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Straight answers about running LiveOrder on Clover.

Compatibility, hardware, offline behavior, data, billing and what changes for your team. If something here is not covered, ask — we would rather answer it before you sign up than after.

Frequently asked questions

01/Clover compatibility

Which Clover plans does LiveOrder work with?
LiveOrder works with Clover plans that produce orders through the Clover platform, including Register, Counter Service Restaurant and Table Service Restaurant. If your Clover account can take an order, LiveOrder can display it. If you are unsure about your specific plan, start the trial — you will know within a minute of connecting.
Which Clover devices are supported?
All of them. Orders fired from a Clover Station Solo or Duo, Flex, Mini, Kiosk or from a handheld all arrive on the board the same way, because LiveOrder reads the order from your Clover account rather than from a particular device.
Do online and third-party orders show up?
If they land in your Clover account as orders, yes — and they arrive labelled with their channel so the kitchen can see at a glance that a ticket is a delivery order rather than a walk-in.
Do I have to install anything on my Clover devices?
No. Nothing is installed on Clover hardware and no existing app is replaced. LiveOrder connects at the account level and runs in a browser on whatever screens you choose.
Will this interfere with my kitchen printer?
No. Your printer keeps working exactly as it does now, which is why we recommend running both for the first week. When the kitchen is comfortable, you turn the printer off — or keep it as a backup.

02/Hardware and screens

What hardware do I need?
A screen with a modern browser and a network connection. Android tablets, Fire tablets, iPads, laptops, mini-PCs and TVs with a streaming stick all work. Many operators start with a tablet they already own.
Can I use my existing Clover KDS hardware?
Yes. If you already have Clover KDS screens, LiveOrder runs on them in the browser.
How many screens can I run?
Unlimited on every plan. Pricing is per location, so adding a fry screen or a second expo display costs only the hardware.
Does it work with a bump bar?
Yes. A USB or Bluetooth bump bar that sends keystrokes works, because the board supports full keyboard control. Keys are mappable per profile.
What screen size should I use?
Match it to the sightline rather than the budget. A 10-inch tablet an arm away beats a 32-inch panel across the room. The ticket designer scales type to whatever distance you are working at.

03/Reliability and data

What happens when the internet drops?
The board keeps every ticket it already has and stays fully usable. Cooks bump as normal, the actions queue locally, and everything syncs — with correct timestamps — once the connection returns.
Where is my data stored?
Order and timing data is stored on managed infrastructure in the United States, encrypted in transit and at rest. Card and payment details never reach LiveOrder at all.
How long is data kept?
For the life of your subscription, plus 30 days after cancellation. You can export any range to CSV at any time, including on the way out.
Can I get my data out?
Yes. Every report exports to CSV at the ticket level — fire time, per-station times, channel, staff member and any remake logged against it.
Who can see what?
Access is role-based. Cooks see the boards for their stations, front-of-house gets a read-only order view, and managers and owners get reporting. On multi-location accounts, roles are scoped per location.

04/Using it day to day

How long does setup take?
Most single-location restaurants are live in under ten minutes. The only step that takes thought is routing items to stations, and that starts from your existing Clover categories.
Do I have to retrain my kitchen?
The board is a screen with tickets on it and a tap to bump. In practice the training is showing someone once. The bigger change is cultural — trusting the screen instead of the paper rail — which is why running both for a week helps.
Can different screens show different things?
Yes. Every screen is assigned a display profile controlling which stations it shows, how tickets are sorted, the layout and type scale, and its warn and late thresholds.
Can a manager check in from home?
Yes. The tracking and reporting views work on a phone, so you can see open tickets and current averages without being on site.
Does it handle courses and hold-and-fire?
Yes. Long-cook items can be held and released so a table plates together, and table-service kitchens can fire courses when expo calls for them.

05/Billing

How does the free trial work?
Fourteen days, every feature, no card required. At the end you choose a plan. If you do nothing, the boards stop and your data waits 30 days in case you come back — nothing is charged without you picking a plan.
Is pricing per screen or per location?
Per location, with unlimited screens and unlimited users included.
Is there a contract?
No contract and no setup fee. Monthly plans cancel from the dashboard and run to the end of the current period.
Do you offer multi-location pricing?
Yes. Five or more locations get volume pricing plus a rollup view comparing prep times, drive-thru times and accuracy across sites. Contact us for a number.
Does this replace my Clover subscription?
No. LiveOrder sits alongside Clover and does not change your Clover billing. It replaces the KDS hardware and software you would otherwise buy on top of it.
Still stuck on something? Send us the question — it is answered by the people who build the product, not a script.