Appfront

What Appfront is

Appfront is a restaurant platform for ordering, guest engagement, loyalty, and marketing, with Android, iOS, and web platforms and POS integration. Restaurants can offer branded ordering online, in apps, and in-store, including group orders and split payments. Loyalty options span cashback, points, tiers, visit-based rewards, subscriptions, referrals, and automated customer journeys. Its Co-Work assistant can respond to questions about customer and business data, suggest actions, launch campaigns, and perform operational tasks such as changing hours or menus.

The branded mobile app includes ordering, loyalty rewards, push notifications, in-app messaging, an interactive newsfeed, one-click reordering, and checkout upsells. Listed POS connections include Toast, Square, PAR, Clover, GlobalPayments, Speedline, Shift4, and CBS NorthStar. Delivery and dispatch connections include DoorDash Drive, Uber Direct, GrubHub, Relay, Onfleet, DeliverThat, Deliverect, Otter, Delivrd, and Captain.ai; marketing and data connections include Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, email, SMS, and ads. Appfront serves restaurant formats including quick service, fast casual, full service, coffee shops, bakeries, pizzerias, and enterprise brands. It says most restaurant apps launch within 2–4 weeks, including branding, App Store and Google Play submission, and QA.

Who it suits

Appfront suits restaurants seeking branded ordering, loyalty, and marketing alongside POS integration, from quick-service businesses and pizzerias to enterprise brands.

Limits

The Basic plan is $99 a month, billed per location, and includes online ordering, cashback rewards, event-trigger-based rewards, and a branded mobile app. Group ordering, open tab, franchise solutions, catering, and referral programs are listed under Enterprise (PRO), at $299 a month, billed per location.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.appfront.ai/.
2. Choose Basic at $99 a month, billed per location, or Enterprise (PRO) at $299 a month, billed per location.
3. Select the plan according to the listed features needed.
4. Plan for branding, App Store and Google Play submission, and QA; Appfront says most restaurant apps launch within 2–4 weeks.

Verdict

Choose Appfront if a restaurant needs branded ordering, varied loyalty options, and guest marketing tied to POS integrations. Basic is $99 a month, billed per location; the Enterprise (PRO) plan is $299 a month, billed per location. Businesses seeking a free plan should look elsewhere.