Start Using AlternaPOS
from setup to sales

AlternaPOS is available on the Play Store and can be used immediately after installation.

1. Open the Play Store app on your Android device.
2. Type "AlternaPOS" in the search bar.
3. Select AlternaPOS from the search results.
4. Press the Install button.
5. Wait for the installation to complete.
6. Once done, open the AlternaPOS app.

When you first open the app, you will see an onboarding screen with a brief introduction to AlternaPOS features and benefits.

Press the Continue button or follow the onboarding flow until you reach the login page.

A. Login with Google

1. Press the Login with Google button.
2. Select the Google account you want to use.
3. Wait for the login process.
4. If successful, you will enter the main page.

B. Create Account Manually

1. Select the Register menu.
2. Enter your name, email, and password.
3. Press the register button.
4. After the account is created, you can log in to the app.

C. Login for Returning Users

Enter your registered email and password, then press the login button.

If you forgot your password, use the Reset Password feature to reset it via email.

After logging in, you will enter the main page with 4 main menus:

The Home page displays real-time financial and transaction conditions:

This section helps business owners quickly understand business conditions without manual calculations.

AlternaPOS provides profit/loss reports to track business earnings:

This report helps you see whether the business is profitable, at a loss, or needs evaluation.

View income and expense charts for specific periods. You can set the period: Today, This Week, This Month, or a custom date range.

With charts, you can visually track business growth and understand sales trends.

The Top Selling page displays the best-selling products:

This feature helps you identify the most popular products to manage stock and sales strategy.

The Product menu is used to manage all products sold:

Search products: Type the product name in the search field.

Scan barcode: Press the scan icon, point the camera at the product barcode.

Adding products:

1. Go to the Products menu, press the add button.
2. Fill in: product name, price, stock, category, photo, barcode, variant, and description.
3. Save the product.

Display: Grid View or List View.

Filter: By category, favorites, low stock, expired, or archived.

Archive: Hide products without deleting — can be restored anytime.

AlternaPOS provides a Self-Order Website link and barcode. Share with customers so they can view products and order themselves.

Great for cafes, restaurants, food tenants, shops, and SMEs that want to receive orders more efficiently.

To start a transaction:

1. Go to the Products page, make sure Order mode is active.
2. Select the products to order — they will be added to the order list.
3. After selecting, press the Order button at the bottom right.

Complete transaction data before payment:

AlternaPOS uses manual payment:

1. Select manual payment method.
2. The app displays payment info (account number, QRIS, etc).
3. Customer makes the payment.
4. Cashier checks if payment has been received.
5. If received, the cashier can upload payment proof.
6. Proof is saved in the transaction history.

For manual payments, make sure the payment has truly been received before completing the transaction.

1. After the customer picks a manual method, the app shows the payment info (account number, static QRIS, etc).
2. The customer pays then uploads proof via the website, or shows the proof to the cashier.
3. The cashier checks the payment proof.
4. If it matches, complete the transaction.

Make sure the payment has truly been received before completing the transaction. If something is off, adjust it in the Transactions page.

After successful payment, the receipt page shows the transaction proof:

Share: Send to customer's WhatsApp, share as text, image, or to other apps.

Print:

1. Make sure the thermal printer is on and connected via Bluetooth, then choose 58mm or 80mm paper size in Settings.
2. Press the Print Receipt button.
3. Wait for the receipt to print.

After finishing, press Done to return to the Products page and continue the next transaction.

All transactions are recorded on this page:

Transaction summary: Total transactions, income, expenses, and profit by period.

Add expenses: Record electricity costs, salaries, raw materials, rent, transportation, and other operational costs.

1. Go to the Transactions page.
2. Select add expense.
3. Fill in expense data.
4. Save — it will be included in the financial report.

The Admin Dashboard can be accessed via alternapos.my.id to monitor business from a laptop/computer.

The Admin Dashboard barcode in the app can be used to connect accounts or grant dashboard access.

AlternaPOS supports offline transactions. If the internet is unstable, transactions can still be recorded. Once the internet is back, data syncs automatically.

This feature helps stores continue serving customers even when the network is down.

Import data using Excel files to avoid manual input one by one. Data that can be imported: products, income transactions, and expense transactions.

The app provides an Excel template so data is more easily read by the AlternaPOS system.

5 languages: Indonesian, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.

16 currencies: Automatic format based on locale — symbols, thousands separators, and decimals are set correctly.

You can log out if you don't want to use the app on that device.

Before deleting your account, make sure you understand that certain data may also be deleted and cannot be restored.