Value you owe, kept like cash
Restaurant gift card software with a ledger for every rupee
A gift card is money already taken for food not yet served. It deserves the same care as the cash drawer.
Last reviewed 1 Oct 2026
- 1Issue with a valueEnter an amount; CountStand makes the card’s code
- 2Pays part of a billA tender beside cash, UPI and card, up to its balance
- 3A ledger lineEach redemption writes a line with the bill it paid
- 4Audit logEvery issue and redemption, with who did it and when
- Balanceon every card, lowered by what each bill uses
- Tenderat the till, beside cash, UPI and card
- Ledgera line for every issue and every redemption
- Codemade for each card, or one you choose
01At a glance
How a card moves, and what it leaves behind
- Issue with a valueEnter an amount and CountStand makes the card’s code, or use a code of your own. A card can be linked to a guest.
- Check a balanceLook a code up to see what is left on it before the guest orders.
- Pay part or all of a billAt the till the card is a tender. It pays up to its balance, and the rest of the bill is paid any other way.
- A ledger line each timeIssuing writes the first line, and each redemption writes another with the bill it paid. The balance is what those lines add up to.
- In the audit logEvery issue and every redemption is recorded with who did it and when.
- Store credit, the same wayWhen you want to give a guest value to spend later, issue it as a card. It is spent like any other.
02In detail
Why should a gift card be a tender, not a discount?
A gift card is a promise the restaurant has already been paid for. If it is redeemed as a discount typed in by hand, the promise disappears from the books: staff key a round number, the balance is never drawn down, and a ₹500 card can end up buying more than ₹500 of food.
At the till, CountStand takes the card as a payment on the bill, like cash or UPI. It pays up to the card’s balance, the balance falls by exactly what was used, and whatever the card does not cover is paid another way. The card is recorded as a payment on the bill, and the card’s ledger names the bill it paid.
What does the ledger tell you?
Every card has a ledger: one line when it was issued, and one for each bill it paid, with the amount. Read top to bottom, it answers the questions an owner asks about a card. Who issued it, when it was spent, on which bills, and what is left.
The same events are in the audit log with the person who did them. A card that reaches zero is marked empty. A card cannot be voided, so issue it once the guest has paid for it.
03Questions
Questions about gift cards
Enter the amount on the gift card screen. CountStand makes a code, or you can type your own, and the card can be linked to a guest.
Yes. A card pays up to its balance. What is left stays on the card for the next visit, and the rest of the bill is paid another way.
No. Store credit is a gift card you give a guest, with a balance they spend the same way.
No. A card stays live until its balance is spent, so issue it only after the guest has paid for it.
No. A promo code is a discount applied at the till and kept on its own tab. A gift card is a balance the guest holds.
All three. Gift cards and store credit are in Single, ₹2,999 a month per outlet, so every plan has them.
Keep every card’s balance honest
Gift cards and store credit with a ledger behind them, in every plan. Apply for access, and we reply within two working days.
From ₹2,999 a month per outlet, plus GST