It gives you a quick monthly snapshot of how much profit is leaking through 3rd-party delivery—then estimates what you could recover by moving a portion of those orders to 1st-party ordering.

Use 3rd-party sales/month ($). Most owners remember revenue faster than order count, and the calculator estimates orders from your average ticket + markup.

That’s the estimated amount you pay to delivery apps each month based on your 3rd-party sales and the commission % you enter. It’s money you don’t get back.

If you move some orders to 1st-party ordering, customers avoid the extra menu markup typically charged on delivery apps. This is an estimate of how much customers save per month based on your “Move to 1st-party” %.

Commission is a fee (a percent of sales). Cash waiting on payout is a timing estimate: it shows the average amount of your sales delayed due to payout timing (e.g., 7-day delay). Different problem—cashflow vs fees.

It estimates the monthly profit you could recover by moving a portion of orders off 3rd-party apps:

Avoided commission (what you stop paying)

minus 1st-party ordering fees (if any)

minus first-order offer cost (if you use a promo)

Many restaurants raise menu prices on apps to offset commissions. That markup affects:

what customers pay extra on apps (and the savings when they order direct)

the estimated 3rd-party ticket and order count

No—this is a directional snapshot. The exact numbers depend on your provider terms, item mix, fee structure, and payout timing. It’s designed to start the right profitability conversation fast.

A realistic starting range is 10–30%. You don’t need 100% to see meaningful recovered profit—small shifts add up fast.

Not yet. This calculator focuses on the biggest levers (commission, markup, payout delay, and moving orders). If you want, we can add optional fields for promos/ads/refunds later