About
Built for the shop on the corner.
And for everyone deciding where to go tonight. One platform, two sides: the people and the independent spots they love, finally on the same software.
What Ordr Ring is
What we're building
Two products, one ring. A guide where people find independent businesses, scan the QR at the table or order ahead, and pay from their own phone. And the operating system those businesses run on: orders, payments, bookings, menu, staff and hours. A kitchen display and split checks are coming soon in our iPhone and iPad app.
The problem
Independents run on fragmented, expensive tools built for chains - and the platforms that control discovery tax them for access to their own customers.
Who it's for
Independent businesses - restaurants, cafes, food trucks, makers, and service providers - and the people who buy from them. Austin first. Houston next.
We got tired of watching great independents use bad software.
Ordr Ring started as a frustration. We kept seeing independent businesses: the ones with real character, real craft, and real regulars, stuck on software that was slow, expensive, and clearly built for someone else.
So we built both halves of the fix. An operating system a business can run itself - orders, payments, bookings, menu, staff and hours - in a web browser on the devices the team already has, with our iPhone and iPad app coming soon. And a guide where people discover those businesses and order from their own phone.
We're starting with Austin because we know this city's independent scene. We want to get it right here before we go anywhere else.
“If your POS needs a technician to change a price, it's working for someone other than you.”
The Ordr Ring team
Live floor: Coming soon
Austin closed beta
We're onboarding a small group of Austin businesses to test, give feedback, and shape the product. During beta, no Ordr Ring fees. Stripe processing fees apply. No commitment.
Independent-first
We built this for the shop that's been on the same corner for 15 years, not the franchise expanding into its 50th location.
Your own devices
Built for the phones and tablets you already have. Guests order on their own phones today, and our iPhone and iPad app is coming soon.
Honest pricing
Simple pricing: a small per-order fee, or a flat monthly fee with a lower rate. Starter has a 1.5% software fee per order and no monthly subscription. Growth is $79 per location per month plus 0.5% per order. No surprises and no hardware upsells.
Built in Austin
We're local. We're customers of the places we're building for. That keeps us honest.
Who's building this
We first met in high school where we played tennis doubles, had engineering classes, and worked at the same restaurant. We both ended up at the University of Texas, and the same two people who once worked a restaurant together are now building the system we wish that restaurant had.
Andy Vo · Founder
Hi, I'm Andy. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Economics. Before Ordr Ring, I traded futures with proprietary funding, reaching +$75,000 in P&L across $250,000 in funded accounts while operating within strict drawdown and risk management constraints. I designed, built, and shipped Ordr Ring end to end: the consumer platform, the owner portal, discovery, and live payments.
Brandon Hong · Co-founder & Frontend Developer
Hi, I'm Brandon. I'm in my final semester at the University of Texas at Austin, studying Mechanical Engineering in the honors program, and I'm currently an engineering intern at Siemens. I shipped most of Ordr Ring's web frontend in its early stages.
What we've built
Where we are: pre-beta by choice - zero listed businesses today. The Austin beta program is opening.
The consumer platform
Live
Discover independent businesses, scan the QR at your table or order ahead for pickup, and pay from your own phone. The Feed is live in Austin: trending computed from real ordering activity, no external ratings.
The app (iOS)
Coming soon to the App Store
The staff side of the floor: ordering, kitchen routing, checks and split bills, reservations - on the phones the team already carries.
T6 · 4m · fired
1× Smash Burger
2× Craft IPA
New · T8 · just now
Shoyu Veg · Gyoza
The owner portal
Live
Menu builder with AI menu scan, staff and roles, operating hours, analytics, and the daily close-out - the whole business from a laptop.
Payments
Live
Live Stripe-powered payments on each business's own account, with guests paying by card on their own phone. Cash and split checks are coming soon with our iPhone and iPad app.
How we operate
Independents come first
Every decision starts with whether it makes a shift on the floor smoother or an owner's week easier. If it doesn't, it doesn't ship.
Earn it every month
No long contracts, no lock-in. Simple pricing: a small per-order fee, or a flat monthly fee with a lower rate. You can leave whenever you want. That keeps us honest about delivering value.
Local, on purpose
We're starting in Austin because we can show up in person, learn the room, and get it right before we scale anywhere else.