Feature pages
- A tailoring app that works with no internet at allEvery action saves on the phone first and syncs when a connection turns up — a week without a data bundle costs you nothing.Read more about offline use →
- Keep every client's measurements in one place59 standard measurements grouped by body area, plus any you add yourself, saved once per client and pre-filled by outfit type.Read more about measurements →
- Track every clothing order from received to deliveredSix production stages, one tap to advance, design photos and deadlines, and work assigned to the tailor doing it.Read more about orders →
- Know what every client owes and what every job earnedDeposits and part-payments record against the order, balances track themselves, and material and labour costs show the profit on each job.Read more about payments →
- Keep customers updated without typing the same message twiceEleven editable message templates in Swahili and English, sent over WhatsApp or SMS, with the client's details filled in.Read more about customer messages →
Also in the app
Parts of Shona that are easier shown than read about.
Shop counter for ready-made items
An optional till: cart, discounts, change due, instant receipts, per-line returns and a stock ledger. Switch it off and it disappears from the app.
Staff records and assignments
In shop mode, add people with their role and phone, assign any order to a tailor, and see orders in progress, revenue, outstanding amounts and earnings per person.
Set up the way you work
Your currency, inches or centimetres, light or dark, your own outfit types and payment methods, and a daily reminder at the time you choose.
What Shona does not do
Worth knowing before you install it: there are no PDF invoices — receipts are plain text for WhatsApp and SMS. There is no barcode or QR scanning, no appointment or fitting calendar, and no general expense tracking, since costs attach to a specific order. Staff are records rather than logins, so there is one account per shop. More of this kind of detail is on the support page.
Try it on your next order
Shona is free to download and free to run your shop from — no subscription. Android and iOS.
Questions first? Read the support answers.