Avocado/ Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay on iPhone for food vendors Your phone is the register.

The mobile POS app with no monthly fee. Take cards on your iPhone at farmers markets, pop-ups, food carts, and ghost kitchens.

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  • No card reader
  • $0 a month
  • Approved in minutes
Breakfast taco vendor at a farmers market taking a tap payment on his iPhone

The Food Corridor

Partners in getting kitchens selling.

We teamed up with The Food Corridor to help food businesses in shared and commissary kitchens take payments from day one. Find Avocado in your TFC Marketplace.

Food businesses already selling with Avocado

Built for your first farmers market. Ready for your first storefront.

  • Coffee cart barista pouring a latte while a customer taps a card on her iPhoneFarmers markets

    Tap, done, next customer.

    Works with no signal. Items mark themselves sold out.

  • Dumpling pop-up table at a night market with an iPhone ready to take paymentsPop-ups

    Sell out before you set up.

    Take pre-orders and scheduled pickups. Pay $0 between events.

  • Taco truck cook leaning out the window to take a tap payment on his iPhoneFood trucks & carts

    Get paid down the line.

    Walk the line and take orders before the window backs up.

  • Cook packing takeout bags in a shared kitchen with an iPhone on the passGhost kitchens

    Every order, one screen.

    Online ordering plus DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub.

Start with your phone. Add gear when you’re ready.

Same account the whole way. Your menu, customers, and sales history come with you.

  1. iPhone showing a Tap to Pay screen
    1 · Day one

    Just your phone

    Tap to Pay, your menu, and pre-orders. Nothing to buy.

  2. Stripe Reader M2 card readerStar TSP143IV receipt printer
    2 · Your first truck

    Add a reader and printer

    A pocket card reader and a ticket printer, sold at cost.

  3. Avocado register screen on an iPad
    3 · Your storefront

    Run the whole restaurant

    iPad register, kitchen display, online ordering, and loyalty.

You only pay when you sell.

5% + 15¢

per card sale. You choose who pays it.

  • No monthly fee
  • No setup fee
  • No contract
  • No hardware
$12
Who pays the card fee?
Your customer pays
$12.75
You keep
$12.00

100 sales like this at the market puts $1,200 in your bank the next day.

Selling this weekend in 3 steps.

  1. 1Download AvocadoFree on the App Store. Get approved in minutes.
  2. 2Add your menuOr send it over and we’ll build it.
  3. 3Tap to get paidCards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay on your iPhone.
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“We chose Avocado primarily because of the customer service. Our favorite feature of working with Avocado is that we don't have fees! It removes a huge burden from small businesses, especially when you're starting out.”
MarioOwner, Pinches Tacos · San Diego, CA
Payouts
Next day
Real-person phone support
7 days
A month, every month
$0

Questions before your first sale.

Call or text (512) 580-7988. A real person picks up.

What do I need to start?
An iPhone XS or newer. Customers tap a contactless card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay right on your phone. Android is coming soon.
Do I need a card reader to take cards on my iPhone?
No. Tap to Pay on iPhone turns your phone into the card reader. Add a reader later if you want one.
What if the market has no signal?
Keep selling. Avocado works offline and syncs your sales once you’re back online.
How fast can I start selling?
You can get approved in minutes. Add your menu, or send it to us and we’ll build it.
When do I get paid?
The next day. Instant payouts are available for 1.5%.
Is there a contract?
No. No contract and no monthly fee. If you stop selling, you stop paying.

Your first sale is one download away.

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