Software for opticians in Dubai
A prescription history for every customer, frame and lens jobs to the lab with their status, eye-test appointments with the result tied to the prescription, and prescription renewal reminders.
- STAK Optics
- Arabic and English
- AED
STAK OpticsSTAK in Dubai
Dubai is the largest city in the UAE. Here is what STAK uses for the United Arab Emirates.
- Currency
- UAE dirham (AED)
2 decimal places - VAT
- 5% standard rate
Federal Tax Authority (FTA) - Mandatory registration
- 375,000 AED
annual taxable supplies (reference, confirm with the authority) - Invoices
- Show VAT and feed the VAT return
- Language
- Arabic first, then English
Staff screens in 11 languages - Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
The standard VAT rate is 5%, administered by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates.
What your optics shop gets
Sell
- Barcode till, offline selling and cash control
- Returns, exchanges, gift receipts and gift cards
- Offers, coupons and multibuy
- Online booking with no commission and staff prices
- Your customers' own installable app: orders, card and bills
Optical lab
- Prescriptions, spectacle jobs with the lab and lab claims
- Eye-test appointments from a link, with reminders
- Stock, suppliers, purchasing and receiving
- Stock counts during trading and receiving by scan
Customers
- Customer list and history
- Reminders when a prescription is due for renewal
- Loyalty points, stamps, tiers and referrals
- Campaigns, segments and journeys on WhatsApp and email
- Google reviews and replies
- Reminders and rebook buttons on WhatsApp
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
Start free, pay when you grow
We suggest starting with STAK POS free forever. With code LAUNCH you add two more apps (for example STAK Bookings or STAK Stock) and use all three free for 3 months. Cashiers, waiters, kitchen staff and drivers are free; you only pay for back-office users.
Prices are in US dollars (in Kuwait, in Kuwaiti dinars); every detail is on the Pricing.
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Questions people ask
What does STAK do for opticians in Dubai?
It covers Barcode till, offline selling and cash control; Returns, exchanges, gift receipts and gift cards; Offers, coupons and multibuy; Online booking with no commission and staff prices; 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 optics shop?
Yes. STAK POS is free forever, and with code LAUNCH you use 3 apps free for 3 months. Paid plans count back-office users only: Standard is USD 16 a user a month billed yearly (USD 20 monthly) and Custom USD 31 (USD 39).
How does STAK handle VAT in Dubai?
The standard VAT rate is 5%, administered by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates. STAK lists the mandatory registration threshold as 375,000 AED of annual taxable supplies (a reference only; confirm with the authority).
Does STAK support e-invoicing in the UAE?
STAK shows VAT at 5% on invoices and prepares the data for the VAT return. The UAE e-invoicing system (Peppol-based) is not built into STAK today, so check your requirements with your adviser.
Which currency does STAK use in Dubai?
UAE dirham (AED) with 2 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 the United Arab Emirates?
You connect your own payment account and bank with a provider that serves the United Arab Emirates, 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 11 languages, which helps a team of many nationalities in Dubai.
Opticians in other cities
Other businesses in Dubai
Start STAK Optics free
Reserve your free workspace. Any one app is free forever, and 3 apps are free for 3 months with code LAUNCH.
- No card needed
- Free forever
- 3 apps free for 3 months with code LAUNCH