How it works
Your rental catalogue is separate
Items for rent live inside the app with their own price type and stock mode; you can import them from Clover Inventory.
An order starts the clock
Creating an order records the customer, the deposit and the due date, and prints a QR receipt.
Time becomes money
When you check out, the app multiplies the elapsed time by the item's rate — or charges the fixed price.
Payment happens in Clover
Complete Order hands the total to the Register, so rentals appear in normal Clover reporting.
The deposit comes back
Closing the order offers Refund deposit, Return deposit (Cash) or Return deposit (Transaction).
What it does
Time-based pricing
Each item is priced Fixed or per second / minute / hour / day; the app calculates the rental total from the elapsed time.
Rental inventory
Create items inside the app or use Import to pull them from Clover Inventory. Variable-price items must be switched to Per Unit first.
Stock tracking modes
Do Not Track, Available / Unavailable (0 or 1), or Track Stock Count with a real quantity.
Deposits and initial payments
Per order: None, Set note, Add cash (into the drawer) or Card — a real Clover transaction.
QR receipts
The order receipt prints automatically with a QR code so the counter can find the order by scanning it.
Orders board
Open orders with due dates, sorting Standard or By due date, Show completed, and search by name, code or SKU.
Checkout in the Register
Complete Order hands the total to the Clover Register; after a successful payment you return to Rent Item.
Deposit return
Close the order with Refund deposit, Return deposit (Cash) or Return deposit (Transaction).
Export
The Report tab exports rentals for a date range and emails you a download link.
| Platform | Clover POS (United States) |
|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 / month — one subscription for the entire store |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Built for | Cafés and playrooms, bike and car rental, pool halls, event and equipment rental |
| Developer | PayPlaxe — independent software vendor (not an ISO) |
Price & installation
$1.99 / month — one subscription for the entire store
How to install
- Open the Clover App Market — on the device, or at clover.com/appmarket in your web dashboard.
- Find the app by name, or open its direct link from the button above.
- Tap Connect / Install and accept the permissions the app requests.
- The 30-day free trial starts automatically. The subscription then appears on your monthly Clover invoice.
- Open the app on the Clover device and sign in with a Manager or Admin employee account to configure it.
- To cancel, open the app in the App Market and tap Uninstall.
Install and cancel any time from the Clover App Market.
First setup
Do this once, in this order. It takes a few minutes and the app is then ready for the shift.
- Open Rent Item. The bottom tabs are Inventory, Orders and Settings.
- Open Settings and set your email address, the sorting and the stock tracking mode.
- On Inventory tap + to create a rentable item, or use CLOVER INVENTORY to import existing ones.
- Set the price and the price type: Fixed, Second, Minute, Hour or Day.
- Choose the stock mode: Do Not Track, Available/Unavailable, or Track Stock Count with a quantity.
- Tap the item to open the order form, fill the customer details, pick the deposit type and submit — the QR receipt prints.
- On return open Orders, open the order, tap Complete Order and take payment in the Register.
Screens and settings
Every screen of the app and what each setting does.
Inventory tab
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search field | Finds items by name, code or SKU. |
| Item row | Shows the item name and its rate, e.g. $22.22/per minute. |
| CLOVER INVENTORY | Imports items from your Clover catalogue. |
| + button | Creates a rentable item inside the app. |
| Tabs | Inventory · Orders · Settings. |
Importing from Clover
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Category list | Left column; pick the category to browse. |
| Item grid | Tap items to select them for import. |
| HIDE NON-SELECTED | Shows only what you have already ticked. |
| Variable items | Cannot be selected; switch them to Per Unit in Clover Inventory. |
Screenshots taken from the running app on a Clover device. The apps’ interface language is English. Click a screenshot to enlarge.
Setup scenarios
Each scenario is a complete configuration — follow the steps in order.
1Rent by the hour (bikes, pool tables, karts)
The classic case: the customer takes the item now and pays for the time used at the end.
- Open Rent Item → Inventory and tap +.
- Enter the name, set the price and choose the price type Hour.
- Set Stock tracking mode to Track Stock Count and enter how many you own.
- Tap the item to open the order form: customer name, optional phone and note, then submit.
- Choose the deposit type — Card (Create a transaction) holds a real payment, Add cash puts money in the drawer.
- The QR receipt prints automatically; hand it to the customer.
- On return: open Orders, find the order (or scan the QR receipt), tap Complete Order and take the payment in the Register.
- Return the deposit with Return deposit (Cash) or Refund deposit, then complete the order.
2Fixed-price bookings (party room, equipment set)
The price does not depend on time — you only need the booking, the due date and the deposit.
- Create the item with price type Fixed and the full booking price.
- Set Stock tracking mode to Available / Unavailable so the room cannot be double-booked.
- When booking, set Due Date to the end of the slot and add a note with any details.
- Take a deposit as Card (Create a transaction) so the money is really reserved.
- Sort the Orders tab By due date to see what has to be returned today.
3Rental plus extra sales in one order
A helmet, a drink or a cleaning fee added to the same rental order.
- Open the running order in Orders.
- Add the extra items to the order — they are summed separately as Total For Additional Items.
- If the rental time needs correction, tap Total For Rent (tap to correct) and set the right amount.
- Tap Complete Order — the Register receives the combined total.
- Complete the order and return the deposit.
4Track overdue rentals and export the log
See what has not come back and report on the month.
- In Orders switch sorting to By due date — overdue orders sit on top.
- Use the search field to look up an order by customer name, item code or SKU.
- Enable Show completed when you need the closed orders too.
- Open the Report tab, pick the start and end dates and tap Export.
- Enter your email address — the link to the file arrives in your inbox.
Everyday use
What the cashier does after the app is configured.
- Handing out: open the item, fill in the customer, choose the deposit type and submit; give the printed QR receipt to the customer.
- While rented: the order sits in Orders with its due date; sort By due date to see what is overdue.
- Taking back: open the order (or scan the QR receipt), correct the rental total if needed, then Complete Order.
- Close the order and return the deposit with the matching option.
Troubleshooting
Symptom on the left, what to do on the right.
| Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
| You can't select variable items when importing. | Open Clover Inventory and change the item's price type to Per Unit, then import again. |
| The rental total looks wrong. | Tap Total For Rent (tap to correct) on the order and set the right amount before checking out. |
| An item cannot be rented out. | Its stock mode is Available/Unavailable and it is marked unavailable, or Track Stock Count shows zero. |
| The customer lost the QR receipt. | Find the order in Orders by customer name, item code or SKU. |
| The app's dialog never appears on the payment screen; Clover shows "Customer is choosing payment method". | Open the Clover Setup app → Payments and uncheck Automatically take payment on Connected Device, so payment is taken on the primary device. |
| Settings cannot be opened or changed. | Sign in with an employee whose Clover role is Manager or Admin. Some apps also have their own Restrict access switch that locks the configuration. |
| The app works erratically, or stops reacting after the device has been idle. | Turn off Battery Saver in the device's Android settings and keep the device online. |
| A change made on one device is not visible on another. | Settings sync through the cloud; give it a minute and make sure both devices have a network connection. |