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v2.11 · Talk to your till
9 Nov 2026 · Latest release
Orderly now runs the till the way you talk, checks your M-Pesa payments for you, and fits itself to your kind of business.
New
- Talk to the till: say or type "2 chips 1 soda table 4" and it rings up, with sizes and choices as buttons. Swahili works too ("order 77 ni tayari"). On the Manager and Kitchen you can hold to talk with the phone's own speech.
- Pay to your till: guests pay your own M-Pesa till number, Orderly checks each payment and the sale turns paid by itself where your till is linked. Every staff phone hears "just paid" with the M-Pesa code.
- Your kind of business: a butchery sees Stock, a hotel sees Rooms, a cloud kitchen sees Menu instead of Tables. Restaurants that signed up before are asked their kind once.
- Order types in a sentence: tell Orderly "we only do delivery" and the till, the web shop and the kiosk follow.
- Stock that adds up: cook a pot of pilau, sell plates, close the dish at the end of the day; purchases take a lot price ("10 kg rice at 1,800"); waste and shelf value agree to the cent. Orderly asks the cook the right questions to set it up.
- Staff join with a code and keep their work history as their own.
- Delivery prices by area, picked from a list of your city's estates.
- A Mac version of the Orderly till, for Apple silicon Macs. Windows tills update themselves.
- Notifications say who did what ("Peter accepted order 14161", "Table 4 paid by M-Pesa") and a tap opens the order.
Improved
- Money reads Ksh in whole shillings everywhere.
- Orderly AI answers in short cards, can open any screen for you, reads a photo of a menu or price list, and asks before it changes anything.
- The Manager, Kitchen, Delivery, Kiosk and Screens apps redrawn on one design: the same card, the same words, light by day and dark by night; the Delivery app wears its lime at night for riders outdoors.
- The order card shows every step of its timeline; rejecting an order asks for a reason in one tap.
- The menu board on TV is a real menu, a page at a time, with your offers between passes.
- The back office and the web shop redrawn page by page; the web shop's checkout and order tracking cleaned up.
- Stronger sign-in checks on every login.
v2.9 · Live Orders, kiosks and screens
25 Oct 2026
The busiest screens in the restaurant, rebuilt, and every app on version 2.9.
New
- Live Orders, rebuilt: Board, List and Flow views. One click, drag or swipe moves an order to its next step. Every channel and every unfinished order is shown, and orders from earlier days are counted apart.
- Kitchen tickets: Stuck, Late and Open filters that match the dashboard numbers, and managers can close a stuck ticket.
- Table QR, part two: customers order at the table without an account, can pay the waiter, and can order by chat. A scan holds the table for 10 minutes and shows only that restaurant.
- Orderly Kiosk pairs with a 7-digit code.
- Orderly Screens TVs pair with a code. The order board shows Ready within 5 seconds, and sold-out dishes leave the menu board.
- The TV menu board shows your whole menu, category by category, with prices people can read from across the room. Your offers and banners play between the menu pages.
Improved
- One design for every multi-select picker.
- The online store loads faster: maps load only when one is shown.
- The Tableside app runs on the newest Android phones.
Before you update
- Riders: uninstall the old Delivery app, then install version 2.9.
- Orderly Manager phones on version 2.8 need the 2.9 app installed once. After that, updates arrive by themselves.
v2.6 · Payments you can prove
17 Oct 2026
The counter now marks money as received only when it can prove it, and regulars get remembered.
New
- Pay at the table: customers scan the table's QR code, order and pay from their phone.
- Regulars' usuals: look up a customer and Orderly shows what they usually order and what goes with it.
- Optional manager PIN for any payment that cannot be confirmed automatically.
Improved
- An M-Pesa code typed in by hand shows as awaiting confirmation until M-Pesa confirms the money.
- Voids and refunds check how much money the order actually holds.
- Reports answer first: what sold, the day's sales and refunds, in plain words.
- Invoices show what you owe, what is late and when the next one is due.
v2.5 · Orderly learns your restaurant
16 Oct 2026
Orderly starts learning what a normal day looks like for each restaurant.
New
- Orderly Brain: learns your normal day and points out money leaks, such as unusual voids or discounts, with a weekly summary.
Improved
- Every settings form redesigned in the Orderly look, and easier to use on a phone.
- Wide tables scroll inside their box on phones instead of stretching the page.
- The kitchen display works on a phone: swipe between columns.
v2.4 · The big build
14 Oct 2026
Our largest release so far: new ways to order, a new look across the back office and new screens for the kitchen and the dining room.
New
- Table QR ordering: a scan opens the menu for that table, and the order goes to the kitchen with the table number.
- Shared tablets: each staff member signs in with a PIN, and every sale is recorded against the person who made it.
- Kitchen tickets with their own number per restaurant, closed automatically when the order is done.
- Floor map: drag tables to where they stand, with a chair for every seat.
- Orderly Screens: a TV order board showing queue numbers, and a menu board for the wall.
- Store hours on one week grid, with ready-made presets.
Improved
- A new, consistent look across about 190 settings screens and 95 lists in the back office.
- The assistant answers quick questions faster and takes more time on hard ones.
- Sales made offline in the Orderly Manager app sync safely when the internet is back.
- Clearer error pages that say what went wrong.
v2.3 · Plans that fit
12 Oct 2026
New
- Pay for Orderly by M-Pesa, monthly or yearly.
Improved
- Plan limits now scale with the size of the business.
v2.2 · Orderly home
10 Oct 2026
The assistant becomes the first page owners see, and Orderly learns Kenya's map.
New
- Orderly home: open the back office and the assistant tells you what needs your attention.
- Set up your menu from a photo: Orderly reads it and fills in the dishes.
- Recipe book: recipe cards, batch cooking and cost per plate.
- Staff clock-in, with an optional check that they are at the restaurant.
- Delivery zones by ward, with a delivery fee per kilometre.
- Offers: banners and discount codes, with an on/off switch and a calendar.
- Chats: a messenger with the Orderly assistant pinned at the top.
Improved
- Simpler navigation: 21 menu entries became 14, with related screens grouped.
- No order shows as paid without proof of payment.
- Receipts show PAID or NOT PAID in large letters, with any balance due.
- Stronger protection for stored passwords.
v2.1 · Desktop POS and Living Orderly
26 Sep 2026
New
- Desktop POS for Windows and Mac, with station lock and cash drawer support.
- M-Pesa at the counter: the customer gets the payment request on their phone.
- M-Pesa payments from the Orderly Manager app.
- Living Orderly: scheduled reminders, approvals and staff SMS.
- TikTok meal videos linked to the dishes on your menu.
Improved
- Every order shows its next step, and takeaway orders are called Take Away everywhere.
- Kitchen and display screens follow each order to the end.
- Delivery orders reach the restaurant's own riders.
- Reports count every real sale, by whole days.
v2.0 · Orderly v2
21 Sep 2026
New
- The Orderly Manager app for owners and staff.
- Redesigned orders, chat, notifications and payment screens.
Improved
- New checkout, order confirmation, sign-in and account pages.
v1.7 · Kiosk, roles and onboarding
14 Sep 2026
New
- Counter kiosk: customers order by speaking or typing.
- Chef and Rider roles: every restaurant starts with six ready-made roles.
- Guided six-step setup for ten kinds of food business.
- SMS notifications.
- A homepage search you can ask questions, like a person.
- The Orderly Handbook for owners and staff.
Improved
- Table QR codes open the right menu.
- Order sounds you can hear, and a bell when an order is ready.
v1.6 · Orderly AI
31 Aug 2026
New
- The Orderly assistant: ask in plain words, and it can mark a dish sold out, update a table, count stock or place an order.
- The assistant for customers on the online store, and for kitchen staff and riders.
- Passkey sign-in with your fingerprint or face, for owners, staff and the apps.
- A customer display board for the wall, and a kitchen display you can read across the room.
- Floor plan with live table status.
Improved
- One consistent design and colour scheme across the back office.
- Updated core platform, with Orderly's own settings kept safe across future updates.
- Sign-in sessions are more reliable.
- Warmer messages to customers and friendlier empty screens.
v1.5 · Built for Kenya
22 Jul 2026
New
- M-Pesa STK push for online orders and at the counter.
- KRA eTIMS tax invoices.
- Guides for customers and for restaurants.
Improved
- Dashboards show live data, and the sales report has charts.
- Bigger buttons for tablets, and cleaner fonts and icons.
v1.4 · Tablet-first
14 Jun 2026
New
- Back office, POS and kitchen screens redesigned for tablets.
- Videos on menu items.
- Dark mode.
Improved
- Card checkout and SMS sending made more reliable.
v1.3 · Allergens, notifications and recipes
23 May 2026
New
- Restaurant notifications by SMS, with controls for how many are sent.
- Dietary labels and allergen information on every dish.
- Recurring expenses.
- Discounts that apply only to the items you choose.
- Receipts in more languages, and pictures for menu categories.
- Recipe mode for stock.
- Built-in guides.
Improved
- Orders can complete by themselves once they are paid.
- Faster on large menus and busy branches.
v1.2 · Online ordering
26 Mar 2026
New
- Online ordering: an online store for every restaurant, with customer accounts and delivery.
- Cash collected by riders, settled per order.
- Order notification settings.
- Your Google Business link on your restaurant page.
- Open and close the restaurant by hand or on a schedule.
- Order notes, and amounts due on part-paid orders.
Improved
- Order numbers shown on the order board.
- Refunds need a permission.
v1.1 · First restaurants live
28 Jan 2026
The first restaurants start taking real orders on Orderly.
New
- Cash register: open and close sessions with approval, and count cash by note and coin.
- Self-service kiosk, with promotions.
- Token numbers for orders, and tables locked while an order is in progress.
- Batch cooking: batch recipes, production and stock.
- Different prices per order type for dishes and add-ons.
- Push notifications.
- Pay at the table online.
- Loyalty on orders, refund reasons, and waiters assigned to tables.
- Opening shifts per branch, and reservation time slots.
Improved
- A faster POS on busy days.
- Receipts can show the customer's phone and the payment status.
- Date and time formats per restaurant.
v1.0 · Orderly begins
14 Aug 2025
Orderly's first version, built on the platform as it stood in mid-2025.
New
- Orderly for restaurants: POS, tables and reservations, menus with add-ons, kitchen tickets and stations, delivery, stock, expenses, WhatsApp notifications and reports.
The early platform
Jul 2024 to Jul 2025
The platform Orderly runs on began in July 2024. This is how it grew before Orderly's first version.
Delivery, kitchen stations and printing
Apr to Jul 2025
New
- Customer delivery addresses, delivery fee tiers and delivery settings per branch.
- Kitchen stations: each dish goes to the right station.
- Cancellation reasons for orders and kitchen tickets, and notes on each item.
- Order types and order number settings.
- Taxes per menu item.
- Printing from a desktop app.
- Halal and vegetarian labels.
- Recipes that handle variations and add-ons.
Improved
- More online payment options.
- Mark dishes in stock or out of stock.
Add-ons, WhatsApp and stock
Jan to Mar 2025
New
- Add-ons and modifier groups for menu items.
- Receipt settings and restaurant taxes.
- Discounts on orders, and offline payments.
- WhatsApp notifications and scheduled WhatsApp reports.
- Stock: inventory, suppliers and purchase orders.
- Service charges, custom menus and expenses.
- Tips on orders.
Improved
- Install the app on your phone from the browser.
- Payment QR codes on receipts.
Branches, delivery staff and split bills
Oct to Dec 2024
New
- Several branches under one restaurant.
- Email and notification settings, and guided onboarding steps.
- Subscription plans for restaurants.
- Delivery staff accounts.
- Order history.
- Many languages and currencies.
- Live updates without refreshing the page.
- Split bills, and waiter calls from the table.
Improved
- Preparation time on dishes.
- Choose which order types customers can place.
The platform starts
Jul to Sep 2024
New
- Menus, dining areas, orders and payments.
- Sign-in with two-step protection and email codes.
- Online card payments.
- Roles and permissions for staff.
- Table reservations.
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