helloTESS!
helloTESS! is a cloud-based iPad point of sale from TESSERO GmbH in Munich. It covers ordering, table plans, split bills, reporting, a cash book and staff management, and works offline. The vendor sells it to canteens and contract catering, restaurants, chain restaurants, hotels and clubs, mainly in Germany.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Canteens and contract catering, Restaurants and restaurant chains
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- iOS, Web
Who it is for
Canteens and contract catering
The vendor calls itself the number one POS in German communal catering and lists subsidies and price levels such as staff discounts.
Restaurants and restaurant chains
Sold for single restaurants and for chains that want central management across branches.
Hotels and clubs
Has hotel system (PMS) connections and a club offer with night-time support.
What it does
Ordering and table handling
Order entry, cancellations, splits, transfers, discounts, a visual table plan and paying together or separately.
Mobile ordering at the table
Staff take orders on a handheld, the helloTESS! FloorPad.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
Accepts contactless cards and wallets on an iPhone through the helloMINI! app, without extra hardware.
Offline mode
Keeps working without internet, stores sales on the device and syncs when the connection returns.
Reporting
Day, month and year reports, item reports (best and worst sellers), comparison reports and payment-type breakdowns.
Cash book
A digital cash book that shows what happens to cash takings.
Digital receipt
Shows the receipt on the customer display instead of printing it, for the German receipt obligation.
Staff management and time recording
Weekly and shift plans, employee time recording, roles and permissions.
Multi-branch management
Manages several sites and lets you scale from one to many registers.
Customer loyalty
Customer records, customer cards, loyalty programmes and QR code creation.
Automatic dish recognition
Recognises dishes at checkout together with the Dishtracker partner.
Self-order terminal
The site lists a self-order terminal among its features.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
No prices are published; the site asks visitors to request a non-binding offer. The vendor says all listed functions come from the start at no extra charge and that setup, training and 24/7 support are included.
How it compares
Compared with the 235 products in Restaurant POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 14 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
- One of 110 products in this category with an iOS app. 218 products in this category state their platforms.
Works with
- Accounting
- DATEV
- Inventory
- nactaKOSTMEINbusiness
- Payments
- helloTESS! PaymentmyCompaneeDallmayr Pay
- Scheduling
- gastromaticE2Nnesto
The vendor says it has an open, documented interface and that its portfolio of connected third-party systems keeps growing. Hotel systems (PMS) named are ibelsa, apaleo and SIHOT; payment and ordering systems also include ZVT, passaDuo and servier.bar.
Where and how it runs
- Customers in
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Platforms
- iOS, Web
- Hardware
- Runs on iPads as the main register; a handheld FloorPad and iPhone Tap to Pay are offered. Also mentions card readers, customer displays and menu scanners.
The vendor does not list markets; Germany is inferred from German-language site, German servers, German receipt rules and Munich address.
The company
- Company
- TESSERO GmbH
- Registration
- HRB 205899, Amtsgericht München
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Team size
- 35 (per vendor's about page)
Security and support
- Security and compliance
- Servers hosted in Germany
- Support
- Support is included around the clock, with initial setup and on-site training. A help centre and a support phone line are listed.
Listing details
- Vendor
- TESSERO GmbH
- Built for
- Restaurants, Hotel F&B, Cafés
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- hellotess.com
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Any price or contract term
- Founding year
- App Store listing and Android availability
- Security certifications
- Countries beyond Germany
- Named customers
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Overview, features, claimshttps://www.hellotess.com/
- Cloud, servers, offline, scalinghttps://www.hellotess.com/kassensystem/warum-hellotess/
- Feature listhttps://www.hellotess.com/kassensystem/features/
- Tap to Payhttps://www.hellotess.com/kassensystem/features/tap-to-pay/
- Offline modehttps://www.hellotess.com/kassensystem/features/offlinefaehigkeit/
- Integrationshttps://www.hellotess.com/kassensystem/schnittstellen/
- Legal entity, addresshttps://www.hellotess.com/kontakt/impressum/
- Team size, positioninghttps://www.hellotess.com/ueber-hellotess/wer-wir-sind/