Liven in Australia: prices, fees and contract

What Liven says about its POS and kitchen screens

Liven says KDS Go, its kitchen display system, now has a Display Items in Stages view, with colours that show what is waiting, cooking or ready.² It says KDS Go keeps working if the internet drops, because orders are cached locally and sync afterwards.² It says KDS Go now works with iOS and Android POS systems together in one venue.² It says KDS Go can double as a customer wait screen with spoken order status.² Liven says Abacus POS keeps taking orders, payments and table management offline, then syncs when the connection returns.⁵ It says the handheld Abacus GO still handles orders, tables, receipts and payments when the network is down.⁵ It says a menu edit at head office reaches every venue, channel and screen.¹

Liven's OrderUp Blue ordering and Magic App

Liven says it has begun upgrading legacy Abacus Digital Ordering customers to OrderUp Blue, its next-generation ordering platform.⁸ It says the upgrade happens automatically, with an email notice before the scheduled switch.⁸ It says OrderUp Blue lets venues add direct delivery integrations, a branded Magic App and Liven Loyalty.⁸ Liven says Magic App v3 shows loyalty tiers, points and available rewards as soon as a customer logs in.⁴ It says a tipping prompt now appears automatically when a customer reaches the OrderUp Blue checkout.⁹ It says OrderUp Blue's loyalty upgrade lets diners see their tier and apply tier-based coupons.⁴

Liven's Abacus Kiosk

Liven says its kiosk carries on with orders and payments during an internet outage, then syncs to the POS and kitchen screens.⁶ It says Abacus Kiosks work on Android, Windows and iOS hardware.⁶ It says a kiosk can run standalone, sending orders straight to the kitchen, or integrated for full POS and inventory sync.⁶ It says an item sold out on the POS is marked sold out on the kiosk.⁶ It says the kiosk accepts card, wallet, cash and loyalty rewards at checkout, and lets venues use their own payment provider.⁶ It says its Enterprise Management System controls menus, pricing, themes and reporting from one dashboard.⁶

Liven's QR code Scan to Pay

Liven says its Scan to Pay lets customers pay by QR code while ordering or after they have eaten.⁷ It says the customer scans the QR code to reach a mobile checkout page, where they can pay by Apple Pay, Google Pay or card.⁷ It says Pay Later suits dine-in venues such as sushi conveyor belts, where guests settle up when ready to leave.⁷ It says guests are shown the reward points they have earned once payment is complete.⁷ Liven says Scan to Pay works without customers downloading an app.⁷ It says guests can email themselves a receipt carrying a QR code for rewards redemption.⁷

Liven catering in the POS

Liven says staff can enter catering orders in the POS beside dine-in and counter orders.³ It says a date and time picker schedules catering orders for future dates, and prep lead time moves orders from scheduled to active.³ It says one POS view lists all upcoming catering orders, in-store and online.³ It says staff can narrow that list by sales rep, payment, customer, status or date.³ It says Credit Account supports invoicing for approved corporate clients.³ It says catering can be switched off and on with a single tap.³

Liven's Nomnie Pay

Liven says Nomnie Pay keeps card payments going with a 4G failback if Wi-Fi goes down.⁵ It says secure offline queuing is meant to stop any transaction being lost.⁵ It says Nomnie Pay handles tap payments, digital wallets, branded currency and surcharges.⁵ It says offline receipt printing is available only with specific payment processors.⁵ It says its POS integrates natively with Nomnie Pay and other payments providers.¹

Liven loyalty, supply and marketing tools

Liven says Perks lets Abacus merchants target customers by rules such as age, loyalty tier or inactivity.⁴ It says Zeemart's HQ module lets one outlet control product lists, pricing, recipes and inventory for the others.⁴ It says Zeemart can record inventory changes in bulk from an Excel upload.⁴ It says one supplier can be set up with separate branch profiles carrying their own addresses and tax details.⁴ Liven says venues can now send push notifications to app users through Braze.⁴ It says Zeemart lets staff record stocktakes offline in places such as cold rooms and basements.⁵

Releases Liven has announced

• Feb 2026 Liven added a Display Items in Stages view to KDS Go in February 2026.²
• Feb 2026 Liven said KDS Go now works with both iOS and Android POS systems in February 2026.²
• Feb 2026 Liven announced catering order entry and a dedicated catering orders view in its POS in February 2026.³
• Jan 2026 Liven announced Perks, personalised promotions for Abacus merchants, in January 2026.⁴
• Jan 2026 Liven announced Magic App v3, with loyalty tiers inside online ordering, in January 2026.⁴
• Jan 2026 Liven announced an HQ module for Zeemart in January 2026.⁴

From Liven's blog

1. The Android POS Advantage Most Restaurant Operators Miss 13 Apr 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
2. KDS Go, Enhanced: More Ways to Run Service in Your Kitchen 16 Feb 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
3. Enhancements for Seamless Catering Order Management 2 Feb 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
4. Big Upgrades to Kick Off 2026 30 Jan 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
5. Offline POS System for Restaurants & Cafes: Keep Your Business Running 19 Sept 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
6. What to Look for in a Restaurant Self-Ordering Kiosk: 10 Must-Have Features 21 Aug 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
7. How to Enable QR Code Payments via a mobile or Counter POS (And Why It Matters for Your Venue) 1 Jun 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
8. OrderUp Blue Is Coming to Legacy Abacus Digital Ordering Customers 23 May 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
9. Tipping Is Now Easier and More Visible in Online Checkout 23 May 2025, read 12 Oct 2026