Handheld POS
Handheld POS: take the terminal to the table
Our native Android app on handheld devices — tableside ordering that fires straight to the kitchen, offline-first, and fits in an apron.
Every trip back to a fixed terminal is a table waiting. Novaryq’s native Android app runs on handheld devices, so servers take orders at the table, fire them to the kitchen instantly and keep the floor moving — even when the Wi-Fi doesn’t.
Native Android app
A purpose-built terminal app with kiosk lockdown and over-the-air updates.
Fire from the table
Orders route to the kitchen display by station the moment they’re entered.
Offline-first
Cash orders keep ringing through outages and sync automatically on reconnect.
Turn tables faster
Fewer trips to a fixed terminal means faster courses and faster turns.
One engine, every device
Handhelds share the same menu, floor map and order queue as your fixed terminals, so a check started tableside can be closed at the counter. PIN login makes device handoffs between staff instant and accountable.
Managed like a fleet
Enroll handhelds through device fleet management: monitor them from HQ, lock them to the POS app, and push app updates over the air — no one collects devices at close to update them by hand.
Why handhelds pay for themselves
The walk to the terminal is the cost
Table-side ordering removes a round trip per course. The saving is not the seconds of typing — it is the trip that no longer happens, multiplied by every course of every table across a service.
- The order reaches the kitchen from the table, so the first line is firing while the server is still taking the last one.
- Modifiers and allergen notes are captured in front of the guest, where they can be confirmed, rather than from memory at a terminal.
- Payment happens at the table too, so the check-drop-and-return dance collapses into one visit.
What the handheld handles
The same order model as the counter — not a cut-down companion app with its own rules.
| Capability | What it means during service |
|---|---|
| Seat and course structure | Rings by seat and fires by course, so a split check later needs no rebuilding. |
| Station routing | Lines land on the station that makes them, with the same age timers the kitchen already reads. |
| Offline ordering | Keeps taking orders through a dead-zone in the patio and reconciles on reconnect, keyed so nothing double-posts. |
| Payment at the table | Card, cash and gift card, with tips captured on the device. |
| Shift ownership | Actions are attributed to the signed-in employee, so a handheld passed between staff still produces an accurate audit trail. |
One honest limit
Card capture requires a live connection to the processor. Offline, the handheld will take the order and cash, but it will not approve a card — an approval nobody saw is not an approval.
Put a terminal in every apron
See tableside ordering on the native Android app in a demo.