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Most EPOS systems are built for shops, cafés and bars, where everything you sell is a button on the screen. A snooker or pool club also sells time on a table, and that's where a general till starts to creak.
Run a club on a general till and you'll know these.
Staff note the start time, work out the cost when the table finishes, then key it in as a custom amount. It's slow when the bar is busy, and mistakes are easy to miss.
Four players on one table want to pay separately, and someone ends up doing the sums on their phone.
Bookings go in a diary, a spreadsheet or a separate booking app. None of it talks to the till, so a walk-in can end up on a table someone has booked.
How the two stack up on the jobs that matter in a cue sports club. General tills vary, so check the details with any supplier you're talking to.
| Feature | CuePOS | Generic EPOS |
|---|---|---|
| Table timing with automatic peak and off-peak rates | Built in, with the rate picked automatically | Not usually. Staff time the table and work out the price |
| Split one table's cost across players' tabs | Built in, and each player pays their own tab | Usually done by hand |
| Online table bookings on the same timeline as walk-ins | Built in | Usually a separate booking app |
| Waiting list by table type | Built in, with a badge when a table frees up | Not usually |
| Cue locker rentals | Built in | Not usually. Often a notebook or spreadsheet |
| Memberships with ID and age badges | Built in, with online signup and expiry tracking | Varies. Many offer loyalty schemes rather than club memberships |
| Blind till counts and automatic daily close | Built in, with the daily close emailed to you | Most have a Z report. Blind counts vary |
| Integrated card payments | Stripe readers, or Tap to Pay on Android | Yes, usually through their own payment provider |
If you run a pub with a pool table or two on coin slots, you probably don't need table timing, and a general till will do the job. CuePOS earns its place when table time is a big part of your takings, when people book tables, or when you have members and lockers to look after.
Moving over is less work than most clubs expect.
We'll help you bring your existing members across, so they don't have to sign up again.
You don't have to change card machine. Take payments on your existing terminal and record them against the tab in CuePOS. You can add a Stripe reader later if you want a quicker checkout.
Most clubs are up and running in under an hour. We'll walk you through adding your tables, prices and products.
FAQs
No. CuePOS runs on the Windows PCs, Macs, iPads and Android devices you may already have. If you'd rather have a dedicated till, you can lease a Sunmi D3 Pro from us.
Under an hour for most clubs, and we'll walk you through it. We'll help move your members across too.
Yes. Record payments taken on your existing terminal against the tab. An integrated Stripe reader is quicker at the counter, but it's up to you.
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Tell us about your club and we'll show you round CuePOS, including hardware leasing if you're interested.