A forever-free POS is a different product with different limits.
- [SpoonCub vs Petpooja: Which Is Better for Small Restaurants?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-petpooja/index.md): Petpooja is a broad restaurant POS. SpoonCub is staff ordering on a phone for one small restaurant. Choose by the daily job, not the feature list.
- [SpoonCub vs DotPe: Which Is Better for Small Restaurants?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-dotpe/index.md): DotPe covers digital ordering, payments, and a wider commerce stack. SpoonCub is the staff ticket on a phone. Match the product to the job you have today.
- [SpoonCub vs Restroworks: Which Restaurant Software Should You Choose?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-restroworks/index.md): Restroworks, formerly Posist, is a chain-scale restaurant platform. SpoonCub is staff ordering for one small outlet. They solve different sizes of problem.
- [SpoonCub vs Posist: Which Is Better for a Small Restaurant?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-posist/index.md): Posist rebranded to Restroworks. It is a chain restaurant platform. SpoonCub is the lighter choice when one small team takes orders on a phone.
- [SpoonCub vs SlickPOS: Which Is Better for Small Food Businesses?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-slickpos/index.md): SlickPOS is a cloud restaurant POS with billing, tables, and online-order hooks. SpoonCub is a narrower staff-ordering app for one outlet on a phone.
- [SpoonCub vs GoFrugal Restaurant POS: Which Should You Choose?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-gofrugal/index.md): GoFrugal is billing and inventory software used by restaurants and retailers.
- [SpoonCub vs UrbanPiper: Which Is Right for Your Restaurant?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-urbanpiper/index.md): UrbanPiper connects online orders from apps like Swiggy and Zomato. SpoonCub is for orders your own staff type in.
- [SpoonCub vs MenuTab: Which Simple Restaurant Ordering System Is Better?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-menutab/index.md): MenuTab-style tools publish a menu for guests, often by QR or a social page. SpoonCub is the opposite: your staff take the order.
- [SpoonCub vs Traditional Restaurant POS Software](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-traditional-restaurant-pos/index.md): A traditional restaurant POS is a counter system with hardware, training, and modules.
- [SpoonCub vs Billing Software: What Does a Small Restaurant Actually Need?](https://spooncub.com/blog/spooncub-vs-billing-software/index.md): Billing software prints the bill. SpoonCub runs the order until that bill exists. A small restaurant usually needs the order first.
- [Best Petpooja Alternatives for Small Restaurants in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/petpooja-alternatives-for-small-restaurants/index.md): A Petpooja alternative for a small restaurant should cover the floor ticket first. SpoonCub does that on a phone.
- [Best DotPe Alternatives for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/dotpe-alternatives-for-small-restaurants/index.md): Leave DotPe for a lighter tool when you do not need guest ordering and payments as the main product. SpoonCub replaces the staff ticket, not the online store.
- [Best Restroworks Alternatives for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/restroworks-alternatives-for-small-restaurants/index.md): Restroworks is built for chains. A small restaurant alternative is a single-outlet ordering app such as SpoonCub, or a simpler POS if you still need stock.
- [Best Posist Alternatives for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/posist-alternatives-for-small-restaurants/index.md): Posist is now Restroworks. Small restaurants looking for a Posist alternative usually need less platform, not another chain suite.
- [Best SlickPOS Alternatives for Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/slickpos-alternatives-for-restaurants/index.md): A SlickPOS alternative is either a fuller POS or a thinner ordering app.
- [Best GoFrugal Alternatives for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/gofrugal-alternatives-for-small-restaurants/index.md): GoFrugal alternatives for a small restaurant start with a question: do you still need inventory?
- [Affordable Petpooja Alternatives for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/affordable-petpooja-alternatives/index.md): An affordable Petpooja alternative is the smallest system that still closes the bill. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year.
- [Simple Petpooja Alternatives Without Complex POS Features](https://spooncub.com/blog/simple-petpooja-alternatives/index.md): A simple Petpooja alternative drops inventory, guest QR, and aggregator modules. SpoonCub keeps staff ordering, checkout, and today's collection.
- [Restaurant POS Alternatives for Businesses That Only Need Order Management](https://spooncub.com/blog/pos-alternatives-for-order-management-only/index.md): If you only need order management, skip a full POS. SpoonCub is a staff order ticket for tables and takeaway, with checkout attached so the order can close.
- [Best Restaurant Software Alternatives to Expensive POS Systems](https://spooncub.com/blog/alternatives-to-expensive-restaurant-pos/index.md): An expensive POS is often hardware plus modules. The alternative for one small restaurant is a phone app with a single annual plan.
- [10 Best Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): The best restaurant POS in India is the one that matches your outlet.
- [10 Best Restaurant Management Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-management-software-in-india/index.md): Restaurant management software in India ranges from chain platforms to a phone ticket. Small restaurants should buy the layer they will open every service.
- [10 Best Restaurant Ordering Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-ordering-software-in-india/index.md): Restaurant ordering software should show who places the order. SpoonCub is staff-taken ordering for one outlet in India, not guest QR and not Swiggy.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Small Restaurants in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-small-restaurants-in-india/index.md): Small restaurants in India need a menu, open tickets, and a close. SpoonCub is built for that single outlet. Fuller POS systems are for stock and aggregators.
- [Best Affordable Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-affordable-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): Affordable POS in India is a low monthly or annual plan without hardware. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year.
- [Best Restaurant Order Management Software for Small Businesses](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-order-management-software/index.md): Order management for a small restaurant is the open ticket and the history. SpoonCub keeps dine-in on tables and takeaway on parcel orders.
- [Best Mobile POS Software for Restaurants in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-mobile-pos-software-for-restaurants-in-india/index.md): A mobile POS for restaurants in India should run on the phone staff already carry. SpoonCub is a browser app you add to the home screen. No Play Store install.
- [Best Cloud-Based Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-cloud-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): Cloud restaurant POS keeps the ticket off a single PC.
- [Best Restaurant Billing and Ordering Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-billing-and-ordering-software-in-india/index.md): Billing and ordering belong on the same ticket. SpoonCub takes the order and closes it with a payment mode and an optional GST breakup. It is not e-invoicing.
- [Best Restaurant Software Under ₹500 per Month](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-under-500-per-month/index.md): Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year, so it stays under ₹500 a month. See the pricing section.
- [Best Restaurant Software Under ₹1,000 per Month](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-under-1000-per-month/index.md): Under ₹1,000 a month covers SpoonCub and several fuller POS plans. Spend the extra only if you will use stock, aggregators, or more than one outlet.
- [Best Simple Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-simple-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): The simplest restaurant POS in India is a short staff flow: table or parcel, items, payment. SpoonCub is built to stop there.
- [Best Easy-to-Use Restaurant Software for Beginners](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-easy-restaurant-software-for-beginners/index.md): Beginners need one screen they can trust on night one. SpoonCub is tables, a menu, and checkout. Learn that before you add any other system.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Owners Who Don't Need a Complex POS](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-without-a-complex-pos/index.md): If you do not need a complex POS, buy staff ordering.
- [Best Restaurant Software for a Single Outlet](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-a-single-outlet/index.md): Single-outlet software should not charge you for a chain. SpoonCub is one restaurant: one menu, one team, one plan, staff ordering on a phone.
- [Best POS Software for Small Cafes in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-software-for-small-cafes-in-india/index.md): A small cafe in India needs fast tickets on a shared phone, not a hotel POS. SpoonCub covers tables, a short menu, and the till.
- [Best Ordering Software for Tea Shops in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-ordering-software-for-tea-shops-in-india/index.md): Tea shops need a short menu and a fast counter ticket. SpoonCub works from a phone. A full POS is extra unless you track stock or aggregators.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Food Trucks in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-food-trucks-in-india/index.md): A food truck should run on a phone, not a fixed terminal. SpoonCub takes parcel orders and records how people paid. It does not need a counter PC.
- [Best POS Software for Fast Food Restaurants in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-software-for-fast-food-restaurants-in-india/index.md): Fast food needs a short ticket and a quick close. SpoonCub handles counter and parcel orders on a phone. It is not a drive-through or aggregator suite.
- [Best Ordering Software for Cloud Kitchens in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-ordering-software-for-cloud-kitchens-in-india/index.md): Cloud kitchens that live on Swiggy and Zomato need an aggregator tool. SpoonCub fits only the direct orders your staff type in. It does not import app orders.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Bakeries](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-bakeries/index.md): A bakery counter needs fast billing of a short case menu. SpoonCub runs that on a phone. It does not track flour, batches, or production.
- [Best POS Software for Juice Shops](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-software-for-juice-shops/index.md): Juice shops need a phone at the counter and a short menu. SpoonCub records the glass and the payment. It does not run a recipe or a loyalty scheme.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Small Dhabas](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-small-dhabas/index.md): A small dhaba needs tables on a shared phone and a simple menu. SpoonCub is that floor book. It is not a highway-plaza chain POS.
- [Best Ordering Software for Takeaway Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-ordering-software-for-takeaway-restaurants/index.md): Takeaway ordering is a queue of named tickets. SpoonCub calls these parcel orders. It does not import Swiggy, and guests do not order on a public page.
- [Best POS Software for QSR Restaurants in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-software-for-qsr-restaurants-in-india/index.md): A small QSR can run SpoonCub at one counter. A chain QSR that needs kitchen screens and aggregator orders should buy a QSR platform instead.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Small Food Courts](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-small-food-courts/index.md): Each stall in a small food court is its own till. SpoonCub can run one stall from a phone. It does not settle a shared food-court cashier.
- [Best Order Management Software for Canteens](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-order-management-software-for-canteens/index.md): Canteens need a repeating menu and a fast staff ticket. SpoonCub handles that counter. It does not do subsidised payroll deductions or company billing.
- [Best POS Software for Ice Cream Shops](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-software-for-ice-cream-shops/index.md): An ice cream shop can bill cups and tubs from a phone. SpoonCub keeps that menu and the payment. It does not track tubs in a deep freezer.
- [Best Restaurant Software for Small Pizzerias](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-small-pizzerias/index.md): A small pizzeria can take pizzas on SpoonCub and note toppings in a remark. It will not give you a full modifier or half-and-half builder.
- [Best Software for Small Home-Based Food Businesses](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-software-for-home-based-food-businesses/index.md): A home food business can take orders on a phone with SpoonCub parcel tickets. It does not need a shop POS, and it will not run your Instagram checkout.
- [Restaurant POS vs Order Management System: What's the Difference?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-vs-order-management-system/index.md): A restaurant POS is the full counter system. An order management system tracks the ticket. SpoonCub is the order ticket plus a simple close, not a full POS.
- [Restaurant POS vs Billing Software: What's the Difference?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-vs-billing-software/index.md): Billing software produces the bill. A restaurant POS also runs service.
- [Mobile POS vs Traditional POS for Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/mobile-pos-vs-traditional-pos/index.md): Traditional POS stays at the counter. Mobile POS walks with the staff. SpoonCub is the walking version, on a phone you already own.
- [Cloud POS vs Offline POS: Which Is Better for Restaurants?](https://spooncub.com/blog/cloud-pos-vs-offline-pos/index.md): Cloud POS keeps the menu and history on the account. Offline POS keeps billing on the device when the internet drops. SpoonCub is cloud.
- [Restaurant POS App vs POS Machine](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-app-vs-pos-machine/index.md): A POS machine is hardware you buy. A POS app runs on a phone. SpoonCub is the app: add it to the home screen from the browser. There is no machine in the box.
- [QR Ordering vs Staff-Taken Ordering: Which Is Better?](https://spooncub.com/blog/qr-ordering-vs-staff-ordering/index.md): QR ordering lets the guest send the ticket. Staff-taken ordering lets your team send it. SpoonCub is staff-taken only. There is no guest QR menu.
- [Self-Ordering vs Waiter Ordering: Which Is Better for Restaurants?](https://spooncub.com/blog/self-ordering-vs-waiter-ordering/index.md): Self-ordering suits a queue that can tap a kiosk. Waiter ordering suits a dining room. SpoonCub is waiter ordering on the waiter's phone.
- [Paper KOT vs Digital KOT](https://spooncub.com/blog/paper-kot-vs-digital-kot/index.md): A paper KOT is the kitchen slip. A digital KOT is that slip on a screen or printer. SpoonCub replaces the waiter's pad with a live ticket.
- [Manual Order Taking vs Digital Order Taking](https://spooncub.com/blog/manual-order-taking-vs-digital-order-taking/index.md): Manual order taking is a pad and memory. Digital order taking is a menu on a phone. SpoonCub is the digital pad for staff, not a guest app.
- [Restaurant POS vs Excel: When Should You Upgrade?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-vs-excel/index.md): Excel can list sales after the shift. It cannot hold the open table during the shift.
- [Restaurant POS vs WhatsApp Ordering](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-vs-whatsapp-ordering/index.md): WhatsApp is a good inbox and a bad bill. SpoonCub keeps the ticket, then can share the completed bill back into a WhatsApp chat.
- [Tablet POS vs Mobile POS for Small Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/tablet-pos-vs-mobile-pos/index.md): A tablet POS is a counter slab. A mobile POS is the phone in a pocket. For a small restaurant, SpoonCub is the phone.
- [Free Restaurant POS vs Paid POS](https://spooncub.com/blog/free-restaurant-pos-vs-paid-pos/index.md): Free POS trades money for limits, ads, or a later surprise. SpoonCub is not free. A 7-day trial, then Standard at ₹399 a month.
- [Monthly Subscription vs One-Time Restaurant POS Software](https://spooncub.com/blog/monthly-subscription-vs-one-time-pos/index.md): A one-time POS licence often hides hardware and upgrade fees. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year.
- [Complex POS vs Simple Restaurant Ordering Software](https://spooncub.com/blog/complex-pos-vs-simple-ordering-software/index.md): A complex POS covers stock, kitchen, and channels. Simple ordering software covers the ticket. SpoonCub is the simple side, on purpose.
- [Best Low-Cost Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-low-cost-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): Low-cost POS for one restaurant starts around a few hundred rupees a month. SpoonCub publishes about ₹330 a month, billed yearly at ₹3,999.
- [Cheapest Restaurant POS Software in India](https://spooncub.com/blog/cheapest-restaurant-pos-software-in-india/index.md): SpoonCub is not proven the cheapest POS in India. It is a published ₹3,999 a year for one outlet. Cheaper free tiers exist, and they leave things out.
- [Affordable Restaurant Management Software for Small Businesses](https://spooncub.com/blog/affordable-restaurant-management-software/index.md): Affordable management software for a small restaurant is a till and a ticket, not an ERP. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month.
- [Best Restaurant POS Under ₹500 per Month](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-pos-under-500-per-month/index.md): SpoonCub is under ₹500 a month: Standard at ₹399, or ₹3,999 for the year. See the pricing section.
- [Best Restaurant POS Under ₹1,000 per Month](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-pos-under-1000-per-month/index.md): Under ₹1,000 a month includes SpoonCub Standard at ₹399 a month, or ₹3,999 for the year.
- [Best Restaurant Ordering Apps for Small Businesses](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-ordering-apps-for-small-businesses/index.md): A small-business ordering app should be cheap to start and obvious on a phone. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month and runs in the browser.
- [Affordable Digital Ordering Systems for Restaurants](https://spooncub.com/blog/affordable-digital-ordering-systems/index.md): An affordable digital ordering system replaces the pad. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month. Digital does not have to mean kiosks.
- [Best Restaurant Software Without Setup Fees](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-without-setup-fees/index.md): SpoonCub does not publish a setup fee. You verify email, start a trial, and add your own menu and tables.
- [Best Restaurant Software Without Expensive Hardware](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-without-expensive-hardware/index.md): Restaurant software without expensive hardware runs on a phone. SpoonCub is that. The published plan is ₹3,999 a year, and there is no terminal in the price.
- [What Is the Best Restaurant POS for a Small Restaurant in India?](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-pos-for-a-small-restaurant-in-india/index.md): For a small restaurant in India, the best POS is the one staff will use tonight. SpoonCub is a phone ticket for one outlet.
- [Which Restaurant POS Is Easiest to Use in India?](https://spooncub.com/blog/easiest-restaurant-pos-to-use-in-india/index.md): The easiest restaurant POS is the shortest path from table to paid ticket. SpoonCub is sign in, tap the table, add items, check out.
- [Which Restaurant Software Is Best for a Single Outlet?](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-software-for-one-outlet/index.md): For a single outlet, use software that cannot pretend you have a chain. SpoonCub is one restaurant, one menu, and one plan for the whole team.
- [Which POS Is Best for a Small Cafe in India?](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-pos-for-a-small-cafe-in-india/index.md): The best POS for a small cafe in India is a shared phone with a short menu.
- [Which Restaurant POS Does Not Require Expensive Hardware?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-without-expensive-hardware/index.md): SpoonCub does not require a POS machine, printer, or tablet. Staff use a phone browser and can add the app to the home screen.
- [What Is the Cheapest Good Restaurant POS in India?](https://spooncub.com/blog/cheapest-good-restaurant-pos-in-india/index.md): A good cheap POS is one your staff finish the shift on. SpoonCub costs ₹3,999 a year and covers that shift for one outlet. Free POS can be cheaper and worse.
- [Which Restaurant Software Can Run on a Mobile Phone?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-software-that-runs-on-a-phone/index.md): SpoonCub runs on a mobile phone in the browser. Add it to the home screen. It is not a Play Store app, and it also works on a desktop browser.
- [Do Small Restaurants Really Need a POS System?](https://spooncub.com/blog/do-small-restaurants-need-a-pos/index.md): A small restaurant needs a POS when paper or WhatsApp loses orders. It does not need one merely because other restaurants bought hardware.
- [What Is the Best Alternative to a Traditional POS Machine?](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-alternative-to-a-pos-machine/index.md): The alternative to a POS machine is a phone. SpoonCub runs the order there. Keep the machine if you depend on printed kitchen tickets.
- [What Is the Best Restaurant Ordering App for Android?](https://spooncub.com/blog/best-restaurant-ordering-app-for-android/index.md): On Android, SpoonCub runs in Chrome and can be added to the home screen. There is no separate Play Store app. It is for staff, not for guests.
- [Can I Manage Restaurant Orders From My Phone?](https://spooncub.com/blog/manage-restaurant-orders-from-a-phone/index.md): Yes. SpoonCub is built so staff manage table and takeaway orders from a phone: create, change, check out, and see today's collection.
- [What Is the Simplest Restaurant POS for Beginners?](https://spooncub.com/blog/simplest-restaurant-pos-for-beginners/index.md): The simplest POS for beginners is SpoonCub if you accept a short feature list: menu, tickets, checkout.
- [Which Restaurant POS Is Best for a Restaurant With 1–5 Staff?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-pos-for-1-to-5-staff/index.md): For 1 to 5 staff, use one shared phone and three roles. SpoonCub is Owner, Manager, and Staff, with a device PIN so the phone can be handed over.
- [What Restaurant Software Should a New Restaurant Use?](https://spooncub.com/blog/restaurant-software-for-a-new-restaurant/index.md): A new restaurant should start with staff ordering on a phone, not a full POS.
- [What POS Features Does a Small Restaurant Actually Need?](https://spooncub.com/blog/pos-features-a-small-restaurant-needs/index.md): A small restaurant needs a menu, open tickets for tables and takeaway, a close with payment mode, and today's collection.
- [How to start SpoonCub](https://spooncub.com/blog/how-to-start-torder-we-set-you-up/index.md): Create the restaurant on this website, open the email link, and the 7-day trial starts. Pay later from the staff app.
- [What happens after the SpoonCub trial](https://spooncub.com/blog/what-happens-after-the-torder-trial/index.md): The 7-day trial starts when you verify your email. Then you pay Standard from the staff app. No card on this website.
- [One Standard plan for the whole restaurant](https://spooncub.com/blog/one-simple-plan-for-the-whole-restaurant/index.md): No per-waiter licences and no module checklist. Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year. Staff are included.
- [Add tables and staff in minutes](https://spooncub.com/blog/add-tables-and-staff-in-minutes/index.md): After you verify the email, add the menu, any tables, and the people on shift. A counter can skip tables and use parcel.
- [SpoonCub is not Zomato or Swiggy](https://spooncub.com/blog/not-zomato-not-swiggy-floor-ordering/index.md): Aggregators bring delivery customers. SpoonCub runs dine-in, takeaway, and food trucks from the staff phone. Different job.
- [Discounts and remarks when you checkout](https://spooncub.com/blog/discounts-and-remarks-when-you-checkout/index.md): A complimentary sweet, a 10% regular, a note for less spicy. SpoonCub checkout keeps the discount and the remark on the ticket.
- [Dhaba, cafe, bakery, or parcel only](https://spooncub.com/blog/dhaba-cafe-bakery-same-floor-flow/index.md): The same floor flow covers a dhaba, a cafe, a bakery, and a takeaway counter. Parcel-only shops do not need dining tables.
- [See today's collection before you close](https://spooncub.com/blog/see-todays-collection-before-you-close/index.md): Owners ask one question at night: how much did we take in? SpoonCub splits today's collection by UPI, cash, card, and other.
- [Owner, Manager, Staff - roles for a small team](https://spooncub.com/blog/owner-manager-staff-roles-for-a-small-team/index.md): SpoonCub has three roles. Staff take orders and checkout. Managers run the floor. Owners also see the plan and payments.
- [Install the restaurant POS without the Play Store](https://spooncub.com/blog/install-restaurant-pos-without-play-store/index.md): SpoonCub is a phone-browser app. Add it to the home screen. There is no Play Store listing and no APK for the floor.
- [UPI, cash, and card checkout on the floor](https://spooncub.com/blog/upi-cash-card-checkout-on-the-floor/index.md): SpoonCub records UPI, cash, card, or other on the ticket. The UPI QR shows the amount. Staff still mark the bill paid.
- [Take orders at the table, or run parcel only](https://spooncub.com/blog/take-orders-from-the-table-not-the-counter/index.md): Tap a dining table, or start a parcel ticket. Takeaway-only shops and food trucks do not need a table named Parcel.
- [PIN lock when waiters share one phone](https://spooncub.com/blog/pin-lock-when-staff-share-one-phone/index.md): Sign in with a password. A 4-digit PIN on that phone locks the screen before you hand it over. The PIN is not the login.
- [A phone is enough POS for a small Indian restaurant](https://spooncub.com/blog/phone-pos-for-small-indian-restaurants/index.md): SpoonCub runs dine-in and parcel from the phone staff already use. A counter or food truck can run parcel only.

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