The best Clover apps for restaurants, sorted by the job they do

The best Clover apps for a restaurant are the few that fill real gaps: usually one each for online ordering, reservations, staff scheduling, accounting and phone calls. Start with what Clover already includes, then add apps one job at a time. Below is a checked list by category, with prices from each vendor’s own page as of Nov 2026.

None of the apps below is ranked. Within each job, they are ordered by who they suit.

Start with what Clover already gives you

Before you install anything, check what your Clover plan includes:

• Online ordering. Clover’s blog says its online ordering has “no set-up or subscription fees beyond the ‘card not present’ transaction fee.”
• Rewards. Clover has its own loyalty tool, Clover Rewards. Clover’s blog points owners to a Clover Business Consultant for details, so ask which plan includes it.
• A time clock. Homebase says its Time Clock app is preinstalled on new Clover devices.

If one of these does the job, you don’t need an extra app for it.

Quick list by job

Job	App	Price (vendor’s page, Nov 2026)	Best for
Online ordering	Clover Online Ordering	Card-not-present fee only	A simple pickup page
Reservations	Clover Hospitality by BentoBox	Not published; through Clover	Clover full-service restaurants
Reservations	OpenTable	From $149/mo + per-cover fees	Restaurants that want a diner network
Loyalty	Clover Rewards	Ask Clover	Simple points on your Clover
Loyalty	Incentivio, bLoyal	Not published	Branded apps or multi-location programs
Scheduling and payroll	Homebase	$0–$120/location/mo; payroll from $49/mo + $6/employee	Small teams starting free
Scheduling	7shifts	See 7shifts’ pricing page	Teams that schedule around sales forecasts
Inventory	WISK	From $249/mo + setup	Recipe costing and variance
Inventory	MarketMan	$249–$299/mo; Enterprise from $449	Purchasing plus inventory
Accounting	Commerce Sync	$31.95/mo (QuickBooks Online, Xero)	Daily sales into QuickBooks
AI phone	Maple	$85–$350/mo by plan and billing	Phone orders into Clover
AI phone	Loman	On request	Phone orders and reservations

Online ordering

Clover’s own online ordering is the cheapest start. If you want delivery, a branded app or marketing on top, DoorDash, Grubhub, ChowNow, Owner.com, Menufy, BentoBox and WhatsTable all work with Clover in different ways. We compare them, with costs at 400 orders a month, in the best online ordering for Clover.

Reservations and waitlist

Clover Hospitality by BentoBox. BentoBox is now part of Clover. Its help center describes a link between Clover Dining and its Bento Book reservations app: when a table’s check is paid in Clover, the table shows “Nearly Finished” in Bento Book. Table names must match in both systems. Prices are not published.

OpenTable. OpenTable’s plans page lists Basic at $149 a month, Core at $299 and Pro at $499, plus $1 to $1.50 per seated guest from its network. Its standard contract is one year. OpenTable can take bookings without a POS link. We could not confirm a direct Clover POS integration on OpenTable’s own pages, so ask.

Whatever you use, deposits on big groups cut no-shows. See how to reduce restaurant no-shows.

Loyalty and rewards

• Clover Rewards is the simplest choice, since it lives inside Clover. Ask Clover what your plan includes.
• Incentivio says its Clover integration covers points, punches and referrals, plus a branded web and mobile ordering app, with orders flowing to your Clover kitchen display. You need an Incentivio subscription; pricing is by demo.
• bLoyal says it installs from the Clover App Market and adds punch cards, referrals, and built-in email and text across locations. It sells by edition; ask for pricing.

Staff scheduling, time clock and payroll

Homebase says its Clover integration is free and syncs employees and sales, so you can track labor cost against sales. Its pricing page lists, per location per month:

Plan	Price	Employees
Basic	$0 (one location)	Up to 10
Essentials	$30	Unlimited
Plus	$70	Unlimited
All-in-One	$120	Unlimited

Payroll is an add-on at $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid ($29 a month for teams up to 5). The page has annual and monthly billing options, so confirm which price applies.

7shifts lists a Clover integration with near real-time sales, sales projections and labor costs. Check its pricing page for current plans.

Inventory and food cost

WISK says it pulls sales, menu items, modifiers and prices from Clover every few minutes, and you can install it from the Clover App Market. Its single-venue Food plan is $249 a month, or $399 for food and beverage together, plus a one-time setup fee of $750 or $1,250.

MarketMan has a Clover partner page. Its pricing page lists Starter at $249 a month, Growth at $299 a month, and Enterprise from $449.

Both are a real monthly cost. They pay off when you actually count stock and act on the variance. If you aren’t ready for that, a weekly count of your top 20 items in a spreadsheet is a fine start.

Accounting (QuickBooks and Xero)

Commerce Sync calls itself a certified Clover to QuickBooks integration. Its Clover page lists:

• Essential, for QuickBooks Online or Xero: $31.95 a month
• Expert, for QuickBooks Desktop: $59.95 a month

All plans have a 30-day free trial. Sales start transferring the night you sign up. It does not handle inventory or cost of goods sold, and billing runs through Clover. For what to do with those numbers, see our restaurant P&L guide.

Marketing

Many marketing tools come bundled with ordering. DoorDash Direct’s Boost plan ($99 a month) adds a branded website and automated email. Its Pro plan ($249 a month) adds a branded app, loyalty, and email and text marketing. ChowNow and Menufy include marketing in their plans, and bLoyal includes email and text with loyalty. Before buying a separate email tool, check whether your ordering or loyalty app already covers it.

AI phone answering

App	What it does with Clover	Price (Nov 2026)
Maple Voice	Answers calls, hours and FAQs, transfers calls; no ordering	$150/mo, or $85/mo billed yearly
Maple Pro	Takes phone orders into Clover; syncs your Clover menu; reservations	$350/mo, or $220/mo billed yearly
Loman	Sends phone orders to Clover and your kitchen display; reads your Clover menu	Not published

Maple says card payments on its phone orders run through Stripe. Our restaurant phone answering guide covers what to test on a demo call.

How to choose, and avoid app sprawl

Every app adds a fee, a login and another copy of your guest or staff data. Here is what five common apps cost together:

App	Monthly
Homebase Essentials	$30.00
Commerce Sync Essential	$31.95
WISK Food	$249.00
Maple Pro (billed yearly)	$220.00
ChowNow Launch (billed yearly)	$229.00
Total	$759.95

That is over $9,100 a year before setup fees and card processing. It may be worth it, but only if each app earns its place.

1. Write down the job first. “Answer calls during the rush” is a job. “Get an AI app” is not.
2. Check what you already have. Clover, your ordering app or your loyalty app may already do it.
3. Ask what syncs, which way, and how often. One-way sales imports are common; two-way menu sync is not.
4. Keep one guest list. If ordering, loyalty and email each keep their own, your marketing gets weaker.
5. Run a 30-day test with a number. For example, “20 more phone orders a month.”
6. Review My Apps every quarter. Clover’s docs say the My Apps page shows installed apps and their fees, and lets you change or uninstall them.

Where an all-in-one fits

Some owners would rather have one system than six apps. WhatsTable is one option for Clover restaurants. It covers the website, online ordering, reservations, Maya the AI phone host, catering, rewards, review requests, campaigns, a kitchen display, purchasing and a daily P&L. It does not replace payroll, scheduling or an accounting sync, so most owners would still keep a tool like Homebase and Commerce Sync. Our free growth check shows where your current setup leaves orders on the table.

How WhatsTable helps

WhatsTable runs on top of Clover. It builds your website with you and runs online ordering that goes into Clover and prints in the kitchen, with card money in your own Clover account and nothing added to guests’ bills. Reservations with group deposits, Maya the AI phone host, catering quotes, rewards, review requests and campaigns you approve sit in the same place. You pay $0 a month plus 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable; walk-ins are free. See how it works with Clover.