In short: A cashier app on your phone is enough for a small shop in Jordan, or a start with no hardware cost, as long as it keeps selling when the internet drops, prints Arabic and the QR, and grows with you onto a tablet or PC on the same account.
In this guide
A cashier app turns your Android phone or tablet into a point of sale: it scans barcodes with the camera, prints receipts on a Bluetooth printer and sends invoices to JoFotara. The phone in your pocket already has a camera, Bluetooth, internet and a screen you tap a hundred times a day, which is why a mobile cashier app is now a serious option for many shops in Jordan, not a stopgap. This guide covers what a phone does well as a till, where it falls short, and what to ask before picking an app.
What a phone does as a cashier
- Scans barcodes with the camera, item after item without tapping each time, if the app supports continuous scanning.
- Prints an Arabic receipt on a small Bluetooth thermal printer.
- Sends the receipt to the customer on WhatsApp instead of paper.
- Records what a customer owes and their payments, and sends them a statement.
- Sends the invoice to JoFotara if the app is connected.
- Sells away from the shop: at a fair, a Ramadan stall or a customer's door.
A cashier app for tablets: a bigger screen on the counter
The same app runs on a tablet, and the bigger screen changes a lot: items without barcodes, like pastries, coffee or produce, show as large buttons you tap fast, and a long bill stays readable for the cashier. That is why many cafés, bakeries and sweet shops put a tablet on a fixed stand above the counter.
Put the tablet on a stand with a charger that stays put, pair it with a Bluetooth printer, and add a barcode scanner if your items carry barcodes. Your phone stays on the same account, so an employee sells on the tablet while you watch the sales on your phone.
Who it suits
A phone on its own is usually enough for a small shop with the owner or one employee selling and a manageable range: a neighbourhood grocery, a perfume shop, a coffee kiosk, an accessories shop or a market stall. It also suits anyone starting out who does not want to spend on hardware before knowing their real sales.
Even in a big shop the phone has a place: stocktakes by scanning along the shelves, a second till at rush hour, and the owner keeping watch from home.
Looking for mobile phone shop software?
A cashier app for your phone means the phone is the till, which is what this page is about. Mobile phone shop software is for a shop that sells and repairs phones, and it needs more than selling: the IMEI and serial number of each handset, a repair ticket for each device that comes in, and instalment sales. That trade has its own page among the shop types.
Where a phone falls short
- Screen: with hundreds of items without barcodes, like produce or pastries, searching on a small screen is slower than on a tablet or a big screen with buttons.
- Queues: in a busy supermarket, a wired scanner on a PC beats a camera with a full basket.
- Battery: a phone selling all day needs a charger fixed by the counter.
- Mixing things up: your personal phone has your messages, calls and photos. If you can, give the shop its own phone, or at least give the employee a separate account in the app.
Choosing a cashier app for your phone: six questions
- Does it run on Android phones, tablets and a PC on the same account?
- Does it keep selling when the internet drops, and send pending invoices once you reconnect?
- Does it print Arabic and the QR code clearly on a Bluetooth printer?
- As you grow, can you add a PC or second device on the same account, or do you start over?
- Does each employee get their own account and permissions, or does everyone sell as the owner?
- Is the price in dinars, and what does it cost for a full year?
From selling to keeping watch
The most useful thing the phone does is not the selling. It is keeping the shop with you when you are not there. While an employee sells at the counter, you can get a notification for every sale, for sales above an amount you set, when an item runs low, or when you reach the day's target you set.
The alert arrives like any other notification: New sale · 6.450 JOD, 4 items, cashier Samer. By the end of the day you know your total, how it compares with yesterday and what sold best, before you get back to count the drawer.
Ghalleh on your phone
Ghalleh is a cashier app on Google Play for Android phones and tablets, and for Android POS terminals that have Google Play. It scans barcodes continuously with the camera, prints Arabic receipts on a Bluetooth printer, shares them on WhatsApp, and sends each invoice to JoFotara with the QR printed on the receipt. It keeps selling when the internet drops and syncs everything once you are back online.
You sign in with your mobile number and a code sent by SMS, set up your shop in minutes, and your staff join with a QR invite and their own PIN. When the shop grows, add a tablet or a Windows PC on the same account without moving any data. iPhone and iPad are coming soon.
The Start plan covers two selling devices, from 5 JOD a month, and every plan is on the pricing page. Ghalleh is on Google Play now, the Windows version is on the download page, and the trial is 14 days free with every feature and no card.
Common questions
Can I use my phone as a cashier machine?
Yes. A cashier app on your phone scans barcodes with the camera, prints receipts on a Bluetooth printer and sends invoices to JoFotara if it is connected. It is usually enough for a small shop, and you can add a tablet or PC as the shop grows.
Is there a cashier app in Jordan that works on a tablet?
Most phone cashier apps run on tablets too, and the bigger screen suits a counter and items without barcodes. Ghalleh runs on Android tablets on the same account as your phone.
Is there a mobile cashier app that prints invoices?
Yes, many print on small Bluetooth thermal printers. Before buying, check that the app prints Arabic clearly and that the JoFotara QR code comes out readable.
How do I choose a cashier app for my phone?
Try it in your shop before paying: sell your real items, print on your printer, switch off the internet and check selling carries on. Then work out its cost for a full year in dinars, and check it runs on a tablet and PC on the same account.
Do mobile cashier apps work on iPhone?
Some run on iPhone and some are Android only, so ask before choosing. Ghalleh runs on Android and on Windows PCs today. The iPhone and iPad version is coming soon, on the same account.