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Comparing business software? Ask these questions first.
Most inventory and POS systems look alike in a demo. The differences show up later: when the internet drops, when you open a second branch, or when your accountant asks for a balance sheet. Below is what to check in any system, and how Stockwaka answers each point.
Web panel · Mobile app · Windows till · WhatsApp
At a glance
What sets Stockwaka apart
One system, one ledger
Stock, sales, purchases and accounts live in one system. There is no exporting between an inventory tool and an accounting package, and nothing to reconcile between them.
A till that works offline
The Windows till keeps scanning, selling and printing receipts when the internet drops, and records each sale exactly once when it returns.
Built for several branches
Each branch keeps its own stock, prices and tills. Transfers are counted in at the receiving branch, and head office sees every branch together.
Real accounting
A double-entry general ledger with a trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, bank reconciliation and month-end close.
Web, phone and WhatsApp
Run the back office in any browser, check the business on the mobile app, and record sales by voice note or invoice photo on WhatsApp.
Online orders, paid to you
Customers order from your WhatsApp shop link or your own website and pay into your account. Stockwaka takes no cut of a sale.
The checklist
What to check in any system — and Stockwaka’s answer
Every item below is in the product today.
At the counter
- Keeps selling offline and syncs each sale exactly once
- USB barcode scanners, 58mm receipt printers and label printers
- A PIN for each attendant, so every sale is attributed
- Held tickets, kitchen tickets and dine-in for restaurants
- Loyalty rewards earned and spent at the till
Stock
- Live stock for every branch
- Expiry tracked by batch, soonest-expiring sold first
- Moving-average cost behind every margin
- Transfers counted in at the receiving branch
- Import up to 20,000 products from CSV or Excel
Buying
- Purchase orders and goods received
- Bills matched to the order and the delivery
- Withholding tax deducted on supplier payments
- Restock by photographing a supplier invoice
- Returns to supplier and supplier credits
Accounts and tax
- Double-entry general ledger and chart of accounts
- Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow by branch
- VAT and withholding tax worked out as you trade
- Bank reconciliation from your bank’s statement files
- Invoices with card payment links and overdue reminders
- Month-end close and an audit trail of every change
Control
- Roles and permissions for each person and branch
- Journals approved by a second person
- Reprint and price approvals at the till
- Data kept private to your business
Access and growth
- Web panel in any browser
- Owner app on the App Store for iPhone
- WhatsApp voice notes in English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo
- Online orders paid directly into your account
- Partner Sync API for businesses running their own ERP
Good to know
Where Stockwaka may not fit yet
Better to know now than after a demo.
Android app coming soon
The owner app is on the App Store for iPhone. The Android version is coming to Google Play; until then, Android users can use the web panel or WhatsApp.
About the owner appThe till runs on Windows
The desktop till needs a Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) computer with 4 GB of RAM.
Download the tillNo live bank feed
Bank statements are uploaded as CSV or Excel files from your bank, then matched.
One currency per business
Each business keeps its accounts in the currency of its country. Foreign-currency transactions are not supported.
It prepares tax; you file
Stockwaka gives you the VAT working and the withholding tax schedule. Filing with the tax authority is done by you or your accountant.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Stockwaka only a WhatsApp tool?
No. Stockwaka is inventory, point-of-sale, purchasing and accounting software with a web panel, a mobile app and an offline Windows till. WhatsApp is one more way in: owners can record sales by voice note, and customers can order without downloading an app.
Does Stockwaka have a mobile app?
Yes. The Stockwaka owner app is free on the App Store for iPhone. The Android version is coming to Google Play; until then, Android users can use the web panel or WhatsApp.
Does Stockwaka work without internet?
Yes, at the counter. The Windows till keeps a full copy of your catalogue, records sales offline and syncs each one exactly once when the connection returns.
Is Stockwaka suitable for a business with several branches?
Yes. Each branch keeps its own stock, prices, tills and settings, staff can be limited to their branch, and head office reports on every branch together.
Can my accountant work in Stockwaka?
Yes. There is an Accountant role that can approve journals, and reports such as the profit and loss and balance sheet download as PDF or CSV.
How do I try Stockwaka before paying?
Create an account free, with no card needed, or open the live demo to explore a sample business with two months of trading already in it.
See how it fits your business.
Book a demo and we will walk through your stock, your branches and your books — or start free and set it up yourself.