Keep every client's measurements in one place

A returning client should not have to stand for a tape measure again. But when measurements live in a notebook, finding last year's page is slower than re-measuring — so most shops just re-measure, and the customer waits.

The other cost is quieter: two numbers for the same client written months apart, and no way to tell which one the last garment was cut from.

In Shona, measurements belong to the client, not to the order. Record a full set once and every future order for that person starts from it.

• 59 standard measurements, grouped by body area so you are not scrolling one long list
• Add your own measurements for the cuts you do that the standard set does not cover
• Saved against the client's record alongside their phone number and style notes
• Work in inches or centimetres — whichever you actually use

One caveat worth knowing: measurements you add to the catalog yourself stay on that device rather than syncing to your account. The measurements you record for a client sync normally.

A shirt and a pair of trousers do not need the same fields. Shona lets you save named measurement templates per outfit type, so choosing the outfit pre-fills the right fields and hides the rest. Instead of a 59-row form every time, you get the handful that matter for what you are cutting.

Outfit types are your own list. If you never cut a certain garment, hide it and it stops appearing.

Client records are a name, a phone number and the measurements — and the number can be pulled straight from your phone contacts rather than typed in. That number is what later sends them a WhatsApp update when their order moves on.

Measuring is exactly the moment a connection is least likely to help you. Everything on this page works with no signal: the save completes on the phone, and syncs later.