Comparisons and choosing software
QR display menu or an ordering and payment menu?
A display QR menu shows dishes and prices on the guest's phone, and the guest then orders with the staff. An ordering menu adds a cart and phone payment, and is usually tied to the cashier and the kitchen. Repma's QR menu is the first kind: it imports your menu from Google, a photo, a PDF or the link to your current menu, in Arabic and English, with SFDA calories and allergens, and is included in Repma from 119 SAR per location per month with a 7-day trial. It takes no orders and no payments, and we do not claim to replace a cashier.
Repma team7 min read
What is the difference between a display QR menu and an ordering menu?
Both start with a QR code on the table, but the job is different:
- Display menu: a list with photos, prices and calories; ordering and payment happen with the staff as usual
- Ordering menu: a cart, ordering from the table or online, payment on the phone, and a link to the cashier and kitchen
- WhatsApp menu: a cart that sends the order as a message to the shop's number, which someone has to watch and confirm
The right question is not which platform is best but which job you need done: a clear, current menu, or running orders and payment from the phone. Repma's menu does the first job only, and adds Google Maps review replies and complaint insights on top.
When is a display QR menu enough?
- The paper menu wears out or lags behind price changes
- Guests ask the staff about ingredients, sizes and calories
- Some guests do not read Arabic and need an English version
- You want to show calories, caffeine and allergens as the SFDA requires
- Ordering and payment already work well through your staff and cashier
In these cases a display menu solves the problem without changing how the floor works or training the team on a new system. Guests read dishes and prices in their language before they order with the staff, without the menu turning into an ordering system.
If a paper menu still does the job and you only want a fresh one, you can design a printed menu for free with no sign-up and download it as a PDF. Repma's free menu maker
When do you need an ordering and payment system?
If guests should pay on their phone, dishes should reach the kitchen without a waiter, you take delivery and pickup orders, or you want the tax invoice from the same system, you need an ordering platform or a cashier system. Those are operations products, and Repma does not compete with them on the cart or payment.
That is why we do not claim to replace a cashier. If online ordering is the job, pick an ordering tool. If the job is a clear display menu plus Google Maps review replies and complaint insights, Repma is built for it and can run next to your system.
What does Repma's menu add without becoming an ordering system?
- Import from the written menu on your Google profile, from menu photos, paper or a PDF, or from the link to your current menu, instead of typing from scratch
- Arabic and English in one tap, with translation that fills empty fields only
- Calories, caffeine, the salt mark and allergens as the SFDA requires
- The menu link in the menu field of your Google profile in one tap, where Google offers it for your business
- A My picks list the guest shows the staff, without sending an order
- Numbered table stands and menu visit numbers for the last 14 days
- A card that invites every guest to review their visit on Google, and Badr replies to the review in Saudi White Dialect
To see these features as guests see them, try the demo on Repma's QR digital menu page
Can you run Repma's menu next to your cashier system?
Yes. Your cashier stays the source of orders, payment and invoices, while Repma handles the table menu, plus Google Maps review replies, complaint insights, Google posts and reports.
Repma needs no cashier integration and no new hardware on the floor: print the stands and put them on the tables. Just remember to update a price in Repma when you change it in your cashier, because Repma does not read prices from the cashier system. With several branches, they share one catalog in Repma, with its own QR and publishing per branch.
Quick comparison: Repma's menu vs ordering platforms
- Job: Repma shows the menu at the table; ordering platforms run the cart, payment and operations
- Menu source: Repma imports from Google, a photo, a PDF or a link; ordering platforms usually rely on manual entry or cashier data
- Payment and invoice: with Repma through your cashier; with ordering platforms usually inside the platform
- The order itself: with Repma it goes to the staff as usual; ordering platforms take it from the guest's phone
- Google reviews: Repma replies to them and sorts complaints in the same subscription
- Price: Repma's menu is included from 119 SAR per location per month with every Repma feature
What we do not mix up or promise
We do not promise a forever-free menu maker, that a QR code alone raises sales, or that the current release pushes your menu to Google Maps automatically. Repma's menu is for food and drink locations only. Nor do we say a display menu beats an ordering menu in general: each does a different job, and the choice depends on how your floor works.
The WhatsApp number on the Repma website is for talking to our team, for example about plans for more than 20 locations, not for guest orders from the table.
FAQ
I want a WhatsApp menu that takes orders. Is Repma right for me?
No, Repma does not take WhatsApp orders. Repma's menu is table display, and guests order with the staff. If WhatsApp ordering is your goal, pick an ordering tool, and you can still use Repma next to it for Google Maps review replies.
Is Repma a FineDine or ordering system replacement?
Not as an ordering or cashier system. FineDine and similar products combine the menu with ordering and payment, while Repma is a display menu inside a platform for review replies, complaint insights and Google posts. Compare the job you need, not the name.
Can I use Repma's menu with my current cashier?
Yes. Repma needs no cashier integration: you print table codes, the guest orders with the staff, and payment and invoices stay in your system. Just update a price in Repma when you change it in the cashier.
Is the My picks list in Repma's menu an online order?
No. Guests collect the dishes they like there with an estimated total and show it to the staff on their phone. It sends no dishes to the kitchen and takes no payment, and the staff take the order as usual.
What does a QR menu cost if I do not need ordering?
The menu is included in Repma from 119 SAR per location per month, dropping to 99 and then 79 as you add locations. The same subscription covers Google Maps review replies, complaints, posts and reports. 7-day trial, cancel anytime.
Will a QR menu increase sales?
We do not promise sales. We promise a current menu with photos, prices and calories each guest reads in their language, edits that reach guests at once, and Badr's reply to the guest's review after the visit. The effect on sales differs from place to place.
Which suits a café better: a display menu or an ordering menu?
If guests order at the counter or from the barista, a display menu is usually enough and shows caffeine and calories as the SFDA requires. If you want guests to order and pay ahead on their phone for pickup, you need an ordering app. You can try Repma's menu for 7 days before you decide.
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