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Live Tap Lists vs building your own menu boards
Plenty of venues start with a slideshow on a TV, a design file for the printed menu, and a page on the website. It works, until the menu changes. Then it is three or four things to update by hand.
Choose Live Tap Lists if
- Your menu changes weekly or faster.
- You keep TVs, print, website, and QR menus in sync by hand today.
- You want sold-out items to come off menus without anyone touching a screen.
- You run more than one location and want each additional one at up to 49% off.
Building your own may fit if
- Your menu rarely changes.
- You only need a single static sign.
Side by side
| Feature | Live Tap Lists | Building your own |
|---|---|---|
| TV menu boards | Yes: Fire TV app, Chromecast, or HDMI | Slides or images on a TV, re-exported after each change |
| Print menus | Yes: auto-formatted on Letter, Legal, A4, or half-sheets; fit to page | Redesign and reprint in a design tool |
| Website menu | Yes: embed with a last-updated timestamp | Edit your website by hand |
| QR menu | Yes | Re-export a PDF, or reprint the code if the link changes |
| POS integrations | Square, Clover, Toast, Genius, GoTab | None: retype changes |
| Real-time POS updates | Yes, on all five POS integrations (Toast through its optional webhooks) | No |
| Users | Unlimited on every plan | Whoever has the files and logins |
| Menus and screens | Unlimited on every plan | Each menu is a separate file to keep updated |
| Support | Highest level on every plan | You |
| Pricing | Published: two plans, yearly or monthly; up to 49% off each additional location | Your time, plus any design tools and devices |
| Free trial | Two weeks | Not applicable |
| Branding | Custom fonts, colors, logo, and backgrounds | Full control, if you have the design time |
| Scheduling and promos | Scheduled boards; full-screen, bottom, and zone promos | Manual |
| Partner connections | TapWyse, Evently, and a Custom API | None |
Why venues choose Live Tap Lists
One update, every menu
Change it once in Live Tap Lists, or let your POS change it, and your TVs, print menu, website, and QR menu all follow.
No more 86'd items on screen
With POS sync, sold-out items come off your menus automatically.
Your design, without the busywork
Use your fonts, colors, logo, and backgrounds once, and every menu stays on brand.
Hands-off scheduling
Scheduled boards and promos switch on their own for happy hour, daypart menus, and events.
Built for multiple locations
Live Tap Lists is built to be cost-effective for multi-location breweries and businesses. Every location after your first is up to 49% off, and promo codes still apply.
What does building your own really take?
A DIY setup is usually a few separate things: slides or images for each TV, a design file for the printed menu, a page on your website, and maybe a PDF behind a QR code. Each one needs updating every time a keg kicks or a price changes. Live Tap Lists replaces all of them with one menu that publishes everywhere and syncs with your POS.
FAQ
Is it cheaper to build my own menu boards?
The tools can be inexpensive, but every menu change means updating each TV, the printed menu, your website, and any QR menu by hand. Live Tap Lists does those updates for you, and you can try it free for two weeks to compare.
Can I keep my own design?
Yes. Use your own fonts, colors, logo, and backgrounds in Live Tap Lists.
Do I need new hardware?
Usually not. Any TV with an Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick runs the Live Tap Lists app, or you can cast with Chromecast or connect a computer by HDMI.
Does Live Tap Lists cost less for multiple locations?
Yes. Your first location is full price, and every additional location costs less: Beer Menus Everywhere is $360/year ($30/month) or $36/month billed monthly, and Digital Menu Board is $216/year ($18/month) or $21.60/month billed monthly per additional location, up to 49% off. Promo codes apply to additional locations too.
Try Live Tap Lists free for two weeks
Unlimited users and menus, and our highest level of support, on every plan. Up to 49% off each additional location.