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How Ember POS fits your kind of shop, and the jobs it does for you. Plain answers, one page each.
#200 · GuidesEmber POS
A POS app for cafés and coffee shops in the Philippines
Ember POS is a point of sale for Philippine cafés: drink sizes and add-ons, a kitchen and bar screen, stock that follows every cup, GCash and Maya, staff and payroll. Free for 30 days.
A POS for milk tea shops and drink kiosks
Sizes, sinkers, sugar levels and add-ons with their own prices and ingredients; stock that follows every cup; GCash and Maya. Ember POS, made in the Philippines. Free for 30 days.
A restaurant POS with tables, a kitchen screen and real stock
Ember POS for Philippine restaurants and carinderias: a floor plan with tables and bookings, a kitchen display, recipes that take stock out, senior and PWD discounts, GCash and Maya, payroll. Free for 30 days.
A POS for bakeries and pastry shops
Ember POS tracks what you bake in batches, what it really costs, and what sells: a prep station, recipe costing, waste logging, price quotes for big orders. Free for 30 days.
Ember for Pharmacy: a POS for drugstores
Search by brand or generic with the cheapest beside it, pieces, banig and boxes from one stock, lots and expiry dates, a prescription book, and a stock watch that says what to order.
A POS that keeps selling when the internet drops
The Ember POS Android app keeps selling, printing receipts and signing staff in during brownouts and signal drops, and saves everything online when the connection returns.
Utang, tracked in your POS instead of a notebook
Ember POS records utang (credit) per customer: who owes, how much and for how long, with limits, part payments and a polite reminder you can send on Messenger.
GCash and Maya at the counter, and checked against your statement
Take GCash, Maya, cash and card, split a bill, keep the reference number, and let Ember POS match your GCash or Maya statement to your sales so missing money stands out.
Stock that follows every sale, and a cost on every recipe
Ember POS takes ingredients out of stock as you sell, costs every recipe, counts deliveries in, logs waste, and writes your shopping list. For cafés and food shops in the Philippines.
Import your menu
Our Excel template, or the file your old POS exports: your whole menu, sizes, ingredients and recipes in one go.
Payroll for small shops, with SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG
Ember POS turns time-clock hours into payroll: regular hours, overtime, tips, and one tap to fill SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and withholding tax from the government tables, with payslips.
BIR tax help for small shops: your figures, ready for your accountant
The Ember POS Back Office works out estimates of your quarterly BIR returns (2551Q, 1701Q, 2550Q and the annual 1701A), lists deadlines, checks your records before an audit, and prints your books of accounts. It does not file, and it is not BIR-accredited.
QR ordering, your own online store, and delivery with your own riders
Customers order from a QR code at the table or your own Ember store page, pay with GCash or Maya, and watch your own rider on a live map. No app for the customer or the rider.
How to choose a POS for a small food shop in the Philippines
A plain checklist for café, milk tea and restaurant owners: the price you really pay, offline selling, GCash and Maya, recipes and stock, staff, BIR, support. With how Ember POS answers each.