Direction 3 · Premium POS Shell

Modern POS for restaurants, retail,
and real-world service teams.

Run orders, tables, staff, payments, and recovery workflows from one premium POS command center.

Start Free — No Credit Card Book a Demo
✓ Start in 10 minutes  ·  ✓ No contract  ·  ✓ Cancel anytime
01
Take Order
POS & table management
02
Kitchen Display
Real-time KDS tickets
03
Close & Pay
Card, cash, or QR link
Works with
DoorDash Uber Eats Grubhub Elavon PAX Terminals Star · Epson
0%
platform fee on paid plans
0
languages built in
0 min
average setup time
Why owners switch

No contracts. No lock-in. No surprises.

The things Toast, Clover and Square make hard — Stellar keeps simple.

No contracts
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. No 2–4 year lock-ins or early-termination fees.
Keep your processor
Bring Elavon, TSYS or Fiserv. $0 platform fee on paid plans — we never take a cut of your sales.
Use your own hardware
Runs on the Android phones & tablets you already own. No proprietary $1,000+ terminals.
Your data is yours
Export menus, sales and customers any time. No hostage data, no exit fees to leave.
Product Tour

See it in action

Three views that run your whole restaurant — without a learning curve.

At the Table
In the Kitchen
End of Day
Table 4
Dine-in · 2 guests
Online
Popular
Mains
Sides
Drinks
🍔
Burger
$12.99
🍟
Fries
$4.99
🥤
Soda
$3.49
🥗
Salad
$9.99
🍗
Wings
$14.99
🍜
Soup
$6.49
🌮
Tacos
$8.99
🍕
Pizza
$11.49
☕
Coffee
$2.99
1× Burger$12.99
Tax (9.5%)$1.23
Total$14.22
Charge $14.22
Kitchen Display
3 active tickets
Live
Table 4 Dine-in · 3m
1× Burger — med-rare, no onion
1× Fries — extra crispy
2× Soda — Coke, Sprite
DoorDash #8821 Delivery · 6m
2× Wings — buffalo
1× Salad — dressing on side
Uber Eats #4417 Delivery · now
1× Burger — no pickle
1× Soup — to go
Today's Summary
Fri · closed out
Export ↗
Today's Revenue
$2,847
▲ 12% vs last Friday
94
Orders
$30.29
Avg ticket
$312
Tips
MTWTFSS

Take orders in seconds

Tap items, add modifiers, split between guests — no training manual needed.

  • Item modifiers & special instructions
  • Split payment across cards + cash
  • Table transfer without losing the order
  • PAX terminal, QR link, or cash
Features

Everything you need to run your restaurant

Built for restaurants. No bloat, no extra tablets, no confusion.

Smart POS
Fast menu navigation, modifiers, split payments, and table management. Staff learns it in an hour.
Kitchen Display (KDS)
Orders appear the moment they're placed — in-store and delivery. No printed tickets piling up.
Delivery Integration
DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub flow directly into your kitchen. Menu synced, no extra tablets.
Integrated Payments
PAX terminal, cash, QR pay link, split payments. Auth codes captured. Receipts in seconds.
Owner Dashboard
Check today's sales from anywhere. Employee hours, tips, tax reports, CSV export for your CPA.
Staff & Payroll
Clock-in/out, tip tracking, role-based PIN access. Schedule C CSV ready for your accountant.
Self-Order Kiosk
Guests browse, customize, and pay at a touchscreen kiosk. Reduce wait times and labor costs without extra hardware.
Modifiers & Customization
Required and optional modifier groups, price adjustments, default selections — applied at ordering, visible on KDS and receipts.
Direction 3 · Premium Shell

A POS shell that reads like a real operating system.

Four native primitives layer together to give cashiers, managers, and owners the same instantly-legible surface — in dark or light.

TrustBar

Operational confidence at a glance.

A persistent chrome strip showing store, register, staff, network, sync, device, payment, printer, and cloud state — no digging through menus to prove the register is healthy.

ModeBar

POS workflow modes in one strip.

Register, orders, tables, and reports live in a single mode switcher. Role-gated modes stay visible but locked so cashiers know they exist without unlocking them.

RecoveryCard

Recovery workflows, not raw error text.

Failed payments, expired QR links, and unfinished splits become an actionable card with severity, safe context, and clear next steps — instead of a red alert stack.

SplitProgressRibbon

Split payments cashiers can follow.

Every split tender shows step, paid, remaining, and total in one ribbon. No more mid-sale math on the back of a receipt.

For Owners

Less friction on the floor, cleaner numbers at close.

StellarPOS is designed for the person who signs the paychecks, not just the person tapping the register.

Fewer mistakes at checkout

One consistent charge flow across cash, card, mixed, and split — with clear guard rails so a rushed cashier can't accidentally skip a step.

Clearer staff workflows

Every register shows who is signed in, what mode they are in, and what the store looks like right now — no more "did anyone close?" phone calls.

Faster recovery when payments fail

Failed card reads, expired QR links, and stuck splits get their own recovery surface — with clearly labelled safe actions instead of raw provider errors.

Cleaner manager visibility

The trust bar, mode bar, and recovery surfaces exist on every screen so a walk-through manager can read the state of a register without asking.

Global Ready

Your team speaks multiple languages.

Stellar POS runs in 5 languages — switch instantly, preferences saved per device.

🇺🇸 English 🇰🇷 한국어 🇨🇳 中文 🇪🇸 Español 🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt
Compare

How Stellar stacks up

No long-term contracts, no $600 setup fee, no lock-in.

Feature ⭐ Stellar Toast Clover Square
Starting price $0/mo $69/mo $14.95/mo $0/mo
Setup fee None $627+ $0 $0
Contract required No 2 years Varies No
Kitchen Display (KDS) ✓ Included Add-on Add-on —
DoorDash / Uber Eats ✓ Included ✓ — —
Multi-language UI ✓ 5 languages — — —
Table management ✓ Included Add-on Add-on Add-on
Owner dashboard (web) ✓ Included ✓ ✓ ✓
Platform

Works on any device

One subscription, every surface. Android tablet, Windows PC, iPad, or PAX terminal — your team is covered.

Android Tablet
Download the Stellar POS app from Google Play. Full POS, KDS, tables, and staff management.
Download on Google Play →
Windows PC
Native desktop app for a full-screen POS. Works offline, pairs with PAX pinpad and thermal printer over Wi-Fi.
Signed installer — Coming Soon
iPad / iPhone
iOS app coming soon. Use the web dashboard on Safari for full owner and manager access today.
App Store — Coming Soon
PAX Terminal
Pair any PAX Q30, S80, or A920 terminal over LAN. Direct communication — no cloud round-trip for payments.
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SIMPLE PRICING

Start free. Grow on your terms.

No setup fees. No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime.

STANDALONE
$0 /mo
No Stellar platform fee
Start Free
Includes:
  • ✓ 1 Mobile device included
  • ✓ Additional Mobile — $9.99/mo
  • ✓ Tap to Pay (Android 9+ NFC)
  • ✓ Menu, orders, payments
  • ✓ Customer display (free)
Perfect for: Food trucks, pop-ups, solo operators
RETAIL
$49 .99 /mo
No platform fee
Get Started
Everything in Standalone, plus:
  • ✓ Inventory management
  • ✓ Customer database
  • ✓ Loyalty program
  • ✓ Multi-user access
  • ✓ Advanced reports
  • ✓ Gift cards
  • ✓ Discounts & promo codes
Perfect for: Retail shops, boutiques, specialty stores
MOST POPULAR
RESTAURANT
$89 .99 /mo
No platform fee · Use your processor
Start 14-Day Free Trial
Everything in Retail, plus:
  • ✓ Table & floor management
  • ✓ 1 KDS screen included · Additional KDS $9.99/mo
  • ✓ QR ordering
  • ✓ Reservations available as $7/mo add-on
  • ✓ Course & modifier management
  • ✓ Staff scheduling & payroll
  • ✓ Happy hour automation
  • ✓ 5 languages (EN/KO/ES/ZH/VI)
Perfect for: Full-service restaurants, bars, cafés & multi-station kitchens
ADD-ONS

Add only what you need

Cancel any add-on anytime. No commitment.

📺 Kitchen Display System
$9 .99/screen/mo
Included on Restaurant
Real-time tickets, color-coded urgency, bump-to-complete. Add screens as you grow.
🖥️ Self-Order Kiosk
$14 .99/mo
vs. Square Kiosk $50+/mo · Toast $30-50/mo
Turn any tablet into a self-order kiosk. Orders go straight to the KDS.
📅 Reservations & Waitlist
$7 .00/mo
vs. OpenTable $39+/mo · Resy $250+/mo
Online bookings, SMS reminders, and walk-in waitlist — from your storefront.

See how we compare — $15,000/month in card sales:

Stellar Square Toast
Monthly software $0 – $89.99 $0 – $149 $0 – $165+
Processing fees Your own processor 2.6% + 15¢ 2.49% – 3.69%
Monthly processing cost ~$45 ~$390 ~$375
Hardware required None iPad + reader Proprietary
Contract None None 2 years
Languages EN/KO/ES/ZH/VI English only English only
*Processing estimates based on $15,000/month card volume. Stellar Standalone plan + own processor. Actual rates vary.
How Stellar pricing works: Standalone Mobile includes one Mobile device at $0/month. Add more Mobile devices for $9.99/month each. Retail ($49.99/mo) and Restaurant ($89.99/mo) include one POS register — Restaurant also includes one KDS screen. Card processing is handled by your own Stripe account (Standalone Mobile) or your own merchant processor (Retail / Restaurant — Elavon, TSYS, Fiserv). Stellar does not add a platform fee on top of your processor.
UP AND RUNNING IN 10 MINUTES

Set up faster than a coffee order

1
Create your account
Sign up at stellarpos.us — no credit card required. Choose your plan or start free with Standalone mode.
2
Add your menu
Upload items with prices and photos. Import from a spreadsheet or build from scratch. Takes about 5 minutes for a typical menu.
3
Open on any Android device
Use the phone or tablet you already have. No special hardware needed. Android 9+ with NFC for Tap to Pay.
✓
Take your first order
You're live. Customers can pay by card (tap/insert/swipe), cash, or scan your table QR code to order themselves.
ROI CALCULATOR

How much can you save?

See your real monthly savings vs Square, Toast, and Clover.

$15,000
$1K$50K$100K$200K
Competitor cost = published software fee + in-person processing rate + per-transaction fee (assumes ~$20 average ticket). Stellar Restaurant: $89.99/mo + bring your own processor (~1.8%), no per-transaction fee.
SQUARE PLUS
Monthly fee
$60 + 2.6% + 15¢
Your cost
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Monthly savings with Stellar
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TOAST POS
Monthly fee
$69 + 2.49% + 15¢
Your cost
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Monthly savings with Stellar
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CLOVER
Monthly fee
$100 + 2.6% + 10¢
Your cost
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Monthly savings with Stellar
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STELLAR RESTAURANT
$89.99/mo + 1.8% processing
Use your own processor (Elavon, TSYS, Fiserv)
Your monthly cost
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Annual savings vs avg competitor
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