For SA spaza shops & traders
Forgotten tabs. Lost orders. Who owes you tonight?
Hellobru puts orders and your credit book inside WhatsApp — Confirm → Accept → Paid cash or On the book. No till software. No new app.
- Know who owes you before you close.
- Customer orders on WhatsApp → your books update.
- No new app — same WhatsApp you already open all day.
- Stop forgotten tabs and lost orders.
- Built for cash, credit, and load shedding.
- Free pilot for local shops — try it with your real customers.
Free local pilot · Somerset West area · WhatsApp-first · Cash & tabs
“Clear books by closing time — without another app on the phone.” Pilot promise · not a measured case study
Tap the chips — this is the product
Cash path: Confirm → Accept → Paid cash → how much do I owe?
What you just saw
Order and books stay linked
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Customer orders in chat
Shop code + items — read-back with Confirm · Change · Cancel.
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One-tap Accept
Accept · Decline · Out of stock — then Paid cash or On the book.
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Credit needs a yes
On the book asks Allow or Deny. Nothing writes until you say yes.
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How much do I owe?
Customer asks anytime — clear balance, not a mental list.
A day in the shop
Order → Accept → Books clear
Three taps. Same WhatsApp. Your till stays yours.
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Order
Customer texts the shop link. You get a clear read-back — Confirm, Change, or Cancel.
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Accept
One tap: Accept, Decline, or Out of stock. Then Paid cash or On the book.
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Books clear
Stock updates. Tabs need your yes. “How much do I owe?” answers itself.
Savings
How much could Hellobru put back in your till?
Estimates only — based on typical SA informal / spaza patterns from public research. Not a promise. Your shop will differ. Hellobru has not measured these outcomes yet.
if Hellobru helps you catch…
About R 680/month back in your pocket
That’s ~R 8 160/year if it holds.
Pilot is free for 6–8 weeks — see if the numbers feel real in your shop.
Estimates only — based on typical SA informal / spaza patterns from public research. Not a promise. Your shop will differ. Hellobru has not measured these outcomes yet.
Quick answers
- Is this a till?
- No — orders + who owes you.
- Do I need another app?
- No.
- What does it cost?
- Pilot is free for 6–8 weeks. We’ll talk price only after you’ve used it.
Join the free pilot
Free pilot — 6 to 8 weeks for spaza shops near Somerset West (Lwandle, Nomzamo, Macassar first). WhatsApp shop link + QR poster · orders into your books · clear “who owes you.” No new app. No till contract.
Free local pilot · Somerset West area · WhatsApp-first · Cash & tabs
Pilot spots are opening soon. Join the waitlist — we are not messaging shops yet.
Leave your name, shop area, and WhatsApp number. We’ll only contact you when the pilot opens — no spam.
Privacy Policy · No spam · Only when the pilot opens
Contact
- Business
- Hellobru
- support@hellobru.com
Design notes
How Martine’s sources shaped this elevate (25 Oct 2026). Live cream/green base + phone demo kept; elevated, not replaced.
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lovable.dev — SaaS website best practices
- Problem-first hero (forgotten tabs / who owes you) before product name
- Product preview (Stoepbook phone) above any signup wall
- Honest pilot-stage proof strip next to Join pilot CTAs
- Sticky activation nav with primary “Join pilot” button
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lovable.dev — Best interactive websites
- Phone chips + savings sliders as product proof, not decoration
- Micro-interactions: chip tap, button press, slider value pop
- Light scroll story: Order → Accept → Books clear
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ceros.com — Interactive website examples
- User-driven pacing (you tap the demo paths)
- Stripe-style “interactive = proof” via calculator + phone
- Mobile-fast: no WebGL / no agency portfolio toys
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lovable.dev — Navigation best practices that convert
- ≤7 plain labels: Demo · Savings · How it works · FAQ · Privacy + CTA
- Sticky header, mobile Menu toggle, thumb-friendly CTAs
- Active section states + strong footer columns
- getfluent.co.za (Fluent) — optional polish example — not used (Hellobru kept its own cream/green + phone-demo base).