Cash register (optional feature)
tapcoat® is designed for cashless payment: your guests pay at drop-off or up to pickup — you decide when. If you also accept cash, the cash register helps you count at the end of the shift: it shows you the cash takings per period, event and cloakroom.
Who can use the cash register
The cash register is an additional feature. Whether it is included in your plan or available on request is on the pricing page. If it is enabled for your organization:
- your team can record cash payments on the booking in the app at check-in or checkout,
- the Cash register item appears in the app menu,
- people with the Manager role see an overview of cash and online payments in the dashboard under Settings → Guest cash register.
Record a cash payment per booking
Cash isn’t entered as a total at the end, but recorded with each booking:
- At check-in or checkout, the app shows the payment status and the Amount, for example Payment due!.
- If the guest pays in cash, tap Change payment method and choose Cash.
- Only tick Paid if you have received the cash. The booking then counts as paid immediately.
- Tap Apply.
View cash takings in the app
Open Cash register in the menu. The app shows the cash Takings and the number of cash transactions for the selected period. With Filter, you choose:
- the period: Today, Event or a custom Date range
- the event
- the cloakroom or All cloakrooms
A cash register always applies per event. If several events share a cloakroom, you review the events separately.
Opening float and expected total
If there is already change in the till, you enter it under Enter opening float. The app then shows the Expected total, that is, opening float plus cash takings. The opening float is only calculated on the device and not saved. So note it down yourself if needed.
Count at the end of the shift
- Count the cash.
- Open Cash register in the app and choose the event and cloakroom.
- Compare the counted amount with the expected total.
- Report discrepancies to the responsible event lead.
This way you count the cash at the end of the shift and assign it to the right station. The cash register doesn’t save a counted amount; it shows the cash takings your team recorded on the bookings.