16 October 2026
Simple Bookkeeping for Small Shops, Wherever You Are
Small shops look different from one country to the next — a kiosk in Lagos, a sari-sari store in Manila, a corner shop in London, a market stall in Nairobi. Underneath, they all run on the same thing: money coming in, money going out, stock on the shelf, and credit given to people you trust. Most owners keep that in their head, in a notebook, or not at all. It works until the day you need a real answer — did last month actually make money? — and nobody can give one.
The Four Numbers Every Shop Needs
1. Sales — what came in today, this week, this month. 2. Real profit — sales minus what the goods cost you to buy, minus your running costs. Leave out the cost of goods and a shop can look busy and profitable while barely covering itself. 3. Stock — what's on the shelf, what's running low, and what hasn't sold in weeks. 4. Debts — who owes you, and who you owe. Know those four, and you know your shop. Everything else is detail.
Why Notebooks and Spreadsheets Fall Short
A notebook can't add itself up, and it only has one copy — lose it, and the records are gone. A spreadsheet adds up, but it needs a computer, some skill, and the discipline to type everything in at the end of a long day. Neither one tells you your real profit unless you work out the cost of every item sold by hand.
What Yourcountant Does Instead
Yourcountant turns the phone you already have into your shop's money notebook. Tap in a sale or an expense in seconds. Sell from your stock list and the count drops by itself, with the item's cost booked automatically — so the profit in Reports is the real one. Track who owes you, and send a polite reminder on WhatsApp in one tap. It works with no internet: every entry saves on your phone first and backs up to the cloud when you're online. It runs in English, French, Spanish and Swahili, and keeps your books in your own currency — dollars, euros, pounds, naira, shillings, rupees, pesos and more.
A Bookkeeper in Your Pocket
Mr. Bookkeeper, the AI helper built into the app, answers plain questions like "how much did I make this week?", records a sale when you simply type "2 bags of sugar sold", and can read a photo of a handwritten sales sheet and enter every line for you. You always confirm before anything is saved.
Free to Start
The core of Yourcountant — sales, expenses, stock, debts, reports and profit — is free forever, with no card. Paid plans add Mr. Bookkeeper, cloud backup on more than one phone, a monthly audit report and room for a bigger stock list, and every new shop can try them free for 15 days.
Start With What You Have Today
You don't need a big shop or an accountant to benefit from real numbers. Three products and one owner gain just as much as a busy store with staff. Record today's sales, and by the end of the week you'll know more about your shop than most owners ever do.
Keep records like this for your own shop
Free to start — sales, expenses, stock and debts, no card required.