Square in the US: prices, fees and contract

What Square says about its point of sale app

Square says Square for Restaurants is live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain and Australia.⁴ Square says its Point of Sale app combines its industry-specific commerce and payments tools in a single app.¹⁰ It says the app has seven modes, and three of them are for food and beverage.¹⁰ Square says Full Service mode adds check management, coursing and customizable floor plans.¹⁰ It says Bar mode combines pre-authorisation with conversational modifier entry to manage tabs.¹⁰

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What Square says about the Square Register

Square says it launched a second generation of the Square Register, its flagship countertop POS.⁶ It says the new Register runs up to 40% faster, with a faster processor, more memory and an upgraded Wi-Fi antenna.⁶ Square says the hardware is rated IP54 and has a reinforced card slot to cope with everyday spills, splashes and dust.⁶ It says the unified Square Point of Sale app sits at the core of the Register.⁶ Square says sellers use the countertop device for payments, kitchen tickets, online orders, delivery schedules and inventory.⁶

What Square says about Square Handheld and tableside service

Square says Square Handheld is a pocketable point of sale device for taking tableside orders and managing the floor plan.⁹ It says the device takes tap and dip card payments.⁹ Square says the device is rated IP54 against splashes and dust.⁹ It says Square Handheld has a barcode scanner and a 16 MP camera for updating item photos.⁹ Square says La Mediterranee in Berkeley uses it to place orders at each table, and its battery lasts through two service shifts.⁹

What Square says about Square Kiosk

Square says Square Kiosk can be fixed to a wall, a counter or a floor stand.⁸ It says the mounting hardware comes in the box, so installing it needs no service visit.⁸ Square says Square Kiosk shows visual menus and suggests add-on items based on what the customer has ordered.⁸ It says the kiosk connects to Square Loyalty, so diners can enrol and earn points on each order.⁸ Square says its enhanced Kiosk offers up to 30% faster order entry and a redesigned interface with picture-based categories and larger fonts.⁷

What Square says about QR code ordering and Scan to Pay

Square says its QR code ordering and Square Handheld both connect ordering with payment.⁵ It says guests use their own smartphones for QR code ordering.⁵ Square says orders from the table reach the kitchen at once when a venue uses Square for Restaurants.⁵ It says Square for Restaurants can also link transactions to a loyalty scheme.⁵

What Square says about online, phone and delivery orders

Square says its AI voice ordering picks up every incoming call, even at peak hours.⁷ It says confirmed phone orders go straight to the kitchen or POS, which removes double entry.⁷ Square says each call is logged in Square Messages with summaries, customer questions and order patterns.⁷ It says its Grubhub integration lets restaurants manage orders from third-party delivery apps directly in Square.⁷ Square says Multichannel Menu Management lets restaurants keep one menu synced across online ordering, kiosks and delivery apps.⁷

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What Square says about taking payments

Square says Bitcoin Payments let sellers in the United States accept bitcoin at the point of sale.⁷ It says Bitcoin Conversions can turn a percentage of daily sales into bitcoin automatically.⁷ Square says the integrated Bitcoin wallet lets sellers hold, spend or transfer bitcoin from Square Dashboard.⁷ It says Square Bitcoin is not available to sellers outside the United States or in New York State.⁷

What Square says about Square AI

Square says Square AI is a conversational assistant inside Square Dashboard that answers questions about a business.⁷ It says Square AI adds local weather, nearby events and industry trends to its sales summaries.⁷ Square says sellers can save answers as charts that update on their Dashboard by themselves.⁷ It says the Dashboard app gives mobile access to Square AI.⁷

What Square says about its MarketMan inventory integration

Square says Square Restaurant Inventory by MarketMan is an integration for ingredient and recipe management inside the Square platform.⁴ It says operators can automate purchase orders, manage suppliers and scan invoices, while tracking waste and loss trends.⁴ It says sales data from the POS syncs automatically to keep inventory, recipes and reporting accurate.⁴ Square says sellers log in to the inventory tool with their Square credentials.⁴ The company says it can forecast ingredient needs from past and live demand.⁴

What Square says about reservations and guest data

Square says its expanded partnership with OpenTable brings reservations, payments and guest data into one connected view.¹ It says restaurants can see transaction data, reservation history and dining preferences for each guest in a unified profile.¹ It says restaurants can tie each booking to what the guest spends, how often they return and their lifetime value.¹ Square says its point of sale partnership with OpenTable began in 2022.¹ Square says the partnership serves restaurants in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland and France.¹

What Square says about Managerbot

Square says Managerbot is a business agent inside Square Dashboard, now in open beta.³ It says every Managerbot action needs the seller's approval before it runs.³ Square says Managerbot compares sales speed with stock levels and flags likely shortages.³ It says Managerbot drafts staff schedules from projected sales, availability and staffing needs, for the seller to approve.³ Square says the open beta covers most non-franchise food and beverage, retail and health and beauty sellers in the United States.³

What Square says about drive-thru and restaurant reporting

Square says Square for Drive-Thru joins order capture, kitchen operations and customer handoff in one workflow.² It says orders placed at the menu board appear on a confirmation screen so guests can see them.² Square says kitchen display routing sends orders to the right kitchen station and numbers each one automatically.² It says the drive-thru product is in an early access program, with broader availability planned for the summer.² Square says it is opening its Reporting API to outside developers, and a Custom Report Builder is in beta.²

Releases Square has announced

• 18 Aug 2026 Square announced an expanded partnership with OpenTable in August 2026.¹
• 11 May 2026 Square unveiled Square for Drive-Thru in early access in May 2026.²
• 28 Apr 2026 Square opened Managerbot to more sellers in the United States in open beta in April 2026.³
• 2 Apr 2026 Square launched Square Restaurant Inventory by MarketMan worldwide in April 2026.⁴
• 4 Feb 2026 Square released a second-generation Square Register in February 2026.⁶
• 8 Oct 2025 Square released an enhanced Kiosk with faster order entry in October 2025.⁷

From Square's blog

1. Square and OpenTable Deepen Strategic Partnership for Unified Dining, Guest, and Payment Insights 18 Aug 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
2. Square Adds Drive-Thru to the Menu to Help Quick-Service Restaurants Improve Speed and Efficiency 11 May 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
3. Square Brings Managerbot to More Sellers, Giving Main Street an Intelligent Business Agent 28 Apr 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
4. Square and MarketMan Launch Advanced Inventory Management Integration for Restaurants 2 Apr 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
5. Tableside Ordering and Pay-at-Table Technology: A Complete Guide for Modern Restaurants 26 Mar 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
6. Second Generation Square Register Delivers More Speed, Power, and Reliability to the Neighborhood 4 Feb 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
7. Square Releases Delivers for Restaurants, With Square's Biggest Food & Beverage Platform Expansion To Date 8 Oct 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
8. Self-Service Kiosk: What Is It and How Does It Work? 23 Jul 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
9. Introducing Square Handheld: A Pocketable Powerhouse to Serve Tables, Manage Inventory, and Close Sales Anywhere 13 May 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
10. Introducing the Next-Generation Square Point of Sale App: A Single, Unified App to Power Commerce and Growth for Every Seller 24 Apr 2025, read 12 Oct 2026