Flipdish compared with Toast, Square, OrderYoyo and FoodHub
Compared on the features takeaways and QSRs rely on to win direct orders and bring customers back.
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Why Flipdish suits takeaways and QSRs
Flipdish is built around how takeaways and QSRs grow: winning direct orders and bringing customers back.
- Direct ordering: a branded website and apps, so the orders and the customer data are yours.
- One system: POS, handheld POS, kiosks and your marketplace orders in one place.
- Repeat custom: Loyalty 360, automated SMS offers and AI upselling.
- Delivery and phone orders: access to major delivery fleets, and AI phone ordering that answers calls and takes orders.
Features, prices and availability vary by country, package and restaurant requirements. “Not listed” means not found in the provider’s public materials, so not confirmed either way. Comparison checked in October 2026.
Independent Trustpilot ratings
Flipdish has the highest Trustpilot rating of the five platforms compared.
Trustpilot scores as of October 2026, from each company’s public Trustpilot profile.
Flipdish is built for UK and Irish QSRs, takeaways and independent restaurants. Toast is US-founded and built for full-service restaurants, so you pay for tools a busy takeaway doesn’t need.
| Feature | Flipdish | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Flipdish: UK and Irish QSRs, takeaways and independents | Toast: US-founded, full-service restaurants |
| Loyalty and retention | Flipdish: ✓ Loyalty 360, automated SMS and AI upselling on every plan | Toast: Loyalty and email marketing offered; SMS not listed |
| Marketplace orders | Flipdish: ✓ Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat in one POS | Toast: ✓ Marketplace integrations |
| AI phone ordering | Flipdish: ✓ Available add-on | Toast: Not listed |
| Trustpilot rating | Flipdish: 4.5/5 | Toast: 2.6/5 |
One operator said that to get Uber Eats and other marketplace orders into Toast, they had to pay for a separate third-party app, which added cost and complexity.
Flipdish is built for UK and Irish QSRs, takeaways and independent restaurants. Square is US-founded and made for every kind of business, so restaurant tools are add-ons rather than a core offering.
| Feature | Flipdish | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Flipdish: UK and Irish QSRs, takeaways and independents | Square: US-founded, general-purpose across many industries |
| Loyalty and retention | Flipdish: ✓ Loyalty 360, automated SMS and AI upselling on every plan | Square: Loyalty and email marketing sold as paid add-ons; SMS marketing not listed |
| Marketplace orders | Flipdish: ✓ Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat in one POS | Square: ✓ Via Deliverect |
| Trustpilot rating | Flipdish: 4.5/5 | Square: 3.9/5 |
One operator said Square “wasn’t very easy to use”, and that was the main reason they went looking for something else.
Takeaways and QSRs need more than an ordering page. Flipdish gives you POS, kiosks, delivery, loyalty and AI in one place, while OrderYoyo is ordering-focused.
| Feature | Flipdish | OrderYoyo |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Flipdish: POS, KDS, ordering, kiosks and delivery | OrderYoyo: Online ordering with POS and delivery modules |
| Loyalty and retention | Flipdish: ✓ Loyalty 360 and automated retention on every plan | OrderYoyo: Loyalty on its app and website; POS and kiosk not listed |
| Customer data | Flipdish: ✓ Direct access and activation | OrderYoyo: Data access not described |
| Trustpilot rating | Flipdish: 4.5/5 | OrderYoyo: 3.3/5 |
One takeaway operator said they had no access to their customer database on OrderYoyo and no real retention tools to bring customers back.
For independents who want to own their customers, Flipdish is built around your own direct orders. FoodHub is marketplace-led and commission-based.
| Feature | Flipdish | FoodHub |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Flipdish: Growing direct orders and repeat customers | FoodHub: Marketplace-led ordering |
| Loyalty and retention | Flipdish: ✓ Loyalty 360 and automated retention on every plan | FoodHub: Loyalty offered; automated retention not listed |
| Customer data | Flipdish: ✓ Direct access and activation | FoodHub: Marketplace-led |
| Fees and rates | Flipdish: Competitive rates that vary by plan | FoodHub: Commission on marketplace orders; none on direct orders |
| Trustpilot rating | Flipdish: 4.5/5 | FoodHub: 4.2/5 |
One operator said FoodHub’s sales pitch was that “orders will come like rain”, but it overpromised and underdelivered on marketing and order volume.
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