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Custom software for businesses in Cameroon, from Douala to Buea

A private school in Buea keeps registers in exercise books and fees in a spreadsheet, and parents phone to ask what is still owed. At the end of each term, the bursar spends days reconciling. A custom tool keeps pupils, marks and payments together. We build it remotely from France.

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When custom software is worth it (and when it is not)

To be honest: for many needs, off-the-shelf software is enough. Accounting, payroll or a standard till are well served by existing tools, often cheaper at the start. In the free 20-minute call, we tell you frankly if a ready-made tool will do.

  • Rather custom: your trade has its own steps, you lose hours re-typing the same data, or market tools force you to change the way you work.
  • Rather off-the-shelf: your need is common (accounting, payroll, till), an existing tool already covers it, or the way you work still changes a lot.
  • Often the right choice: keep your current tools and build only what is missing between them.

Concrete examples for a small business

These are examples to help you picture your own tool, not client references. Every project starts from the way you work.

  • Quotes and invoicing

    For a plumber with two teams, the signed quote becomes a job sheet, then an invoice, without re-typing anything.

  • Team scheduling

    For a 15-person cleaning company, everyone sees the day's jobs on their phone, and absences update the schedule.

  • Job or case tracking

    For a 6-person office, each case has its status, its documents and its next deadline.

  • Stock and customer portal

    Stock movements are recorded during the day, and your customers log in to follow their order or find their invoices.

What Cameroonian businesses ask software to do

  • School management

    Enrolment, timetables, report cards and fee follow-up in one place. Each parent sees their own child's record, and staff see only what their role requires.

  • Stock across several depots

    A distributor in Douala with a depot in Yaoundé needs to know what is left before promising a delivery. A shared stock view on the phone answers that question.

  • Designed for Android phones

    Most smartphones in Cameroon run Android. Screens used in the field are designed for the phone first, and the office uses the same tool in a browser.

  • Customer files under Law No. 2024/017

    Consent is the rule, prior formalities depend on the processing, and sending data abroad requires authorisation. We tell you in writing where the software and its data are hosted.

How a project runs, step by step

  • 1. Free call

    20 minutes: you show us how you work today and what costs you time.

  • 2. Written quote within 48 hours

    What the tool does, who uses it, which software it connects to, the timeline and the price. Nothing starts without your approval.

  • 3. Build and tests

    A check-in every week, then you and your team test the tool with real situations before it goes live.

  • 4. Go-live and support

    We install the tool and bring over your existing data when the quote includes it. The first month of support is included, then an optional monthly maintenance plan.

What changes the price of custom software

Custom software is always quoted: no two projects are alike. The written quote gives the price excluding taxes and the timeline, before any commitment.

  • The number of screens and steps: a simple tracking table or a tool that runs the whole life of a case.
  • The number of people and roles: one user, or a team where each person only sees what concerns them.
  • Connections to your tools: accounting, calendar, email, Excel or Google Sheets files, your website.
  • Bringing over your data: starting from scratch or recovering years of files.
  • Phone access: a tool used at the office, or in the field too.

Your software and your data belong to you

  • The software is yours

    Once the project is paid in full, the software is yours, with its source code. You can develop it further with us or with another provider.

  • Your data stays yours

    We tell you in writing where it is hosted before we start, and we never use it to train AI models.

  • AI inside your software

    An AI agent can work inside your tool, for example by preparing a case from a request email. It is paid separately, with a setup then a monthly subscription.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a ready-made school management system enough?
Often, if it follows the way your school works. Custom software is worth it for bilingual report cards, your own fee schedule or links with tools you already use. We tell you frankly during the free call.
Does Law No. 2024/017 apply to my management software?
Yes, as soon as it holds personal data about pupils, patients or customers. Depending on the processing, the law requires a notice, a declaration or an authorisation. We give you the hosting and technical details for your file.
Can the software work with our accountant's tools?
Where those tools allow a connection or an export, yes. We check before the quote, and any connection work is listed in writing.
How much does custom software cost?
It is quoted, because the price depends on the number of screens, users and connections to your tools. After the free 20-minute call, you receive a written quote within 48 hours, with the price excluding taxes.
Does the software belong to me?
Yes. Once the project is paid in full, the software created for you is yours, with its source code. You stay free to develop it with us or with another provider.
Do we have to drop our current tools?
No. We connect the software to what you keep, when those tools allow it: accounting, calendar, email, Excel or Google Sheets files. We check this before the quote.

Show us how you work today.

A free 20-minute call: we tell you frankly whether a ready-made tool is enough or whether custom software is worth it, then you get a written quote within 48 hours.