| Task | Paper register | Excel | QUE TRACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing each table | Start time written by hand; easy to forget or misread | Possible, but someone must type times in | Live timer on every table card |
| Working out the bill | Mental maths at the counter | Formulas you build and maintain yourself | Added up from your price list per game type, Single or Double |
| Overtime on a table | Nobody notices | Nobody notices | Beep and red border after the table's default time |
| Khata (udhaar) | Separate notebook; pages get lost | A sheet per member, updated by hand | Bill goes on the member's balance in one step, with full history |
| Canteen items | Often forgotten on the bill | Separate sheet | Added to the table bill; stock goes down automatically |
| Stock running low | Found out when it is gone | Only if someone updates the sheet | LOW STOCK badge; out-of-stock items blocked |
| Daily sales | Add up the register at night | Only if every sale was typed in | Today's sales on the dashboard |
| Internet or power cut | Paper keeps working | Works on the PC; online sheets stop | Windows app keeps working offline; sync later |
| Owner checking from home | Not possible | Only if the file is shared online | Android app with the same account |
| Cost | A notebook | Free if you already have Excel | Monthly or yearly plan in PKR, with a free trial |
When a register is still fine
If you have one or two tables, few regulars on credit and no canteen, a well-kept register may be all you need. The cost of software matters more when the club is small.
When club software pays for itself
Once several tables run at the same time, the gaps add up: a game started and never written down, a drink not added to a bill, udhaar that nobody can prove. If even one game a day goes unbilled, that usually costs more than a monthly plan. QUE TRACK closes those gaps because the timer, the bill, the canteen and the khata are one record.
What QUE TRACK does not do (yet)
- It does not print directly to a thermal printer; receipts are shown on screen.
- It does not export reports to Excel or PDF.
- The Android app needs internet; offline use is on Windows only.
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Frequently asked questions
For a very small club with one or two tables and no credit customers, a register can work. Once you have several tables running at once, regulars on udhaar and a canteen, mistakes and unbilled games become common and a club app pays for itself.
Excel can store records, but it cannot time tables, warn about overtime or link canteen sales and khata to a bill. Someone also has to type everything in, which rarely happens at a busy counter.
A register and an offline Excel file keep working. So does the QUE TRACK Windows app, which saves everything on the PC and syncs when you are back online.