Software for home businesses in Manama
An ordering site of your own, pickup windows and delivery zones, cash-on-delivery confirmation, a WhatsApp and Instagram inbox, and simple costing per item. Start with one free app.
- STAK Home
- Arabic and English
- BHD
STAK in Manama
Manama is the capital of Bahrain. Here is what STAK uses for Bahrain.
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar (BHD)
3 decimal places - VAT
- 10% standard rate
National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) - Mandatory registration
- 37,500 BHD
annual taxable supplies (reference, confirm with the authority) - Invoices
- Show VAT and feed the VAT return
- Language
- Arabic first, then English
Staff screens in eight languages - Time zone
- Asia/Bahrain
The standard VAT rate is 10%, administered by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates.
What your home business gets
Sell
- Your own ordering site with zones, slots and pickup, no commission
- Pickup windows, zones and cash-on-delivery confirmation
- Your store on your own domain
- Bilingual invoices with pay links
- Your customers' own installable app: orders, card and bills
Orders
- Simple costing per item
- Delivery zones, fee by zone and slots
Customers
- Customer list and history
- Loyalty points, stamps, tiers and referrals
- WhatsApp and Instagram inbox
- Instagram comment-to-message automations
Team
- Till, kitchen and staff-app logins free
- Shifts, clock-in, leave and tip pools
- Payroll with the bank file and payslips in eight languages
Money
- Card and local payments through your own payment account
- Owner insights and reports
- Books, VAT and bank matching
Real STAK screens
Screenshots of the app itself for a demo business of this type, with sample data.


Start free, pay when you grow
We suggest starting with Online Store free forever, and trying one more app free for 30 days (for example Invoices & Payments or Customers & Marketing). Cashiers, waiters, kitchen staff and drivers are free; you only pay for back-office users.
Prices are in Kuwaiti dinars; every detail is on the Pricing.
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Questions people ask
What does STAK do for home businesses in Manama?
It covers Your own ordering site with zones, slots and pickup, no commission; Pickup windows, zones and cash-on-delivery confirmation; Your store on your own domain; Bilingual invoices with pay links; Your customers' own installable app: orders, card and bills and more, all built in and connected to the same customers, stock and books.
Is STAK free for a home business?
Yes. Online Store is free forever and you can try one more app free for 30 days. Paid plans count back-office users only: Standard is KWD 5 a user a month billed yearly (KWD 6.5 monthly) and Custom KWD 10 (KWD 12.5).
How does STAK handle VAT in Manama?
The standard VAT rate is 10%, administered by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates. STAK lists the mandatory registration threshold as 37,500 BHD of annual taxable supplies (a reference only; confirm with the authority).
Which currency does STAK use in Manama?
Bahraini dinar (BHD) with 3 decimal places. Every amount is stored as a whole number of the smallest unit, so an invoice and the books never differ by rounding.
Do I need a payment account in Bahrain?
You connect your own payment account and bank with a provider that serves Bahrain, so your money goes straight to you; STAK never holds it. The payment methods you can take depend on the provider you choose.
Does it work in Arabic?
Arabic comes first with proper right-to-left layout and English is one tap away. Staff screens run in eight languages, which helps a team of many nationalities in Manama.
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Start STAK Home free
Reserve your free workspace. Any one app is free forever, and you can try one more for 30 days.
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- Free forever
- Try one more app free for 30 days