POS for independents

Serious technology with an independent spirit.

Built by Zonal for independent pubs and restaurants, akru brings 45 years of hospitality expertise to operators who want powerful technology without the enterprise price tag. Robust and reliable, it keeps you trading through your busiest service – eliminating disruption and lost sales. No contract lock-ins, no multi-site fees.

Book a demo

Everything you need to trade, track, and stay in control.

See exactly where your money goes

Live reporting on sales, covers, product performance and voids. Everything that matters, in one place, on your phone. Spot what's working and what isn't before it shows up as a GP problem. Witney RFC use this to save about an hour a day on reconciliation alone.

Every void, every discount, tracked

Set permission levels for every member of staff. Manage voids, comps and discounts with a full audit trail. Know exactly what's happening at the till, even when you're not there.

New venues up and running in under an hour

Download the app, log in, and you're trading. New venues can be taking orders in under an hour, without an engineer visit or an installation day.

Get transparent pricing

One simple rate of 0.89% for both debit and credit cards, 2.99% on Amex and corporate cards, and a 3p transaction fee. No licence fees, multi-site fees, or contract lock-in. Just a cost that scales with your business, so you only pay when your customers do.

Calculator

Example of what you could be paying with akru

£

Enter your monthly card turnover above to see your estimated fee.

Perfect for independent operators

“For our 60th anniversary, we took about £5,500–£6,000 across the afternoon and evening. Everything just worked. No one was on the phone to me, no one was panicking, there were no issues.”

John Williams
Witney RFC

“akru is perfect for us because it’s so simple. It’s been very easy to pass the information to staff, and they picked it up quickly.”

Heidi, General Manager
London Caviar Bar

What Akru POS does for your business

Unlimited users, products & menus

Create as many products and menus as you need. Update them from your phone between services and the change is live next time someone opens the till.

Offers & promotions based on the time/day

Set deals and promotions based on items, time, or day of the week. Happy hour runs itself.

Pick up menu & functionality

Take pick-up orders straight through your own system, not a third-party app. Create online pick up menus and watch the orders roll in.

Online direct bookings

Let guests book directly with you. No reservation platform fees, just more covers, more guests, and more revenue.

Real-time floorplan management

Move tables, merge covers, reseat guests in a couple of taps. Every device sees the same floor plan, so no one's running food to a table that's just been split.

Staff tips & service charge

Set service charges and tips to calculate automatically, kept separate from your net sales. The team gets what they're owed and the books stay clean.

Allergy advice

Allergy details are visible to your staff and your guests, built into every order flow. It's part of the order, not a separate system to remember.

Multiple locations

Running more than one site? Manage them all from the same account, at no extra cost.

You’re just an install away from going live

If you’ve already got the tech, akru POS will work on any Android device, version 13 and above. If you are starting from scratch or upgrading your current setup then we can sort you out with robust hardware that is designed to cope with the heavy demands of hospitality venues.

Ready to see Akru in action?

Drop us a message and we'll set up a demo at a time that works for you.