Time café: POS and business management

Refreshments and extra sales recorded.

In a time café, distinguish included refreshments from separately purchased products. Record sales and food usage using the agreed setup.

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Refreshment usage and paid products

Separate refreshments included in the visit from extra purchases. This helps record sales and usage correctly.

01CHECKOUT
Record a purchase

Record a purchase

Add paid items to the receipt. Keep them separate from included refreshments.

02CHECKOUT
Take payment for goods

Take payment for goods

Record the sale at the POS. Review discounts and returns in history.

03SHIFT RESULTS
Reconcile food usage

Reconcile food usage

Document refreshments and losses. Check actual stock before purchasing again.

Time café management

Refreshment usage and paid products

Receive food and record usage of included refreshments and write-offs. Track goods for sale separately to reconcile stock.

Compare refreshment costs over time and extra-sales revenue. These figures do not replace visit-duration tracking.

Documents: goods receipts, transfers and write-offs

Sales and costs

Compare refreshment costs over time and extra-sales revenue.

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Stock and write-offs

Compare physical stock with system records. Goods receipts, transfers and write-offs help explain discrepancies.

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Staff permissions

Set permissions to match team responsibilities. Review discounts, cancellations and returns in the activity history.

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Your business.
Data on your phone.

Check your location’s figures when you’re away. Mobile Office lets you review sales and access documents from your phone.

Shift results

Choose a period and location. Check turnover, receipt counts and returns, then review individual sales.

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Products and performance

Review extra-purchase revenue by product. Compare it with product costs.

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Documents on your phone

Record goods receipts, write-offs and stocktakes. When AI recognises an invoice, check the line items before posting it.

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How much does it cost
ROSTA for time café?

A subscription for one location with one checkout. Pay monthly or save with annual billing.

Flexible monthly billing

30 USD/ month

Includes one location and one checkout.

Free Back office

Analytics, inventory and documents, with no separate management fee.

+10 USD/month per checkout

For each additional checkout at the same location.

Save with annual billing

20 USD/ month
with annual billing

240 USD per year in one payment. Includes one location and one checkout.

Free Back office

Analytics, inventory and documents, with no separate management fee.

+10 USD/month per checkout

For each additional checkout at the same location.

Equipment and setup are arranged separately. View equipment ↗ · All licences and terms ↗

Tools for your guests

Choose modules for your service model. We’ll review the setup in a demo.

Serving regular customers

Set up discounts, bonuses and customer cards for your additional sales. We will show how they work using a sample purchase.

  • Discounts
  • Rewards
  • Customer cards

Inventory questions
at a time café

Don’t see your workflow? We’ll show it in a demo

Does the system calculate time-based visit charges?

This page covers sales and inventory. If visit charges depend on duration, verify support for your pricing during a demo before connection.

How do I start managing inventory?

Start with your product range, units of measure and opening stock. Receive food and record usage of included refreshments and write-offs. Before going live, check a test sale and stock deduction.

How much does migration to ROSTA cost?

Migration to ROSTA is free. Before switching, we’ll agree on the data to transfer and check export options in your current system. Licences and setup are charged separately; free migration does not mean free use of the software.

How much does a ROSTA licence cost?

30 USD per month for an outlet with one POS, or 240 USD paid annually, equivalent to 20 USD per month. Each additional POS at the same outlet costs 10 USD per month. BackOffice and Mobile Office are free. Equipment and setup are priced separately.

Can I use my existing equipment?

Before setup, we’ll check your checkout, printer and other equipment models. We’ll confirm compatibility and workstation requirements before launch.

How does ROSTA compare with other software?

For time café, compare workflows using your own data: refreshment usage and paid products. ROSTA offers Mobile Office, free technical support and free migration. Compare the terms with iiko, Poster, r_keeper and Paloma365. View comparisons and migration terms.

Is training and free support available?

Yes. You can learn the basics of ROSTA in two hours of training. For time café, we will cover your daily workflows; database and equipment preparation are planned separately. Technical support is free. If needed, you can contact ROSTA accounting experts for accounting assistance; their service terms are agreed separately.

Get to know ROSTA firsthand

We will demonstrate ROSTA for time café: refreshment usage and paid products. We will discuss equipment, workstations and connection terms. ROSTA is developed in Kazakhstan. We will discuss migration from your current system and team training.