You already use Hotplate to run drops. But when someone walks up at a pop-up, taking their payment often means switching to Venmo or another platform. That customer may never hear about what you’re making next.
We're excited to introduce Pop-up Mode. Now you can take walk-up payments on your iPhone, find preorders at pickup, and turn in-person customers into subscribers for future drops.
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For walk-ups
Take payments with a tap
Create an order and accept any contactless card or Apple Pay. No separate hardware required.
After payment, your customer enters their phone number. We text their receipt, subscribe them to your drop texts, and award loyalty points.
For pickups
Find the order. Keep the line moving
Scan the QR code on your customer's confirmation page or search for their order
Your first taps are on us
To celebrate the launch,
we're covering payment processing fees on the first $100,000 of Tap to Pay transactions on Hotplate
. Eligible fees will be credited back nightly.Available in the latest Hotplate iOS app. Open Orders → ⋮ → Pop-up Mode and allow permissions.
To the chefs who tested this with us: thank you for helping us build it!
❤️ The Hotplate Team