Square handles payments. Hookah+ handles everything else. We don't replace Square—we complete it.
"Square is excellent at payments. Hookah+ exists because payments don't run a lounge."
Square excels at payment processing, transaction records, basic inventory, and simple reporting. These are essential. But they're not enough to run a hookah lounge.
Hookah lounges need session timing, customer memory, shift handoff, and table management—capabilities Square doesn't provide. This isn't a replacement for Square. It's a completion of it.
"Square owns transactions. Hookah+ owns sessions, memory, and loyalty."
| Capability | Square | Hookah+ |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | ✅ Excellent | Uses Square |
| Session Timing | ❌ Not available | ✅ Built-in |
| Table Management | ❌ Not available | ✅ Real-time |
| Customer Memory | ⚠️ Points only | ✅ Full profiles |
| Flavor Preferences | ❌ Not available | ✅ Remembered |
| Staff Notes | ❌ Not available | ✅ Full notes |
| Shift Handoff | ⚠️ Basic reports | ✅ Full context |
| Session Extensions | ❌ Not available | ✅ Built-in |
| Peak Hour Tools | ❌ Not available | ✅ Dynamic pricing |
| Analytics | ⚠️ Sales only | ✅ Operations + sales |
"Square handles money. Hookah+ handles people, time, and memory."
Hookah+ checks them in, loads profile (if returning), assigns table
Hookah+ starts timer, tracks table, manages session state
Staff adds notes, tracks refills, manages extensions
Square processes payment, Hookah+ records session data, updates customer memory
Hookah+ remembers preferences, Square processes payment again
"Square processes the payment. Hookah+ manages the experience."
"Track time, not just transactions."
Learn more"Loyalty isn't points. It's remembering people."
Learn more"Every shift starts with full context."
Learn more"No disruption. No replacement. Just completion."
"Square solved payments. Hookah+ solves operations."
No. Hookah+ works alongside Square. Square handles payments. Hookah+ handles operations—session timing, customer memory, and shift handoff.
Simple API connection. Square processes payments. Hookah+ tracks sessions and remembers customers. Data syncs automatically.
Hookah+ works with Square, Toast, Clover, and others. Your customer memory and session data stay with Hookah+.
Hookah+ pricing is separate from Square. You pay for both, but they solve different problems. See our pricing page for details.
Yes. Start a free trial. No credit card required. See how Hookah+ works with your existing Square setup.
Square handles payments. Hookah+ handles everything else.
"Square doesn't replace Hookah+. Hookah+ doesn't replace Square. They complete each other."