App2Food gives your restaurant its own online ordering, app, and loyalty — so every order, every customer, and every dollar stays yours. Zero commission. Zero monthly fee. Zero setup cost.
Drag to your monthly online sales. See what the big delivery apps skim — and what you'd keep with App2Food.
A lot of platforms market themselves as growth partners but are really online ordering with a monthly fee — and you often can't even see the price until you sit through a sales call. Here's ours, in the open.
Figures for "a typical paid platform" are general industry ranges, not any one company. Pricing varies — verify current details with each provider. Named, side-by-side breakdowns are on our comparison pages.
Your direct‑ordering engine, front and center. Everything else comes bundled at no extra cost.
Your own branded ordering site. Customers order direct — you keep the relationship, the data, and 100% of the revenue.
Explore →Your restaurant on the App Store and Google Play, with push notifications that bring diners back. Most platforms don’t give you this — we do, free.
Explore →Points and rewards tuned to your margins — proven to drive repeat orders and bigger baskets.
Explore →Your core ordering platform is free — no setup, monthly, or commission fees. Paid add‑ons (AI receptionist, POS integration, self‑ordering kiosk) and hardware (order tablet, thermal printer) are priced separately and shown openly.
The big delivery apps take 15–30% of every order. App2Food takes 0%. A small convenience fee is paid by the customer, not you — so 100% of your sale stays in your pocket.
The delivery apps own your diner list and rent it back to you. With App2Food, every name, email, and order history is yours to market to — directly.
Online ordering can lift average order value by 20–30% through upselling and add-ons. Loyalty, upsells, and automated marketing are built in to lift average ticket and bring diners back.
No setup fee. No monthly fee. No commission. Compare line by line.
| What you get | App2Foodcommission‑free | Paid platform | Delivery app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup fee | $0 | ~$1,000 | — |
| Monthly fee | $0 | $249–$499/mo | $0 |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0%* | Up to 30% |
| Branded website + ordering | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Branded iOS & Android app | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| You own the customer data | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Loyalty program | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Accept cash orders online | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| 24/7 support & staff training | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Real cost on $15k/mo | $0 | ~$5,000–$7,000/yr | up to $54,000/yr |
*Some paid platforms charge 0% commission to the restaurant but add a per‑order fee (often ~5%) to the customer's bill. Paid‑platform figures are representative industry ranges, not any one company — verify current pricing with each provider. Core App2Food platform (online ordering, app, loyalty, delivery management, marketing, gift cards) is free. Paid add‑ons (AI receptionist, POS integration, kiosk) and hardware (tablet, printer) are priced separately and openly.
It can — but ordering built into your POS is a cookie‑cutter bolt‑on that ties your front door to your cash register. Switch POS later and you lose your ordering and your customers. App2Food works with your POS, so orders still flow to your kitchen — plus you get commission‑free branded ordering, your own app, and a customer list your POS will never hand you.
▲ List only POS systems you've run live. (Square is direct; Toast/Clover/Lightspeed/Revel via KitchenHub.)
Agencies charge you every month for ordering software plus a vague promise to grow sales. App2Food gives you the software free — and the loyalty, marketing, and customer data to grow it yourself. Spend your money reaching diners, not renting a tool you'll never own. Before you sign with anyone, ask three questions:
With AI, a one‑person shop can look more capable than ever — and promise you the world for a low price. The catch is delivery. When payments fail mid‑rush, when your POS sync breaks, when you need a change six months later — who's accountable? Too often they've moved on. App2Food is an established company with a real team and ongoing support, not a side project that vanishes when it breaks.
"We’ve switched over to App2Food for almost a year now and their service has been really good to us. It’s been more efficient — we’ve been able to accomplish a lot more, on a much better budget. We definitely recommend them."
"I’ve stopped counting how many years we’ve worked with App2Food. You guys are the best — thank you for all your help and support."
See what App2Food could do for your restaurant — free, no commission, no monthly fee.
Get a free demoHeadquartered in Holmdel, NJ, App2Food powers ordering for independent restaurants — with hands‑on onboarding and a support team that actually picks up.
Book a free 30‑minute demo and we'll show you exactly what App2Food looks like for your restaurant — and how much you'll stop losing to the delivery apps.