Dashboard
See your daily sales, product count, customer count, and outstanding credit at a glance.
Welcome to SabiBooks
What is SabiBooks?
Section titled “What is SabiBooks?”SabiBooks is a simple, powerful business management app built for Nigerian shop owners and small business operators. It helps you:
- Track your sales — Know exactly how much you sold today, this week, or this month
- Manage your inventory — Keep track of what you have in stock and know when to reorder
- Handle customer credit — Record who owes you money and send payment reminders
- Record expenses — Keep track of what you spend to run your business
- Generate receipts — Send professional receipts to customers via WhatsApp or SMS
- See business reports — Understand your profit, your best-selling products, and more
- Work offline — Use SabiBooks even when there is no internet connection
SabiBooks replaces the jotter (notebook), calculator, and spreadsheets that many Nigerian business owners use today. Everything is in one place, on your phone or computer.
Who is SabiBooks For?
Section titled “Who is SabiBooks For?”SabiBooks is designed for Nigerian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Whether you run a provision store, electronics shop, restaurant, pharmacy, or wholesale distribution business, SabiBooks can help you run your business better.
Here are some examples of how different business owners use SabiBooks:
Mama Chidi — Provision Store Owner (Surulere, Lagos)
Section titled “Mama Chidi — Provision Store Owner (Surulere, Lagos)”Mama Chidi runs a provision store with 2 shop assistants. Before SabiBooks, she tracked sales in a jotter and often could not remember who owed her money. Now she uses SabiBooks to:
- Record every sale at the counter
- Track which customers have credit (and how much)
- Get alerts when popular items like Peak Milk are running low
- Check her daily sales total without counting cash one by one
“I just want to know how much I made today without counting one by one.”
Emeka — Electronics Shop Owner (Computer Village, Ikeja)
Section titled “Emeka — Electronics Shop Owner (Computer Village, Ikeja)”Emeka sells phone accessories and repairs phones. He needs professional receipts for corporate customers and careful inventory tracking for high-value items. He uses SabiBooks to:
- Scan barcodes for fast checkout
- Track each item with SKU numbers
- Accept multiple payment methods (cash, transfer, POS)
- Generate professional receipts that impress his customers
“My customers want receipt, bank statement, everything. I need to look professional.”
Alhaji Musa — Wholesale Distributor (Alaba Market, Lagos)
Section titled “Alhaji Musa — Wholesale Distributor (Alaba Market, Lagos)”Alhaji Musa distributes FMCG products to over 200 retailers. He has 10 staff members and manages large amounts of credit. He uses SabiBooks to:
- Set credit limits for each customer
- Track outstanding debts across all customers
- Send WhatsApp reminders when payments are overdue
- See reports on which staff sell the most
“I have 200 customers, I cannot remember who owes what. System should tell me.”
Chidinma — Restaurant Owner (Lekki, Lagos)
Section titled “Chidinma — Restaurant Owner (Lekki, Lagos)”Chidinma runs a fast food restaurant (“Mama Put”) with 5 staff. During Saturday afternoon rush, she needs speed. She uses SabiBooks to:
- Quickly record orders using product search
- Split payments when customers want to pay partly by cash and partly by transfer
- Track food costs against sales
- See daily revenue on her dashboard
“Saturday afternoon is madness, I need fast fast system.”
Complete Feature List
Section titled “Complete Feature List”Products & Barcode Scanning
Add, edit, and organise products with prices, stock levels, categories, and images. Use your phone camera to scan barcodes for quick checkout.
Stock Management
Track stock levels, adjust quantities, view stock movement history, and get low stock alerts.
Point of Sale (POS)
Record sales with product search, cart management, and multiple payment methods including Cash, POS Terminal (Moniepoint, Opay, Palmpay), Bank Transfer, and Credit.
Split Payments & Discounts
Handle payments combining two or more methods. Apply percentage or fixed amount discounts to sales.
Receipts
Generate and share receipts via WhatsApp, SMS, or print.
Customers & Credit
Maintain a customer directory. Track debts, set credit limits, record payments, and view credit aging reports.
Payment Reminders
Send WhatsApp or SMS reminders to customers who owe you money.
Expense Tracking
Record business expenses with categories and receipt images.
Reports
View daily, weekly, monthly, or custom period sales reports. See inventory reports, stock valuation, and profit and loss.
Staff Management
Invite staff with different permission levels.
Offline Mode
Use SabiBooks without internet — data syncs when you reconnect.
| Feature | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Hold and Resume Cart | Pause a sale and come back to it later |
| Onboarding Checklist | Step-by-step guide to set up your business when you first start |
| Dashboard Tour | Interactive tour showing you around the main features |
| Dark Mode (coming soon) | Switch to a dark colour scheme for comfortable nighttime use (styling ready, toggle coming soon) |