Is there a cash register app for markets with no transaction fees?
Yes. Fair Till is an iPhone cash register and sales log that takes no cut of your sales because it never touches your money. The tradeoff is that it records sales instead of processing them, so you collect payment yourself in cash or through a payment app.
Download Fair Till on the App Store
How the options compare
- Square, PayPal Point of Sale and other card processors: They charge a fee on each card sale in return for taking the card payment. If your customers want to tap a card, this is the cost of that convenience.
- Payment apps on their own (Venmo, Cash App, Zelle): Free to use for friends, but they are not a cash register: no item list, no receipts, no totals for the day. Business use of some of them has its own rules and fees, so read each one's terms.
- A spreadsheet or notebook: No fees and no limits, and no help at the table.
Where Fair Till fits
In Fair Till you pick items, see the total, and confirm the sale when you have been paid. For payment apps it can open a request with the amount already filled in, so you are not typing numbers while a customer waits.
Because you confirm each sale yourself, Fair Till does not verify that a payment arrived. You check your payment app the way you would check a cash drawer.
Sales stay on your phone. There is no account, no sign-up and no ads.
What it costs
Fair Till is free to download. The register, receipts, events and sales export are free. Premium is a one-time purchase of $79.99 in the US with no subscription; it unlocks unlimited AI insights, the weekly digest and your full sales history (the free sales list shows your latest 25 sales). Prices from the US App Store, checked 2026-11-03; they vary by region.
Quick answers
Why is there no fee?
Fair Till does not move money, hold funds or verify that a payment was sent, so there is nothing to take a cut of.
Does it work with Cash App?
Yes. It can open a payment request with the amount filled in. You confirm the sale yourself once the money arrives.
Can I export my sales?
Yes. Sales export to CSV is free.
Do I need an account?
No account and no sign-up.
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