What is a simple point of sale app for farmers market and pop-up vendors?
For a stall where speed matters and you take cash and payment apps, Fair Till is a simple iPhone register: three taps per sale, barcode scanning, refunds and PDF receipts, no per-sale fee. If you need to take cards at the stall, pair a card reader app with it or choose Square or PayPal Point of Sale instead.
Download Fair Till on the App Store
How the options compare
- Square POS: A fuller system with card readers, inventory and reports. More to set up, and a fee on each card sale.
- Shopify POS: Built for stores that also sell online and need one catalog across both. It generally needs a Shopify plan, which is more than most stall vendors need.
- Fair Till: Smaller on purpose: a quick register and a record of the day.
Where Fair Till fits
Load your products by importing an export from another point-of-sale system or accounting software, scanning barcodes, or taking a photo and letting on-device Apple Intelligence suggest a name, price and category. You review before anything is saved. The AI part needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence; the register does not.
Splitting a bill, refunding a sale and sending a receipt are each a couple of taps. All of it works offline.
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
Can I import my product list?
Yes. Import an export from another point-of-sale system or accounting software, scan barcodes, or add from a photo.
Does it need Apple Intelligence?
Only for the photo suggestions and the written weekly summary. The register does not.
iPhone only?
Yes, iPhone, iOS 26 or later.
More questions about Fair Till
- What is the best POS app for craft fairs that works offline?
- Is there a cash register app for markets with no transaction fees?
- How do I track whether a craft fair was worth the booth fee?
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