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Apps that keep working when the network does not

Android and iOS apps for customers, sales teams and field staff, offline-first and fast on everyday phones.

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Service 05 of 08 · Mobile & field apps

9:41 Offline
Today’s route Route 7 · 5 visits
2 records saved on the phone. They will sync when signal returns.
  • Abebe Retail, Piassa Order taken · ETB 38,200
  • Selam Mini-market, Arat Kilo Payment collected · ETB 12,500
  • Tsehay Wholesale, Merkato Order taken · ETB 64,900
  • Hope Shop, Sidist Kilo Stock count · 42 items
  • Biruk Store, Kazanchis Next visit · 14:30
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Example system · sample data

An example system on sample data. It is interactive: open the tabs, rows and filters.

The problem we solve.

In Ethiopia an app has to survive a mid-range phone, a weak signal and a long day in the field. We build apps that save work on the device, sync the moment a connection returns, and stay quick on the phones your customers and staff actually carry.

Before

  • Field work recorded on paper and typed in later, and apps that stop working when the signal drops.

After

  • Apps that work offline on everyday phones and sync the moment a connection returns, with nothing lost.

What we build.

For distributors, banks and microfinance field officers, health programmes, NGOs and retailers.

  • 01

    Customer apps

    Ordering, accounts, loyalty, booking and payments in your brand.

  • 02

    Sales and field apps

    Orders, visits, inspections, surveys and deliveries recorded offline and synced later.

  • 03

    Point of sale

    Checkout, stock and receipts on Android phones and tablets, with or without internet.

  • 04

    Camera and recognition

    Barcodes, documents and products recognised by the camera.

  • 05

    Kiosks and devices

    Self-service kiosks, handheld scanners and point-of-sale devices running on the same system.

What changes.

  • Work recorded where it happens
  • No data lost to a dropped connection
  • Field teams visible from the office

Built this way.

Projects where this service did the heavy lifting. Open one for the before and after, the modules and the stack.

  • Microfinance Oromia and Sidama Live

    Digital lending platform

    BeforeLoan files passed between desks for days; field officers recorded collections in notebooks.

    AfterApplications scored and routed by rule, approved on a phone, and repayments recorded offline in the field.

    • Loan origination
    • Credit rules and scoring
    • Field collections app

    Digital · Mobile · Process · Integration, Case study

  • Manufacturing Oromia Live

    Production and quality system

    BeforeRaw-material stock nobody trusted, plans changed by phone, quality checks on paper.

    AfterMaterials, lines, quality and maintenance in one system, with shift output posted automatically and traced by batch.

    • Production planning
    • Stores and raw materials
    • Quality and batch traceability

    Enterprise · Mobile · Data, · Process Case study

  • Logistics and transport Addis Ababa to Djibouti corridor Live

    Fleet and dispatch system

    BeforeDrivers called for every update; delivery notes on paper; fuel costs nobody could explain.

    AfterLive status for every vehicle and shipment, proof of delivery with photo and signature, fuel and service tracked per truck.

    • Dispatch and tracking
    • Driver app
    • Fuel and maintenance

    Mobile · Enterprise · Integration, Case study

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Does the app work without internet?

We design for it. Records, photos and signatures are saved on the phone and sent when a connection returns, with nothing lost or entered twice.

Android, iOS or both?

Usually both from one codebase. Most users in Ethiopia are on Android, so we test on the mid-range Android phones they really use.

Bring us the work that slows you down.

Tell us how things run today. We reply within one working day with what we would build first and how long it would take.

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