Beauty & Services
POS System for Service Businesses
Quotes, deposits, invoices and on-site payments for repair shops, studios, tuition centres and other service businesses.
Service businesses don't sell off a shelf. You quote, take a deposit, do the work, then collect the balance, sometimes at the customer's door. ChaChaCha tracks every job from quote to final payment.
What a service business needs from a POS system
- Quotes and deposits. Turn a quote into a job and take a deposit up front.
- Invoices and balances. Issue invoices and track what's outstanding.
- Payments anywhere. Take PayNow and card payments on site.
- Customer records. Job history and notes for every customer.
How ChaChaCha runs your service business
From quote to paid
One flow from quote to deposit to invoice to final payment.
Get paid faster
Send payment links and PayNow QR codes with invoices.
See what's owed
The outstanding balances report shows who to follow up.
Sync with accounting
Sales and payments sync to Xero, so your books stay up to date.
Common problems for service businesses in Singapore
Deposits recorded in too many places
A deposit taken by PayNow, noted on WhatsApp and written on a job sheet is easy to lose. When the customer returns to collect, nobody is sure what has already been paid.
Chasing unpaid balances
Repair shops, studios and tuition centres often finish the work before the full payment comes in. Without a clear list of what is outstanding, follow-ups slip and cash flow suffers.
Books that fall behind
Many small service businesses type sales into their accounts at the end of the month. Errors creep in, and GST filing becomes a scramble for GST-registered businesses.
The common thread is that jobs, payments and customer details sit in different places. Bringing them into one system gives you one record for each job, from the first quote to the final receipt.
A working day for a service business on ChaChaCha
Take a phone repair shop in an HDB shop unit. In the morning, a customer drops off a cracked screen. You create a quote, turn it into a job and take a deposit by PayNow. The customer's job history shows a battery replacement last year, so you know the phone and the customer before you start.
The same flow suits other services. At a tuition centre, a parent asks what is still owed for the term. The admin checks the outstanding balances report and sends an invoice with a payment link. The parent pays by PayNow that evening, and the balance clears without a phone call.
Back at the repair shop, the phone is ready by late afternoon. The customer collects it, the balance is paid by card, and the invoice is marked as settled. The deposit and the final payment sit on the same job record.
At the end of the day, payments are reconciled by method and sales sync to Xero. The outstanding balances report shows which customers to follow up tomorrow.
Service business POS hardware and setup
A typical service business setup, supplied through AppsPOS as part of your package, includes:
- A POS terminal at the counter or reception
- An Epson cloud receipt printer
- Payment set up for PayNow, PayLah!, NETS, Visa, Mastercard and GrabPay
- A barcode scanner if you also sell parts or products
We set up your services, pricing and invoice details, connect Xero and train your team on quotes, deposits and invoices. Every service business works a little differently, so talk to us about your workflow and we will shape the setup around it. Staff permissions keep pricing and reports with the owner, and the interface works in English and Chinese. If you run more than one branch, sales and customers can be seen across all of them.
What a service business POS costs
Your cost depends on the number of terminals, the hardware you need and the add-ons you choose. Get an estimate in under a minute with our POS cost calculator. ChaChaCha software and hardware are supplied by AppsPOS Pte. Ltd., and we can tell you which grant support applies to your setup. Our guide to PSG and the EDGE Grant explains what changes and how to apply.
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Accept PayNow, SGQR, NETS, cards and e-wallets, all reconciled automatically.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Can I take deposits?
Yes. Record deposits against a job and collect the balance on completion.
Can I send invoices?
Yes. Issue invoices and track payment status.
Can I take payment at the customer's location?
Yes, with a mobile device or payment link.
Does it sync with accounting software?
Yes. ChaChaCha integrates with Xero.
Can customers pay by PayNow QR?
Yes. You can take PayNow, PayLah!, NETS, cards and GrabPay at the counter, and send PayNow QR codes or payment links with invoices. Payments are recorded against the job and reconciled automatically, so you can see at a glance what has been paid.
Can I control what each staff member can do?
Yes. Staff permissions let you decide who can create quotes, give discounts, issue refunds or view reports. That keeps sensitive figures with the owner or manager, while technicians and front-desk staff get the screens they need.
See ChaChaCha running in your business
Book a 20-minute walkthrough. We'll set up your menu or catalogue and your payments so you can see how it would run on day one.