Fill idle machines. Run the counter from one app.
sudsHQ sends you wash & fold orders from local customers, delivered or dropped off, and includes a point-of-sale for your walk-ins. Your prices, your hours, your bank account.
No subscription, no contract, no setup fee. See pricing.
A delivery channel, overnight.
Orders from your area
Customers nearby pick you directly or broadcast to every store in range. You see the job and your net payout before you accept. College students order through UniHamper, a suds company that sends every order to a laundromat.
Your menu, your prices
Per load, per pound or both. Minimums, turnaround, priority fees, oversize items, dry cleaning per garment, and up to 15 add-on services at prices you set. You keep 100% of them.
Drop-off or delivery
Offer pickup & delivery and earn the flat fee, or stay drop-off-only. Set pickup and delivery windows separately from store hours.
Your logo on your card
Upload a store logo. Customers see it on your store's card when they choose where to send their laundry.
Several locations, one phone
Run more than one store on the same number, and tap Switch to move between them. Alerts follow the store you're in.
A free website
We build, host and update a website for your store from your sudsHQ profile: hours, prices, photos, reviews and a Request a quote button. See how →
Pro Points and levels
On-time, 5-star work earns Pro Points and moves your store from Bronze up to Elite. How it works →
Staff and drivers, free
Add up to 50 staff in suds Staff and up to 50 drivers in suds Delivery (free during early access). They work the till, Dispatch and routes without seeing your payouts. See the apps →
Know every customer
suds CRM puts online and walk-in customers in one book, flags who's slipping away, and runs reports for any dates. Send offers to customers who opted in. See suds CRM →
Every device rings
Sign in on the counter tablet and your phone. Alert Devices shows which phones ring, and Quiet Hours silences the sound overnight without stopping orders.
Why laundry businesses choose suds
Most laundry apps pay you a cut of what the customer pays and keep the rest. suds doesn't take a percentage from you. You set your price, you get your price.
| What matters | Them | suds |
|---|---|---|
| Who sets your price | The app does | You do. Per load, per pound, or both |
| What you're paid | A share of what the customer pays | 100% of your price |
| Where the platform fee comes from | Out of your earnings | Added to the customer's total, never taken from you |
| Add-on services | Their menu, their prices | Your own services at your own prices, all yours |
| Whose business it is | You work under their brand | Your business name. Customers can pick you and book you again |
| Your own website | Not part of the deal | Built and hosted free, kept up to date from sudsHQ |
| Gift cards for your store | None, or the app's own gift card | Your own gift card. Share your link; your customers buy and send it to friends, and you're paid in full when it's spent |
You're paid whatever share the app sets. Their cut comes out of the job.
You get your full price, every time. The platform fee is added to the customer's total, never taken from your price. See where every dollar goes →
“Them” means the percentage-based laundry apps most laundry businesses know. Their terms vary and can change.
Comparing POS software too? See every feature side by side →
A real till for walk-ins. Already in your app.
Open the POS tab and you have a counter register: your own catalog, per-pound pricing, cash and card, receipts, bag labels, refunds and sales reports. Walk-in sales stay separate from your online orders, and the month-to-date summary shows both.
Per-pound or per-item
Per-pound tiles show in yellow and ask for the weight first. Put the bag on the scale, type the weight, and it's in the cart.
Cash with change due
Enter what the customer handed you and the till works out the change. Then Complete Sale.
Card: tap, scan or type
Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android: the customer taps their card or phone on yours, with no reader to buy. On an iPad or tablet, pair a Stripe Reader M2 over Bluetooth to tap, insert or swipe. Or they scan a QR code and pay on their own phone, or you type the card in.
Receipt + bag label
Every sale prints a customer receipt and an in-store bag label with the transaction number. Use a network receipt printer, or your phone's print sheet.
Refunds by receipt
Scan the receipt or type the 8-digit transaction number. Refund the whole sale, some items, or part of one.
Reports in your inbox
Sales by day, week, month or year to date. Turn on the daily snapshot and yesterday's sales arrive by email at 1am. Quiet days are skipped.
Drop-off jobs and deliveries from the counter
When a walk-in leaves laundry, the Job Details sheet records it: Drop-off & Pickup (they bring it and collect it) or Pickup & Delivery (you collect and return it). Add the times, their name, phone and email for the receipt, and internal notes. These jobs show up in your Operations tab next to your online orders.
Want to text receipts? Type the customer's number before they pay. Connect your own Twilio account, or sudsHQ opens your phone's Messages app.
Card processing, your choice
| Option | How it works |
|---|---|
| sudsHQ card processing Works right away | 3.99% + $0.45 is added to the customer's card total. You receive the full sale plus tax, paid daily to the bank you connected for payouts. |
| Your own Stripe account About ten minutes of setup | Card sales go to your Stripe account at your own Stripe rates. sudsHQ has a step-by-step setup guide, and you can switch later under Payments. |
On cash and own-Stripe sales, the till adds a per-sale fee of about 7¢ to the customer's total after your first 99 free sales. The first 100 businesses on suds never pay it. How suds makes money.
Ten short steps, and you're live.
Download sudsHQ, sign in with your phone and store zip, and choose Laundromat. The setup wizard asks for:
Business identity
Business name, support email (verified with a code) and store address.
Operating hours
Weekly hours, pickup and delivery windows ("Same as store" or custom), and order alert sounds with quiet hours.
Special service pricing
Oxi Boost, Dryer Sheets, Fabric Softener, Vinegar Rinse, Scent Beads, Hanger Service, or add your own.
Laundry pricing & turnaround
Per load, per pound or both, minimums, regular and priority turnaround.
Pickup & drop-off
Offer pickup and earn the flat fee per trip, or stay drop-off only.
Dry cleaning
Optional. Set a price per garment type.
Payment schedule
Deposits on the 1st and 15th. Accept the Partner Terms.
Sales tax
Charge it or don't. If you do, enter your rate.
Bank details
Connect payouts with Stripe. It's required before you go live. Choose Standard (free) or Daily ($0.99/transfer).
You're live
Tap Enter Command Center. Keep sudsHQ running in the background to receive orders.
Download sudsHQ
Choose "Laundromat" after you sign inWant a walkthrough?
Tell us your store name and zip and we'll help you get set up, from your price list to your first POS sale.
Before you sign up.
Does it cost anything to list my store?
No. Listing, sudsHQ and the POS are free. Customers pay the platform commission on top of your price, so your listed rate is what you're paid. Optional costs: daily payouts ($0.99 per transfer) and paid promos. POS fees are added to the walk-in's total. Full pricing.
Do I need a card reader for the POS?
Not on a phone: Tap to Pay on iPhone (XS or newer) and Android (13 or later, with NFC) lets customers tap their card or phone right on it. Apple doesn't allow Tap to Pay on iPad, so on an iPad or Android tablet, pair a Stripe Reader M2 over Bluetooth (Account → Card Reader). Without either, customers scan a QR code on their own phone, or you type their card in. For labels we recommend an Ethernet-connected 80 mm printer, and an Ethernet-connected scale if you sell by the pound. Hardware notes.
Can I use the POS without taking online orders?
The POS lives in the same sudsHQ account as your online orders. You can pause online orders anytime with the Services switch and keep ringing up walk-ins.
I have more than one location.
Sign in with the same phone number and each store's zip or store ID. Then use Switch on the Account tab to move between them. Push alerts follow the store you switch to.
Can my staff use it too?
Yes. Invite up to 50 staff from sudsHQ to the free suds Staff app. They can ring up sales and run Dispatch and Operations, in English or Spanish, without seeing your payouts or bank details. Drivers get suds Delivery.