The POS system that keeps selling when the lights go out.
iNdex POS turns the Android phones and tablets you already own into tills for spaza shops, retailers and restaurants. Every sale is saved on the device first and synced when the network comes back, so load shedding never closes your till.
From a spaza that runs customer accounts to a restaurant with a kitchen screen, iNdex POS fits the business in front of it.
AISLE 01SPAZA
Spaza shop POS
Run the township business your customers know, with the books kept for you.
Credit accounts with limits
Statements by WhatsApp
Laybye contracts
WhatsApp orders
AISLE 02RETAIL
Retail & butcheries
Scan it, price it, sell it, and know exactly what's left on the shelf.
Camera or USB/Bluetooth scanning
Live stock on every till
Reorder alerts & stocktakes
Purchase orders & deliveries
AISLE 03FOOD
Restaurant POS
For restaurants, cafés and takeaways that need speed at the counter and control in the kitchen.
Tables, tabs & floor plan
Orders to a kitchen screen
Recipes, cost & margin
Takeaway & delivery orders
AISLE 04VENDING
Airtime & electricity
Sell the everyday essentials that bring customers through the door, from the same till as everything else.
Prepaid airtime
Data
Prepaid electricity tokens
Start simple. Every shop gets the core POS: selling, products and prices, stock levels, customers and accounts, staff PINs, shifts and cash-ups, live tills, approvals, receipts and printers. Switch on only the extras you need and the menu shows just those.
MODULES · ON / OFF
02 What it does
Everything behind the counter, in one place.
Selling, stock, staff, credit customers and tax, built around one rule: the till never waits for the internet.
Offline POS
No signal. No power. Still selling.
Each sale is written to an encrypted database on the phone first, then uploaded in order when the connection returns. The cashier always sees where a sale stands: saved locally, syncing in the background.
Encrypted on the device, with the key kept in the phone's secure storage.
Tills talk to each other. Cashier phones sync with the manager's phone over Bluetooth and a local Wi-Fi hotspot, with no internet at all.
Close the shift anyway. Sales still waiting to upload go up automatically later.
Payments
Take money the way Africa pays.
Cash with quick-note buttons and change worked out for you, plus card, QR wallets, EFT and customer accounts. Tenders start in record mode, so you don't need a payment provider's API key to open.
CashCardSnapScanZapperCapitec PayEFTOn account
Quick at the counter: on a keyboard, F2 opens payment and Enter completes the sale.
Hold, discount or attach a customer straight from the cart.
Tender buttons follow your country's defaults, or your own list.
Stock control
Stock that keeps itself honest.
Scan each barcode and iNdex fills in the name and a suggested price while you keep scanning. Or import a CSV or Excel file, and every till updates live.
Low-stock and reorder alerts before the shelf runs empty.
Stocktakes and stock movements for every product.
Suppliers, purchase orders and goods received, checked against what you ordered.
iNdex Admin · Scan to add products
Credit & laybye
Customer accounts with credit limits, terms and reminders. Send statements by WhatsApp or email, and run laybye contracts paid off in instalments.
WHO OWES YOU · HOW LATE · WHAT CAME IN
VAT, done for you
VAT at 15% is worked out on every sale. The VAT201 report gives you the figures for your SARS return, and sales can flow to Xero or Sage.
VAT201 · XERO · SAGE
WhatsApp receipts
The till opens the customer's WhatsApp chat with the receipt picture attached, so the cashier only taps Send. WhatsApp Business works too.
NO PAPER ROLL NEEDED
Multi-branch
Compare today's sales across your stores, and watch each till live: what every cashier is ringing up right now and how their day is going.
BRANCHES · LIVE TILLS
Manager approvals
Tills ask for approval on discounts, price changes, voids, refunds and cash-outs, and your phone rings until someone answers.
VOIDS · REFUNDS · DISCOUNTS
Shifts & cash-up
Open a shift with a counted float and close it note by note, from R200 down to 10c. A drawer that is over or short needs a reason and a manager's approval.
FLOAT · COUNT · RECONCILE
03 Hardware
Works with the printer you can buy down the road.
No special terminal to lease. Pair an ordinary Bluetooth printer, scan with the phone's camera, and register the drawers and scanners each till uses.
Receipt printers
Prints straight to a paired Bluetooth thermal printer. No printer app: pair it in the phone's Bluetooth settings and print.
ProtocolESC/POS
Paper58 / 80 mm
BrandsXprinter, Goojprt, MTP, Rongta, Epson TM
Barcode scanning
Scan with the phone's rear camera at the till, or use a USB or Bluetooth scanner when you add products.
TillRear camera
AdminUSB / Bluetooth
Cash drawers
Register the drawer each till uses, and choose whether cash sales need an open, counted drawer first.
DevicesPrinter, drawer, scanner, display
LinksUSB, network, Bluetooth, serial
Device pairing
Cashier phones find the manager's phone over Bluetooth, then join its Wi-Fi hotspot automatically to pull products and push sales.
FindBluetooth LE
SyncLocal Wi-Fi hotspot
Join a shop
Set up a new till without calling an IT person.
The cashier taps Join a Shop. Your phone gets the request and you tap Approve. After that, whenever the two phones are near each other, they sync on their own.
Find: the cashier's phone looks for nearby shops over Bluetooth.
Select: they tap your shop's card.
Approve: the request pops up on your phone. Pick who they are and approve.
Sync: the till joins your hotspot by itself and pulls products.
Done: ready to sell.
Manager · iNdex AdminCashier · iNdex POS
04 How it works
From sign-up to first sale, today.
No installer visit and no contract. Your shop is live the moment you register.
STEP 01
Sign up online
Register your shop in a few minutes. You're logged straight in on the free trial, and no card is needed.
STEP 02
Add your products
Scan barcodes one after another, or import a CSV or Excel file. Prices and stock reach every till.
STEP 03
Pair your tills
Put iNdex POS on each Android phone or tablet, tap Join a Shop, and approve it from iNdex Admin.
STEP 04
Sell, online or off
Open a shift, ring up sales, print or WhatsApp receipts, and cash up at closing. Sync takes care of itself.
05 Pricing
Plain prices, every month.
Start free with full access. When the trial ends, pick the plan that fits how busy your shop is.
Your staff clock in on the same till they sell from.
Switch on Times and your till staff join automatically. They clock in and out on the till with their employee number and PIN, or on their own phone, and you get rosters, breaks, leave, loans and a live board of who's in.
One team list for selling and for time and attendance.
Add iNdex Payroll for pay runs from real hours, with PAYE, UIF, payslips, EMP201 and a bank file.
Yes. Every sale is saved on the device first, in an encrypted database, and uploaded when a connection is back. Cashier phones can also sync with the manager's phone over Bluetooth and a local Wi-Fi hotspot, so the shop keeps trading during load shedding or a network outage.
What devices do I need?
An Android phone or tablet is enough to start selling. Owners and managers use the iNdex Admin app or any web browser. A receipt printer, barcode scanner and cash drawer are optional.
Which receipt printers work with iNdex POS?
58 mm and 80 mm Bluetooth thermal printers that use ESC/POS, the command set used by Xprinter, Goojprt, MTP, Rongta, Epson TM and most other receipt printers. Pair the printer in the phone's Bluetooth settings; no printer app is needed.
Is iNdex POS suitable for a spaza shop?
Yes. It was designed for spaza shops, tuck shops and small retailers as much as for restaurants and multi-branch stores: customer credit with limits and WhatsApp statements, laybye, WhatsApp orders, and airtime and prepaid electricity from the same till.
How much does iNdex POS cost?
After the free trial, plans are R299 a month (Starter), R599 (Growth), R999 (Professional) and R2 499 (Enterprise). They differ in monthly sales, staff and product limits.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. Sign up online for a free 2-month trial with full access and no card. Your shop is live as soon as you register.
Does it handle VAT?
Yes. VAT at 15% is worked out on every sale, and the VAT201 report gives you the figures for your SARS return. Sales can also flow to Xero or Sage for your accountant.
Which payment methods can I take?
Cash, card, SnapScan, Zapper, Capitec Pay, EFT and customer accounts. Every method starts in record mode, so you don't need a payment provider's API key to start trading.
END OF SLIP Ready when you are
Open your till today. Keep it open through load shedding.
Two months free with full access and no card. Set up on the phones you already have.
