Free POS Software in Congo-Brazzaville 2026: MTN MoMo, Airtel Money

In Congo-Brazzaville, the phone has become an everyday payment method. Mobile money has taken hold through MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money, with MTN alone handling more than 80% of the country's transactions. In Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or Dolisie, customers pay as much by MTN MoMo and Airtel Money as in cash.

So the right till must do four simple things: record each payment method cleanly (cash, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money kept separate), handle Central African FCFA (XAF), work offline when the network drops, and cost nothing per month. That is exactly what a small Congolese shop needs — and rarely what the local software offers, since most is geared toward accounting or sold on a subscription.

Two operators matter in Congo: MTN Mobile Money (dominant) and Airtel Money. For a business, the smart move is to open a merchant account with both — merchant payment is generally free for the customer, with the commission on the merchant side, and you avoid withdrawal fees by keeping funds on the merchant account.

The critical point is not receiving the payment — it is recording it at the till. For every sale:

- The customer sends the amount to your merchant number (MTN MoMo or Airtel Money). - You wait for the confirmation SMS on YOUR account — never the customer's screenshot, which is easily faked. - You record the sale with the right payment method, so your end-of-day report clearly splits cash, MTN MoMo, and Airtel Money.

Without that discipline, reconciling your mobile money statements against the till at day's end is impossible. That is where software that creates one payment method per operator makes all the difference.

digabloPos is free for life on its core POS:

- Records MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money as separate payment methods, so your daily report splits cash from mobile money, operator by operator. - Native FCFA (XAF). Prices, receipts, and reports in Central African FCFA, with no unnecessary decimals. - Works offline. Sell, track stock, and print receipts with no connection; everything syncs when the network returns. Built for outages and patchy coverage. - No monthly fee. Unlimited sales and products, two staff, receipts, reports — free. Optional modules only if you grow. - Any Android phone. No expensive hardware; an optional Bluetooth thermal printer for printed receipts. - Customer credit. Track credit sales and each customer's outstanding balance — the neighbourhood tab, but clean and tallied.

In Congo, local software leans toward accounting and tax compliance, not an offline till. Here is where the options sit:

- digabloPos — free for life, offline-first, FCFA (XAF), records MTN MoMo / Airtel Money, on any Android. Best for zero recurring cost and no dependence on the connection. - Oopidi — Congolese accounting software, SYSCOHADA / DGI compliant (VAT, NIU, OHADA statements); valuable for accounting, but not an offline sales till. - Sage (via local integrators such as Ceso) — OHADA ERP/accounting configured for Congo; powerful but heavy and paid, aimed at structured SMEs. - Yabetoopay / payment gateways — to accept MTN MoMo and Airtel Money online or in store; a collection tool, to pair with a till. - Loyverse — capable free global app, but no Congo/XAF-specific support and paid add-ons.

If "no monthly fee + offline + FCFA + MTN MoMo / Airtel Money" is your checklist, digabloPos is the strongest free starting point; the local accounting tools complement it when you need to produce DGI filings.

The same free core adapts to most Congolese trades:

- Shop / general store. Barcodes, real-time stock, customer credit for neighbourhood regulars. - Bar, nganda, and restaurant. Table orders, send to kitchen, and MTN MoMo / Airtel Money at the counter. - Pharmacy / parapharmacy. Batch and expiry tracking, scan the box to identify the product automatically. - Market and street selling. Everything on the phone, offline, no hardware: you sell even with no network and it all syncs later.

You start with the free till and only switch on a module (kitchen, batches, multi-store…) the day you actually need it.

An honest note: a free till covers everyday selling — recording sales, tracking stock, producing a clean till report. For most shops that is the essential part.

However, if you are VAT-registered (18% standard rate, 18.9% with the Congolese surcharge) and must produce filings and DGI-compliant invoices, that is a separate layer from a POS: rely on a compliant accounting tool (such as Oopidi or Sage) for that part. digabloPos gives you a structured, reliable sales base that feeds the accounting work afterwards — but it does not replace your filing obligation if you are subject to it.

1. Download digabloPos on your Android phone (or open it in a browser). 2. Add your products (or import a list) and set FCFA (XAF). 3. Add MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money as payment methods. 4. Make your first sale — pair a Bluetooth printer if you want receipts.

No contract, no monthly fee, and it keeps selling when the network drops.