Kyte Feature Inventory
Check out the complete list of features available in Kyte and see how they can help your business.
Features by module
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1. Point of Sale (POS Checkout)
- Touchscreen Cart Building: Add cataloged items to transactions via photo grid buttons, text search, barcode lookup, or category filtering.
- Quick Sale (Unregistered Amount): Enter arbitrary dollar amounts and custom descriptions on the numeric pad to ring up custom services, off-catalog items, or special adjustments.
- Itemized and Order-Level Discounts: Apply flat-rate currency or percentage discounts to individual product lines or across the full order subtotal. Configure automatic service fees and custom surcharges.
- Held Orders and Open Tabs: Save open carts for restaurant dining tables, bar tabs, or waiting customers to retrieve, edit, and settle later.
- Split Payment Methods: Tender a single sale across multiple payment types (e.g., $30 cash and $45 on a credit card).
- Cash Change Calculator: Enter the physical cash received to display exact change due to the customer.
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2. Digital Catalog and Online Menu (kyte.site)
- Hosted Web Storefront: Automatic deployment of an online store on the yourbusiness.kyte.site subdomain, secured with SSL and formatted for mobile browsers.
- Fulfillment Settings: Configure store pickup (with designated collection addresses and pickup hours), local delivery (with flat fees or distance-radius charges), and in-store table dining.
- Product Variations: Single-attribute variations on the Pro plan (e.g., Size) and dual-attribute variations on Grow and Prime plans (e.g., Size + Color, supporting up to 100 combination SKUs per item).
- Order Item Modifiers and Notes: Text fields allowing customers to add custom preparation instructions (e.g., "extra dressing", "hem length 32 inches") during web checkout.
- Social Commerce Product Feeds: Built-in catalog integration feeds compatible with Instagram Shopping, Facebook Shop, and Google Shopping.
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3. Order Management Pipeline
- Unified Order Inbox: Consolidated dashboard displaying all incoming orders from the physical POS counter, online catalog, and WhatsApp checkout in real time.
- Order Status Progression: Standardized status pipeline: New -> In Preparation / Confirmed -> Ready for Pickup/Delivery -> Completed (or Cancelled).
- Pre-Dispatch Order Editing: Add or delete items, modify delivery instructions, adjust quantities, or update pricing before dispatching orders.
- Logistics Routing Integration: One-tap navigation trigger opening customer delivery addresses directly in Google Maps or Waze on the driver's phone.
- Customer Live Tracking Links: Send customers a live tracking URL showing current order status updates from preparation to fulfillment.
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4. WhatsApp Sales Integration
- Cart-to-WhatsApp Checkout: Web catalog orders automatically compile into a structured text message detailing items, SKU counts, selected payment option, delivery address, and final total, opening a direct chat with the merchant's WhatsApp number.
- One-Click WhatsApp Messaging: Quick-action buttons in the POS interface to send digital receipts, payment confirmations, and fulfillment status updates without saving the customer to phone contacts.
- Kira AI WhatsApp Platform (Beta): Official Meta WhatsApp Business Platform API connection enabling an AI agent to handle product FAQs, stock checks, and conversational order intake automatically.
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5. Inventory Management and Stock Alerts
- Real-Time Inventory Deduction: Automatic subtraction of product stock units upon POS transaction settlement or online order acceptance.
- Manual Stock Adjustments with Reason Codes: Log manual inventory modifications categorized by Entry (Restock/Purchase), Spoilage/Loss, Customer Return, or Inventory Audit Count.
- Minimum Stock Alerts: User-defined minimum stock thresholds that generate visible dashboard warnings when items reach critical levels.
- Cost of Goods and Profit Margins: Track purchase cost per SKU alongside retail sale price to compute gross profit margins and total warehouse asset value automatically.
- Bulk Inventory Import/Export: Import and export catalog data via CSV and Excel spreadsheets for rapid catalog updates (available in Grow and Prime).
- Supplier Tracking: Associate specific vendor names, contact numbers, and emails with products for streamlined reordering.
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6. Customer Directory and Store Credit ("Pay Later")
- Customer Profiles: Store full customer contact records including name, phone number, email, delivery address, tax ID, and internal operational notes.
- Customer Purchase History (LTV): Log of all past purchases, transaction dates, items purchased, and cumulative spend metrics per client.
- Store Credit Ledger ("Pay Later"): Authorize select customers to purchase on account, maintaining a digital balance of outstanding debts.
- Debt Repayment and Partial Settlements: Record partial or total cash, card, or transfer payments toward an outstanding balance, updating the debt total instantly.
- Account Statement Generation: Export an itemized balance sheet showing past unpaid purchases, payments made, and current balance due, formatted for sharing via WhatsApp or email.
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7. Staff Management and Permissions
- Individual Employee Accounts: Multi-user logins with personal passwords and quick PIN locks (1 user on Free and Pro; up to 10 on Grow; unlimited on Prime).
- Granular Role-Based Permissions: Restrict access so staff members cannot view sales made by colleagues, apply unauthorized discounts, inspect overall business profit reports, modify inventory, or access the POS when off-site.
- Sales Attribution and Commissions: Attribute every transaction to a specific staff member for transparent performance reporting and commission calculations.
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8. Cash Register and Operational Expense Control
- Shift Management (Register Open/Close): Record starting cash float amounts at the beginning of shifts and perform end-of-day register reconciliation with expected versus counted cash figures.
- Cash In (Float) and Cash Out (Drop): Log intermediate register withdrawals (drops/sangria) and cash additions (floats/suprimento) with mandatory operator logs.
- Operating Expense Tracking: Record recurring and variable expenses (rent, utilities, packaging, raw materials) within the business management console.
- Recurring Expense Automation: Configure fixed monthly overhead expenses that deduct automatically from net profit projections (Grow and Prime).
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9. Sales Analytics and Reporting
- Executive Summary Reports: Review Gross Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), Operating Expenses, and Net Profit calculations.
- Operational Performance Metrics: Review average order value (ticket size), total transaction count, units per transaction, and peak trading hour heatmaps.
- Product Performance Reports: Identify best-selling products by volume and revenue, alongside dead stock items that have not moved over specified time ranges.
- Sales Channel and Tender Analysis: Segment sales by channel (Counter POS vs. Online Catalog) and tender type (Cash, Credit, Debit, Digital).
- Report Export: Export raw analytical tables and summary metrics into PDF files for printing or CSV/Excel spreadsheets for tax preparation.
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10. Receipt Generation and Thermal Printing
- Custom Digital Receipts: Web-hosted digital receipts displaying the store logo, business tax registration, contact info, itemized charges, and return policies. Delivered via WhatsApp, SMS, email, or on-screen QR code.
- Thermal Paper Printing: Support for 58mm (2-inch) and 80mm (3-inch) ESC/POS thermal receipt printers via Bluetooth (iOS and Android) or USB/Network (Kyte Web via desktop browser).
- Kitchen Order Tickets: Print simplified preparation stubs displaying only item names, quantities, and preparation notes for kitchen or bar assembly lines.
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11. Hardware Support and Barcode Scanning
- Camera-Based Barcode Scanner: Scan product UPC/EAN barcodes directly through the smartphone or tablet camera viewfinder overlay.
- External Hardware Scanner Support: Plug-and-play compatibility with standard USB and Bluetooth handheld barcode scanners running in Human Interface Device (HID) keyboard mode.
- Cash Drawer Kicking: Automated cash drawer opening via printer RJ11/RJ12 kick-out pulses upon receipt generation.
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12. Offline Mode and Cloud Synchronization
- Off-Grid Continuity: Continue ringing up sales, managing local stock levels, and calculating cash change without an active internet connection on mobile clients.
- Two-Way Synchronization: Automatic data sync across all authorized devices once internet connectivity is detected.
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13. Artificial Intelligence and Automation Tools
- Smart Assistant (Kira): Machine learning module that reviews business sales patterns to recommend reorder timings, identify slow-moving stock, and surface revenue trends.
- Magic Cataloging (Cadastro Mágico): Computer-vision tool that extracts product titles and attributes from packaging photos to register new SKUs quickly.
- AI Product Copywriter: Automatic generation of consumer-facing product descriptions from item names and tags for the online storefront (Grow and Prime).
- Recent Buyers Widget: Dashboard feed highlighting first-time and recent shoppers to facilitate timely WhatsApp retention messaging.
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PRO
$19.99/month
Ideal for those who want to professionalize.
Get started- Main features:
- Mobile point of sale (POS)
- Online catalog
- Digital and printed receipts
- Inventory management
- Credit sales management
- Full cash flow management
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GROW
$29.99/month
Growing businesses looking for agility.
Get started- Everything in the PRO plan, plus:
- Kyte Web, the desktop version
- 2 variations per product
- Bulk product import
- 10 users / sellers
- Supplier management
- Recurring expense management
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$39.99/month
For businesses looking for personalized service.
Get started- Everything in the GROW plan, plus:
- Onboarding video call to help you get started with Kyte
- WhatsApp support
- Priority support during the week
- Saturday support
- Unlimited users / sellers
- The full version of Kyte
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