Dala

For South African small traders

Know what your business really makes.

Photograph your bank statement. Dala sorts every payment, works out your takings, costs and profit, and tells you what's worth a look, in plain words.

Join the waitlist

Android app. In testing now with a small group of traders.

Dala's home screen: money in the bank, and a card saying last week's takings were R1 700 lower than usual, with a chart of each day.

How it works

Built for kota stands, spaza shops, salons and anyone who trades in cash and card. No spreadsheets, no bank passwords.

1

Add your statement

Take a photo of each page, or import the PDF your bank sent. It works offline and sends when you have data.

The Add a statement screen, with buttons to photograph pages or import a PDF.
2

See your books

Every payment is sorted into sales, stock, rent, wages and more. Card fees are added back and unbanked cash is estimated.

The Books screen: a profit and loss for July showing takings, stock, running costs and what was kept.
3

Ask about any number

Tap a line to see how Dala worked it out, ask a question about it, or say it looks wrong and fix it.

The Ask screen, with suggested questions such as Why did takings drop last week and Can I afford a R3 500 fridge.

Every number says where it came from

Dala never passes a guess off as a fact. Each figure is marked:

  • From your bank
  • Worked out
  • Estimate

No bank passwords

Dala reads statements you choose to share. It never asks for your banking login.

Yours to delete

You can delete your account and data from the app's settings at any time.

Grow on solid ground

See what's working, plan for the quiet weeks and know what you can afford, so your business grows steadily.

Join the waitlist

We're opening Dala to traders a few at a time. Leave your details and we'll be in touch.