# PrepFlow

> PrepFlow is kitchen pacing software that works with your POS. It back-schedules every dish's start time per station so a whole order, or a whole course, lands at the pass together, and it re-paces live when the kitchen drifts. Tagline: "Whatever goes in, comes out together."

## What it does
- Back-schedules each item's start from the moment the order is due, using each dish's cook time, so every item finishes together.
- Re-paces live: when a cook starts late, an item is added or a ticket is rerouted, the waiting items move to match. Items already started never move; earlier orders keep their priority.
- Doneness-aware: medium rare and well done have their own times.
- Sides go to their own station (fries cooked at Fry) and still land with the dish.
- "Just hand over" choices (a ready-made sauce) arrive already finished; the expo only checks them off.
- Multi-stage dishes: "Then goes to" chains stations (grill, then sauté).
- Learning: Start and Done taps measure real cook times. Off, Suggest (a person applies) or Auto (small capped steps); every change is versioned.

## Screens
- Station screen: HELD, FIRE NOW, URGENT (auto-start close), COOKING, DONE; one tap to START and DONE; readable at 1.5 m.
- Expo screen: CHECK and UNDO on finished items, Check all off, ready-together time; a Manage switch adds START, DONE and alerts.
- Watch-only screen: every ticket live, no buttons.
- Setup page: a kitchen canvas built from your POS menu, and a Learning page.

## Facts
- Works with any POS: Heartland, Clover, Square and Toast, plus orders from third-party marketplaces Uber Eats and DoorDash.
- Devices: any iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or a browser; any device can be any role.
- Kitchen printers: paced tickets go to screens, to Epson and Star kitchen printers (network or Bluetooth), or both; a kitchen can run printers only, screens only, or a mix by station. Tickets print when the item should start.
- Multi-lingual: each screen can run in its own language, chosen per device.
- Unlimited screens: no per-screen fees; a kitchen can run as many station, expo and watch-only screens as it needs. Only orders are billed.
- Pricing: simple and usage-based, with a $0 monthly subscription (no subscription fee). You pay per order, per location, per month, and the rate per order falls as volume grows: 10 cents for orders 1-1,999, then one cent less for each further thousand (2,000s 9 cents ... 7,000s 4 cents), and 3 cents from 8,000. The calculator is at https://prepflow.tech/#pricing.

## Pages
- [Home](https://prepflow.tech/): product overview, videos of each screen, features and FAQ
- [Pricing](https://prepflow.tech/#pricing): per-order rates and a calculator
- [FAQ](https://prepflow.tech/#faq): answers to common questions
- [Compare](https://prepflow.tech/compare/): PrepFlow vs Toast KDS, Fresh KDS and Square KDS
- [PrepFlow vs Toast KDS](https://prepflow.tech/compare/toast-kds/)
- [PrepFlow vs Fresh KDS](https://prepflow.tech/compare/fresh-kds/)
- [PrepFlow vs Square KDS](https://prepflow.tech/compare/square-kds/)
- [Blog](https://prepflow.tech/blog/): guides on kitchen pacing
- [What is kitchen pacing?](https://prepflow.tech/blog/what-is-kitchen-pacing/)
- [Why the fries are cold: stop orders coming out in pieces](https://prepflow.tech/blog/why-orders-come-out-at-different-times/)
- [Per-screen vs per-order pricing for kitchen display systems](https://prepflow.tech/blog/per-screen-vs-per-order-kds-pricing/)
- [How to set prep times on a kitchen display](https://prepflow.tech/blog/how-to-set-prep-times/)
- [Course pacing explained](https://prepflow.tech/blog/course-pacing-explained/)