For Australian cafes and coffee shops

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

A till records the sale and stops there. Asky turns every cup into a customer you know — QR pre-orders that keep the queue 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 queue is out the door. Some won’t wait.

Every walkaway at 8am is a coffee you never sold — and potentially a regular who tries somewhere else.

02 — Staff time

Your best staff are taking orders instead of making them.

During the rush, repetitive tasks take your team away from making coffee and serving customers.

03 — Customer retention

Regulars every week. Strangers in your system.

You recognise their face and know their coffee. But when they stop coming, does your business even notice?

04 — Loyalty

Still rewarding loyalty with a piece of cardboard?

A stamp rewards a purchase. But it tells your business almost nothing about the customer behind it.

05 — Second orders

They want another. They don’t want another queue.

A second coffee, pastry or something to eat can become a lost sale when ordering means lining up again.

06 — Order accuracy

Oat. Extra shot. No sugar. Get one wrong and make it twice.

Complex orders become expensive when details get lost between the customer, counter and barista.

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.

All in one. Obviously.

Every tool a cafe needs. One system. That’s the easy part.

Indicative numbers from current Asky operators. Your results will differ.

Beyond the basics

That'swhatyou'dexpect.
Nowhere'swhatyouwouldn't.

Know your customers

Your customers aren't strangers anymore.

SM Sarah Mitchell
  • 8visits
  • $684spent
  • 32 days agolast visit
  • $68average spend
  • Margheritafavourite

Every visit adds to the picture.

Bring them back

Give them a reason to return.

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1,120 points
+120 points Today's order
Reward unlocked
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Asky AI

Questions answered. While you're busy.

WhatsApp Instagram Messenger Smart replies

Reviews

Turn happy customers into better reviews.

New Google review

Gift cards

Sell the next visit before it happens.

Win-back

32 days since Sarah's last visit.
Asky noticed.

  1. Sarah Mitchell Last visit: 32 days ago
  2. Asky noticed She hasn't been back in a while
  3. Message sent Pizza Night — $10 Margherita tonight
  4. Sarah returned Back at the table

Your audience

Your customers. Your audience.

Haven't visited recently842 customers Win-back campaign

Referrals

One customer can become two.

Referral rewards

Direct sales

Bring customers back to you.

Build direct relationships instead of paying to reach the same customer again.

RemarketingCustomer audiencesDirect orderingLead capture

Know what's working

See what actually brings customers back.

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Feedback

Hear it from them first. Not from Google.

A bad night reaches you before it reaches a review — so you can fix it, and keep the customer.

  1. Feedback left after dinner "Food came out cold tonight"
  2. Sent privately to you Not published anywhere
  3. You reply. They come back. Issue fixed · customer kept

Coupons

A reason to come in this week.

Sent to the right customers, not everyone.

Targeted ads

Reach people who know you. Then their friends.

Meta audiencesNew customersRemarketing

Your website

Your own website. Built in.

Ordering, bookings and menu — on your own site.

Be found

Found on Google. And by AI.

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And there's still more.

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There’s a lot behind Asky. What it does for your cafe is simple.

Reduce

  • Queue wait
  • Walkaways
  • Order mistakes
  • Phone orders
  • Staff workload
  • Paper stamp cards
  • Labour hours

Increase

  • Average order value
  • Pre-orders
  • New customers
  • Repeat customers
  • Customer loyalty
  • Google reviews
  • Slow-hour sales

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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Trusted by cafes and coffee shops across Australia — from Bondi to Fitzroy.

Common questions from cafes.

Can my baristas learn the POS in one shift? +

Yes. Asky's cafe POS is designed for casuals to pick up in under 30 minutes. Most Australian cafe operators don't need formal training sessions.

Do you handle the breakfast / lunch menu split? +

Yes — time-based menus switch automatically. Bacon and eggs in the morning, burgers 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 Lightspeed for cafes? +

Square and Lightspeed charge a flat monthly fee 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 Lightspeed 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

Usually $299. Free until .

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Second opinion

Not sure? Ask an AI about Asky.

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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The answer comes from the assistant, not from us.

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