How to Turn Your Phone into a Till for Your Counter
When customers queue at your counter, open the till in the Oja app: tap what they buy, take cash, transfer or card, and send the receipt. Works offline.
On a busy day, every second at the counter counts. The till is a selling screen made for that moment. It shows your products as big tiles, keeps a running total and takes you straight to payment. Nothing else gets in the way, and it keeps working when the network drops.
Before you start
- The Odogwu or Chairman plan.
- Your products in Oja with a price. Add how many you have, and the till warns you when stock runs low.
- Staff can use the till too if their role lets them record sales.
Open the till
On Home, tap New sale, then Open the till. You can also open it from Account.
The till stays open until you leave it, even if you close the app. Next time you open Oja, you land back at the counter.
Tap what the customer is buying
Tap a product to add one. Tap it again to add another. A small number on the tile shows how many are in the sale.
Find products fast with the category chips, the search box, or the scan button for barcodes. A product with sizes or colours asks you to pick one first.
Check the sale
The green bar at the bottom shows the count and the total, for example 2 items · ₦27,900. Tap View sale to see every item.
Make changes, then charge
Use − and + to change how many. Add the customer, a discount or a note if you need to. Then tap Charge ₦27,900.
Choose how they paid
Pick Cash, Transfer, Card machine or Oja Terminal. For cash, type what they gave you and the till works out the change.
Give the receipt and start the next sale
You see Sale recorded, the amount and the change. Print the receipt, share it or save it as a PDF. Then tap New sale for the next customer.
Tips for a busy counter
- Customer stepped away? Tap Set aside in the sale and serve the next person. Tap the set aside sale later and it opens at checkout.
- The till warns you when a product is running low, or when you sell more than Oja thinks you have. You can still sell. Count your stock later.
- On a tablet turned sideways, the sale stays open beside your products, so you never need View sale.
- To go back to the rest of the app, tap ⋯ then Leave till.
Try it in the Oja app
Already on Odogwu or Chairman? Open the Oja app, tap **New sale** and **Open the till**.
Start selling free