Timeline POS — Retail
Free offline retail POS for Windows. Inventory, billing, GST, customer management, sales analytics. No subscription, no transaction fees.
$0/mo
Software Cost
<10 min
Setup Time
198+
Tax Regions
01Timeline POS — Retail: The Challenge
Most retail POS apps charge $69+/month plus per-transaction processing on top. Small retail shops in Pakistan, the USA and the UK either pay or stay on paper ledgers. We wanted to give them a real POS at zero monthly cost.
02Timeline POS — Retail: The Solution
Built an offline-first Windows POS with full retail workflows — barcode billing, multi-tier pricing, GST/sales-tax engine for 198+ countries, customer credit tracking, end-of-day cash reconciliation. Local SQLite. Single .exe install.
03Timeline POS — Retail: The Results
Live across retail clients in Pakistan, USA, UAE and UK. The GST engine handles compound state-county-city taxes (NYC 8.875%, LA 9.5%, KPK 17%) without configuration. Companion landing pages target "free pos software" and "cheapest pos system" queries on Google.
Technology Stack
Services Provided
Outcomes that mattered
The numbers above are the headline. Below is what they mean for the retail saas operations team — what they stopped doing, what they started doing, and what changed for end customers.
$0/mo
Software Cost
Headline metric — measured against the pre-launch baseline.
<10 min
Setup Time
Captured 90 days post-launch with the same methodology used during discovery.
198+
Tax Regions
Operational impact reported by the client team in their post-launch review.
Why this tech stack
We pick technology based on the production load, the integration footprint and the long-term maintenance reality — not the latest framework on Hacker News. For Timeline POS — Retail, the stack we chose:
Electron
Production-grade choice for retail saas workloads at this scale.
Windows
Production-grade choice for retail saas workloads at this scale.
SQLite
Production-grade choice for retail saas workloads at this scale.
Node.js
Production-grade choice for retail saas workloads at this scale.
TypeScript
Production-grade choice for retail saas workloads at this scale.
Services used on this build
Timeline POS — Retail was delivered by combining the following Timeline Digital services. If your team needs a similar engagement, these are the entry points.
Custom Software Development
We build custom software that fits your business — not the other way around. Scalable, secure applications that replace spreadsheets and disconnected tools with one platform your team actually uses.
Enterprise Systems Development
We build large-scale enterprise systems that unify business data and replace disconnected tools. ERP, CRM, supply chain, HR, BI — built to scale.
Common questions about this case
How long did the Timeline POS — Retail build take?+
5 months. We delivered in 2-week sprints with a working demo at the end of every sprint, so Timeline Digital (in-house product) saw progress continuously.
What technology did Timeline Digital use to build Timeline POS — Retail?+
Electron, Windows, SQLite, Node.js, TypeScript. We pick the stack based on the production load, integration requirements and the team's long-term maintenance capacity — not the latest framework on Hacker News.
What industry was Timeline POS — Retail built for?+
Retail SaaS. The patterns we used here transfer to similar businesses with comparable scale and regulatory requirements. Reach out if you operate in this space and want a similar build.
Can Timeline Digital build something similar for our team?+
Yes. We start every engagement with a paid 2-week discovery sprint that produces architecture, scope and a fixed price. Mutual NDA signed on day one, full IP assignment, no agency overhead. Ranges typically run $25K – $250K depending on scope.
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