RedemptionBase was built inside a working Maine redemption center to replace the paper tally sheets, calculator math and scattered records that slow the job down. Open it once, install it to your device like an app, then launch it from its own icon. The licensed app is local-first, works offline, and keeps the shop workflow in one place.
Evaluation copy is online-only. The licensed version is an installable Progressive Web App (PWA): add it to a supported computer, phone or tablet and launch it from its own icon. Backup capabilities vary by device.
RedemptionBase started with the same problems redemption centers deal with every day: calculator math at the counter, paper sorting tallies, handwritten pickup records, account balances in different places and no simple way to see the whole operation.
The goal is straightforward: enter the work once, make the next step easier, and give the owner useful information without giving employees more paperwork.
RedemptionBase is designed around the actual daily flow of a redemption center, not around generic accounting software.
Enter 5¢ and 15¢ counts, pay cash or credit an account, and keep the active clerk attached to each transaction.
Track sorted bags, cases or shells using the counts your center actually works with.
Create pickup tallies from sorted inventory, print a clean manifest and track payment status afterward.
Keep running balances for customer accounts, schools, teams and fundraisers with withdrawal history.
Open the drawer, see expected cash, close the day with an actual count and keep the history.
PIN-based employee access, clock in/out records and action attribution without slowing the counter down.
See yearly purchased and shipped volume, top sorts, busiest periods, fundraiser activity, processing revenue and more.
Load Maine’s registration workbook and search 35,000+ registration rows locally without an internet request for every lookup. Results report what the source contains; the app does not make acceptance decisions for the center.
Full backups, restore-before-setup, local recovery history and automatic external safety backup where the device supports it.
Checkout the return, credit an account or save a drop-off for later counting.
Add finished bags/units as they are completed. No paper tally sheet required.
Turn sorted inventory into a pickup tally and printable manifest.
Track what the center is owed and when reimbursement arrives.
Shop Stats, drawer history, account records and CSV summaries are built from the same work.
The licensed version is a Progressive Web App (PWA). You open RedemptionBase in a supported browser once, install it or add it to your Home Screen, and from then on launch it like the other apps on your device.
Desktop • Laptop • Chromebook • Android • iPhone • iPad
The licensed RedemptionBase app is installed to the center's device as a PWA and is designed to run locally instead of depending on a live cloud database for every transaction.
That matters behind a counter. Some business software requires a live connection for normal transactions. Licensed RedemptionBase is designed to keep the center working even when the internet does not.
Device note: RedemptionBase can be installed on supported desktop and mobile devices, but backup capabilities are not identical everywhere. iPhone and iPad users can add the licensed app to the Home Screen and use it offline after installation, while automatic external-folder safety backup is only available where the browser exposes folder access. Full Backup remains available as the portable recovery option on every device.
RedemptionBase handles the technical pieces in the background. The employee sees a simple status, not browser-storage jargon.
Shop Stats calculates from records the center is already entering. No separate monthly spreadsheet and no extra employee data entry.
See reporting questions →Clear operator-focused references built from Maine law, DEP material, the approved MBRG operations plan and what we have learned working with the actual registration data.
What changes, the current material/size/deposit sort profile, finished-unit counts and what a manual center should have ready.
Read the sort guide → DEP registration dataWhere the file comes from, how often DEP says it updates, duplicate/expired records, and why “not found” is not the same as “not redeemable.”
Read the data guide → Operator reference5¢ and 15¢ deposits, the 6¢ handling fee, pickup/payment rules, bag reimbursement and the 2026 commingling transition in one place.
Open the quick reference →Last reviewed September 19, 2026. Always use newer written DEP/MBRG instructions if they supersede anything summarized here.
The evaluation lets you work through checkout, sorting, pickups, accounts, drawer closeout, reports and Shop Stats in your browser.
RedemptionBase is available for $499 one time for one licensed redemption-center location. Payment is handled through Stripe Managed Payments; there is no required monthly subscription to keep using the licensed version.
By purchasing, you agree to the Software License Agreement and Privacy & Data Notice. Perpetual digital software license. All sales are final after license issuance, except where required by law. See the Purchase & Refund Policy. Future updates, support and compatibility terms are governed by the current Support & Updates Policy.
The licensed app is designed to work offline after it has been installed and verified. Internet is still useful for updates and other online resources. The public evaluation copy is online-only.
No. The licensed version is delivered as an installable Progressive Web App (PWA). The browser is used to install it, but after installation you normally open RedemptionBase from its own desktop, Start-menu or Home Screen icon. The public evaluation copy is intentionally browser-only and online-only.
Yes. The licensed version is a Progressive Web App (PWA). On supported desktop and Android browsers you can install it as an app; on iPhone and iPad you add it to the Home Screen from Safari. It then launches from its own icon instead of needing to stay open in a normal browser tab. Device capabilities differ: automatic external-folder safety backup is only offered where the browser supports folder access, while Full Backup remains available on every device.
Yes. Create a Full Backup on the first device, then restore that backup into RedemptionBase on the other device. Restore replaces the destination center state; it does not merge two devices that were both used independently.
Normal operational data is designed to remain on your device. Website and update requests may create ordinary server logs, but RedemptionBase does not automatically upload your transaction database, employee records, accounts, drawer records or pickup history to a central RedemptionBase database.
RedemptionBase includes local recovery layers and a Restore Existing Center path before setup. On devices whose browser supports folder access, an automatic external safety-backup folder can also be connected so a recovery copy exists outside browser storage. On iPhone/iPad and other platforms without that capability, Full Backup is the portable off-device recovery path. Installing RedemptionBase to the Home Screen also gives the app stronger storage treatment than leaving it as an ordinary browser tab.
No. It reports what the loaded official registration data contains. It is a reference tool, not a legal determination that a container must be accepted or refused.
The current licensed design is one active operating workstation per center at a time. A center can move its data between devices using backup and restore, but RedemptionBase is not currently a live multi-terminal sync system.
Shop Stats can export a clean CSV summary for the selected year, including the major purchased, shipped, processing and operational figures tracked by the app.
RedemptionBase was created by a Maine redemption center owner to solve the day-to-day workflow problems encountered in an actual center. The goal is practical software for operators, not generic accounting software repackaged for redemption.
If you want to know whether RedemptionBase handles something your center does every day, ask. Straight answers are part of the product.
Try the evaluation copy and put the workflow through a real redemption-center day — or buy the one-time license when you are ready.