Tap2Order vs Sunday
Tap2Order vs Sunday: Sunday (sundayapp.com) is best known for QR pay-at-table, where guests scan, split the bill, tip and pay. Tap2Order is the better choice when the wait to order is what costs you: guests tap an NFC display or scan the QR code at the table, bar or counter, order from their own phone with no app, and the ticket lands on your kitchen display. One flat fee with no per-order commission, setup done in person in NYC, and on Growth Engine a kitchen that paces itself. Sunday fits full-service tables where the check is the bottleneck.
Or book a 15-minute call. Printed NFC and QR displays included, no hardware to buy.
Tap2Order and Sunday compared
Sunday is built around the bill; Tap2Order is built around the order.
| What to compare | Tap2Order | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | On-site ordering, with orders going straight to the kitchen display in the staff portal | Pay at the table (scan, split, tip, pay), plus QR ordering and reordering (Sunday) |
| How guests start | Tap an NFC display or scan its QR code; no app download, no guest account | Scan a QR code; no app download |
| Monthly price | $297 Essential Core, $597 Growth Engine, $997 Pro Command | $199 Standard, $299 Premium (US) (Sunday pricing) |
| Setup | $599, waived for every customer who signs by December 31, 2026 (payable if you cancel in the first quarter). Onboarding call, in-person setup and staff training in NYC on every plan | Onboarding included; physical onboarding optional at $299 on Standard, included on Premium (Sunday pricing) |
| Table codes | Printed NFC/QR displays included; extra pack of 10 for $149 | $5 per QR code (Sunday pricing) |
| Card payments | Your venue's own payment processor at its standard rates; no per-order commission | Processing costs not published; Sunday says transaction costs are based on usage (sunday Pay at table) |
| Bill splitting | Not listed in Tap2Order's plans; guests add tips at checkout | Split by item, seat, number of people or custom amount; one-tap tipping; Apple Pay and Google Pay (sunday Pay at table) |
| POS | No POS replacement needed; custom integrations on Pro Command | Lists NCR Voyix, Toast, Clover, Micros and Lightspeed among its point-of-sale partners (Sunday partners) |
| Hardware | None to buy; the staff portal runs on any phone, tablet or laptop | Smart Handheld devices offered; prices not listed |
| Reviews and loyalty | Not part of Tap2Order's plans | Online reputation on both plans; loyalty integration on Premium |
| Time to launch | Live within 7 days of your onboarding call, once we have your menu and venue details, or your next month is free (NYC venues) | "Live in 7 days" listed on the pricing page |
| Contract | Billed monthly. 3-month initial term, then quarter to quarter with 30 days' notice | Not stated on the pricing page; ask Sunday |
| Support | Email (Core), priority email (Growth), priority phone (Pro) | 24/7 support (Sunday pricing) |
Sunday details checked September 2026 on Sunday's own US pages: Sunday pricing, sunday Pay at table, sunday order and pay, Sunday partners and sundayapp.com. Our terms: pricing page.
Who should choose which
Time the two ends of service on a busy night: how long guests wait to order, and how long they wait to pay.
Where Sunday is stronger
- Paying and splitting. You run full-service tables and the check, split and tip at the end of the meal is where tables stall.
- POS-connected checks. On the POS systems Sunday lists, the check guests pay comes from the POS you already run.
- Lower entry subscription, before QR code and onboarding costs, plus review prompts after payment.
Where Tap2Order fits better
- The rush happens at ordering. Guests waving for a server, a line at the bar or counter, rounds you lose because nobody reached the table in time: bars at last call, café lines, breweries, food trucks and busy dining rooms.
- A tap, not the camera. Each printed display offers an NFC tap as well as a QR code, programmed and placed for you in NYC by a Tap2Order team member who also trains your staff.
- An ordering system that sells more and wastes less. On Growth Engine, the Algorithm fires each dish by its prep time so a table's food lands together, upsells and timed happy hours sell the next round, stock counts itself from every sale and waste shows up in dollars. Pro Command adds live food cost %, labor insights and up to 5 locations side by side.
Need ordering and split payment at the same tables? Ask each provider how orders and payments reach your staff and POS. There is no built-in integration between Tap2Order and Sunday. See how bars use tap-to-order
Tap2Order vs Sunday: common questions
What is Sunday?
Sunday (sundayapp.com) is a QR payment and ordering platform for restaurants. Its best-known product, sunday Pay, lets guests scan a code at the table to view the bill, split it, tip and pay with no app, which Sunday says takes about 10 seconds. It lists sites for the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Does Sunday take orders, or only payments?
Both. Sunday describes sunday Ordering as "Guests scan, order, reorder and pay - one QR code." It is included in both the Standard and Premium plans.
Does Tap2Order offer pay at table and bill splitting?
Tap2Order's plans center on ordering. Guest card payments run through your own payment processor, set up during onboarding. Bill splitting is not listed in Tap2Order's plans, so if split checks are central to your service, raise it on a call or consider Sunday.
Which is cheaper, Tap2Order or Sunday?
On subscription, Sunday. For a 20-table venue, Sunday Standard's published costs come to $2,488 in year one ($2,388 subscription plus $100 of QR codes) before processing, which Sunday does not publish, and optional $299 physical onboarding. Tap2Order Essential Core is $3,564 in year one with the displays and in-person setup in NYC included.
Do I need to connect my POS?
Sunday's pay-at-table works with your POS. Tap2Order orders arrive in its own staff portal, so no POS replacement is needed. Custom integrations are part of Tap2Order Pro Command.
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