Craver alternative: your own restaurant app, no Square needed

Craver builds custom-branded mobile ordering apps, mainly for coffee shops and quick-service restaurants that use Square. Its pricing page lists a Core plan at $99 a month per location, no setup fee, and an optional Subscription Bundle from $49 a month for memberships such as a coffee club. Menuthere's Branded App plan is also $99 a month ($990 a year billed yearly). The difference is what's behind it. Menuthere runs its own ordering system, so you don't need Square. You also get WhatsApp ordering, your own delivery riders and 0% commission, and Apple's and Google's developer fees are included.

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Craver vs Menuthere, side by side

Craver details are from its own pricing page and homepage, checked on 19 October 2026. Check theirs before you decide.

A fair note: both companies list the same headline price. Craver's is per location, and its page says an app is typically ready "in just a few days". Menuthere doesn't promise a timeframe; Apple's and Google's reviews decide that. With either, card payments go through a payment processor that charges its own fee.

Which one fits your business?

Craver is likely the better fit if:

• you already run Square POS and want your app synced to Square menus, loyalty and gift cards;
• you want to sell paid memberships, such as a monthly coffee club, through your app;
• you're a coffee shop or quick-service brand, the businesses Craver says it's built for.

Menuthere's Branded App is likely the better fit if:

• you don't use Square, or don't want your app tied to a POS. Menuthere runs its own menu, orders and dashboard;
• you take orders on WhatsApp and want that on the same system, with WhatsApp Business API on your own number;
• you deliver with your own riders and want live tracking in your app;
• you want store fees covered: Apple's and Google's developer fees are included;
• you want an ordering website too, on the same menu, with 0% commission. Our free ordering website runs on the same dashboard.

First-year cost, one location, published prices only

For more than one location, ask both companies for a quote. Craver lists $99 per location. Ask us about several outlets on Menuthere.

What you get with Menuthere's Branded App

• Your own app on Android and iOS, under your restaurant's name and icon, on Google Play and the App Store.
• Ordering in the app: customers browse your menu, order and pay, and reorder a past order in a tap.
• Loyalty points and live tracking: customers see their points in the app and track their delivery live when you use your own riders.
• Push notifications: order status goes straight to customers' phones, and you can send unlimited push notifications to all app users or followers only.
• Everything in Pro: WhatsApp Business API on your own number, loyalty points, your own riders, advanced analytics and several outlets.
• Partner app for staff on Android and iPhone. It rings until each order is accepted.
• A dedicated support contact for your store and an onboarding call.

See how the Branded App works. Running a café? See coffee shop app.

How to get your app

1. Press Get your app (also on the Branded App plan on our pricing page), or book a demo first. Nothing is paid at signup.
2. Add at least 10 dishes with photos, press Register App and book a call with Menuthere's founder.
3. Pay the first month ($99) in advance and send your app's name, icon and brand color.
4. We build and publish your app on Google Play and the App Store. Your subscription counts from the day it goes live.

Your own app for $99 a month. No POS needed, 0% commission.

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