Diners scan the QR on their table, order from their phone and pay by UPI straight to your bank. Your kitchen hears every order until someone accepts it.
The rush hour problem
Busy nights are when you earn the most, and when paper slips and short staff cost you the most.
KOT #178:31 pm
Hands go up at six tables. Two waiters run between them. Some families give up and leave.
KOT #348:47 pm
A smudged slip, a shouted change, a busy kitchen. One dish never comes and a table gets angry.
KOT #519:20 pm
A queue at the counter. Someone shows a payment screenshot and nobody has time to check it.
Close to 60%
of restaurant operators face shortages of both kitchen and service staff.
Source: NRAI and Grant Thornton Bharat, “Course Beyond Metros”, 2025
How it works
Follow one order from table 5 to the kitchen and back.
1Step 1
Your menu opens in their phone browser. No app, no sign-up. Friends at the same table join with a 4-digit code and order together.
2Step 2
They add dishes and send the order. Each table's first order waits for one tap from a waiter, so nobody can order from home with a photo of your QR.
3Step 3
It keeps ringing until a cook taps Accept. If nobody does in 2 minutes, your waiters and manager get an alert. No slips, no shouting, no missed dishes.
4Step 4
Diners tap Get bill and pay with any UPI app. Your staff confirm the money arrived, the table closes, and happy diners get a one-tap Google review link.
Payments
You pay one flat monthly fee. We never take a cut of your orders or your payments.
No payment gateway, no gateway fees, no waiting days for settlement. The money lands in your account the moment the diner pays.
A bill is marked paid only when your staff confirm the money reached you. Each payment carries a bill number, so matching is easy.
GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM and the rest. If an app does not open, your UPI QR and a copy button are right there.
24.07 billion
Features
Each person gets only what they need: diners a menu, cooks a ticket, waiters their alerts, and you the controls.
For diners
Scan and order
Diners scan the QR on their table and your menu opens straight away. Text menus load fast even on weak 4G.
Menu in their language
Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and 19 more Indian languages, translated automatically on each diner's phone. You write the menu once, in English.
The whole table orders together
Friends join the same table with a 4-digit code. Everyone adds dishes, one bill.
For the kitchen
Rings until someone accepts
A new order keeps ringing and glowing until a cook taps Accept.
2-minute safety net
If no one accepts an order in 2 minutes, your waiters and manager get an alert.
New, Cooking, Ready
Big tickets you can read from two metres away. Timers turn red when an order runs late.
For waiters and managers
Approve new tables
Each table's first order waits for one tap from a waiter. Nobody can order from home with a photo of your QR.
Alerts in the right order
Late orders first, then tables to approve, payments to confirm, waiter calls and food ready to serve.
Take orders the old way too
Waiters can place an order for a table when a diner doesn't want to scan.
For the owner
Roles and permissions
Choose what managers, waiters and cooks can do. Make your own roles, like Cashier, or change one person only.
Owner-only controls
Your UPI ID, staff list and settings can only ever be changed by you.
Activity log
See who cancelled a dish, who confirmed a payment and when.
Scan to order
Table 5
Annapoorna Café
Scan to order
Table 5
Annapoorna Café
Setup, done for you
₹1,499
Free with a yearly plan
Done for you
No software to learn on your own and no weekend lost typing a menu. You hand it over, we hand it back ready.
We type it in, prices and all. You check it before anything goes live.
One stand for every table, ready to place. Diners know exactly what to scan.
We train your cooks, waiters and manager on their own screens.
Real people help you through the first busy nights and after.
Compare
How we compare with the other ways restaurants take orders and payments today.
| Feature | swadhscan | Delivery-app dine-in | Basic QR menu apps | Big POS suites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission on each order | ₹0 | Usually a % of the bill | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Diners order and pay from the table | Yes | Mostly payment only | Often menu only | Often a paid add-on |
| Payment lands in your own UPI ID | Yes, instantly | Paid out by the app | Varies | Via a gateway, with fees |
| Kitchen alert that rings until accepted | Yes | No | Rarely | Varies |
| Permissions for each role and person | Yes | No | Rarely | Yes |
| Menu, QR stands and training done for you | Yes | No | Do it yourself | Through a sales team |
| Monthly price | ₹699 to ₹1,199 flat | Grows with your sales | About ₹250 to ₹900 | Higher, often on quote |
Based on public pricing pages and news reports, October 2026. Individual products vary.
Pricing
Pick a plan by the number of tables. Every plan has every feature and starts with 30 days free.
Cafés, bakeries and quick-service places
₹699/month
30 days free, then billed monthly
Up to 10 tables
Family restaurants and busy dining halls
₹1,199/month
30 days free, then billed monthly
11 to 30 tables
More than 30 tables? Talk to us
FAQ
Straight answers about money, setup and your staff.
QR table ordering lets diners scan a QR code on their table, see the menu on their phone, order and pay without waiting for a waiter. With swadhscan, the order goes straight to your kitchen screen and the payment goes straight to your UPI ID.
No. The menu opens in the phone browser after a scan. There is no app, sign-up or login for diners.
No. You pay a flat monthly fee and ₹0 per order. Diners pay by UPI directly to your own UPI ID, so there is no payment gateway fee and no waiting for settlement.
Your staff confirm it. When a diner pays, the bill shows 'Payment started'. It is marked paid only after your staff check the money reached your account, so a screenshot can't fool you.
No. The first order from every table waits for one tap from a waiter, and the table closes after payment. Waiters can also reset a table at any time.
No. Orders show on a kitchen screen that runs on any Android phone or tablet. Keep it plugged in and it rings for every new order.
Yes. Waiters can place an order for any table from their phone, for diners who don't want to scan.
Mark it sold out with one tap and it greys out on every diner phone at once. If someone already has it in their cart, they are told before the order is sent.
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and 14 more Indian languages. Each diner, waiter or owner picks their language on their own phone and the screen is translated automatically. You write the menu once, in English.
We type your menu from a photo, print QR stands for every table and train your staff in about 30 minutes. The one-time setup fee of ₹1,499 covers all of it, and it is free on yearly plans.
Café is ₹699 a month for up to 10 tables. Restaurant is ₹1,199 a month for 11 to 30 tables. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial.
Not yet. swadhscan is built for restaurants that don't use billing software today. GST bill format and billing software connections are planned.
Yes. Each restaurant's data is kept separate, staff sign in with their Google account, and only the owner can change the UPI ID, staff or settings. Prices and totals are always worked out on our server, never on the diner's phone.
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