BobaQueue vs Fresh KDS
Fresh KDS Order Tracker is a genuinely good customer display — if your kitchen already runs on Fresh KDS. It updates "as your team works in Fresh KDS," which means the tracker comes with a kitchen-display migration attached. BobaQueue is only the customer layer: connect Square (or use two-tap staff entry on any register), pair a TV, done.
Side by side
| BobaQueue | Fresh KDS Order Tracker | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A customer pickup board built for drink shops | A customer display add-on to the Fresh KDS kitchen system |
| How orders arrive | From Square automatically, or two-tap staff entry on any register | Updates as your team works in Fresh KDS |
| Kitchen requirement | None. Keep your POS and your workflow | Kitchen runs Fresh KDS, on the Premium or Unlimited tier |
| Hardware | Any TV with a web browser, or any cheap HDMI stick | Amazon Fire TV Stick + a TV with HDMI |
| Screens | Unlimited per location — split Making and Ready across two TVs | Priced per screen |
| Branding | Logo, colours, eleven board designs | Logo and colors |
| Price | $19.99/month per location, everything included, 30 days free, no card | Premium $25/screen/month ($20 annual) or Unlimited $109/location/month |
Fresh KDS facts as published on fresh.technology/kds/pricing and their Order Tracker page, July 28, 2026. Their pricing has changed before — check their site for current numbers.
The honest read
Your kitchen already runs on Fresh KDS Premium or Unlimited. Then the tracker is the natural add-on: your line is already working in their system, and the customer screen follows from the work your staff are doing anyway.
You want the pickup screen without adopting a kitchen display system. Drink shops mostly don't run a KDS — the shaker line works off the register and the ticket rail. BobaQueue adds the customer layer to what you already do: orders arrive from Square with names and items, staff tap Ready, the board updates. Two screens or five, same $19.99.
Questions
No. BobaQueue is only the customer-facing layer. Orders arrive from Square automatically, or your staff add them with two taps on the barista page — no KDS, no new kitchen workflow, no tablet on the line.
Any TV with a web browser — most smart TVs qualify — or any cheap HDMI stick for TVs without one. Open bobaqueue.com/tv, type the six-letter code, and it's paired. See the device guide.
As published on fresh.technology on July 28, 2026: the tracker requires Fresh KDS Premium ($25 per screen monthly, $20 annual) or Unlimited ($109 per location monthly), plus an Amazon Fire TV Stick. Their pricing has shifted before, so verify on their site.
Yes — unlimited screens are included at $19.99 per location. A common setup is two TVs: one showing orders being made, one showing orders ready for pickup, assigned and swapped from the dashboard.
Connect Square, pair a TV, hand your staff one link.
Start free30 days free · No credit card · $19.99/month per location