Built in Zimbabwe.
Built for Zimbabwe.

Apps that work where the internet doesn't — for tuckshop owners, students and parents who don't have time to wait.

🌕 Works offline 🎥 Made for low-end phones 💲 Pays for itself

Our Apps

Three apps. One mission.

Solve real problems for real Zimbabweans — without the data bill.

For Business
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ZIMRA fiscalised · Offline-first · Multi-branch

Sawana POS

Tengesa Smart. Run your tuckshop like a pro.

The full POS — sales, stock, credit, expenses, fiscal receipts and multi-branch transfers — running on your phone. No laptop. No printer. No external scanner. ZIMRA FDMS-compliant out of the box.

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For Students
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10,000+ questions · All 5 subjects · Offline

ZimLearn

Master ZIMSEC. Learn smarter. Score higher.

Every question is tied to the official ZIMSEC specimen and 2024-2030 syllabus. Quizzes, exams, flashcards, Spelling Bee and Battle of Great Minds live multiplayer — 10,000+ questions and 38 papers, all working offline.

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For School Heads
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$100/year · Training included · Unlimited students

ZimLearn Professional

Run the whole school from one phone.

Replace 5 systems with 1: students, fees, attendance, gate admission (face recognition), payroll (PAYE/NSSA/AIDS Levy), expenses, budgets, 25+ reports. Other school systems charge $50-$200 per month — you pay $100 per year.

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🛒 Sawana POS

Your phone is your cash register, stock book, credit ledger and accountant — all in one.

Built for Zimbabwean tuckshops, spaza shops, mini-supermarkets and small retailers. No laptop. No printer. No external scanner. ZIMRA-fiscalised receipts, multi-branch stock control and cloud backup — all running on the Android phone in your pocket.

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    ZIMRA FDMS fiscalisation built in Real-time submission to ZIMRA servers, automatic fiscal receipt numbers, fiscal day management. Stay compliant without buying a separate fiscal device.
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    Multi-branch with inter-branch transfers Per-branch pricing and stock. Dispatch from one branch, receive at another with confirmation and full audit trail. Consolidated or per-branch reports.
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    Credit management for regulars Per-customer credit limits and payment history. Know exactly who owes you what — no more notebooks lost behind the till.
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    Stock control with low-stock alerts Real-time inventory, automatic alerts when items run low, inventory valuation reports. Reorder before you lose a sale.
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    Phone camera = barcode scanner Built-in barcode scanning using the phone's camera. No external hardware to buy, charge, or break.
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    Discount controls with PIN approval Block all discounts, allow open ones, or require an admin PIN/remote-approval. Set max discount limits per product so cashiers can't give away the shop.
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    Comprehensive reports Cash book, P&L, stock movement, inventory valuation, credit sales by customer, sales history, expense reports — all printable and CSV-exportable.
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    Offline-first with cloud backup Sales keep happening when data drops. Lost or broken phone? Sign in on any device and your full history restores. Two staff roles — cashier and admin.
Get Sawana POS → Open the portal →
$3/month
30 days free · Pay via EcoCash · Android 6+ · v2.1s
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Built for: tuckshops, spazas, mini-supermarkets, hardware shops & school tuckshops
$3/month
30Days free trial
ZIMRAFDMS compliant
MultiBranch ready

How Sawana works

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Install on Android phone Free 30-day trial. Cashier signs in, scans/taps products, prints fiscal receipt.
2
Every sale fiscalised & synced Auto-submitted to ZIMRA FDMS in real time. Synced to cloud when online, queued when not.
3
Owner watches from anywhere Live sales, credit owed, low stock, branch comparisons — on the admin's phone, in any city.

📚 ZimLearn

Master ZIMSEC. Learn smarter. Score higher.

The #1 learning companion for Grade 3-7 students, fully aligned to the ZIMSEC Heritage-Based Curriculum 2024-2030. Every question references the official ZIMSEC specimen paper and syllabus — the only ZIMSEC app that proves where its content comes from.

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    Every question cites the official specimen Tap "Reference" on any question to see the exact ZIMSEC specimen paper and 2024-2030 syllabus section it comes from. No generic question banks — just proof.
  • 📝
    10,000+ questions across 5 subjects Mathematics, English, Social Science, Science & Technology, PE & Arts. 38 full exam papers in the official ZIMSEC format.
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    Mrs ZimLearn writes your SBP The in-app AI tutor drafts all 7 ZIMSEC School Based Project stages in your own school's name — and rewrites any stage when your teacher gives feedback.
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    Battle of Great Minds — live multiplayer Real-time 1v1 or 5-on-5 quiz battles. Battle points, school leaderboards, live spectators sending reactions. Make ZIMSEC prep competitive.
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    Offline Spelling Bee with text-to-speech 350+ words across all grades, each with an example sentence, read aloud by your device. Works offline because the TTS is on your phone.
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    Game Quest with XP, levels & leaderboards Daily streaks, XP per correct answer, level-ups, national leaderboard. Studying that actually feels like a game.
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    Teacher dashboard Teachers create exams, see per-question right/wrong, track individual students, register their own class. Parents see accuracy per subject and weak topics.
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    100% offline after first sync All 10,000+ questions, exams and notes downloaded to your phone. Study at the rural homestead with no signal — the app does not care.
Get ZimLearn → Try in browser →
$2/month
Free trial included · Pay via EcoCash · Android 6+ · 12 MB download
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ZIMSEC Heritage-Based Curriculum 2024-2030
10,000+Questions
38Exam papers
5ZIMSEC subjects
100%Offline-ready

How ZimLearn works

1
Download on WiFi (once) Install, log in, all 10,000+ questions and 38 papers sync to your phone in under 2 minutes.
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Quiz, practise, battle Smart Quizzes, Timed Exams, Flashcards, Spelling Bee, Game Quest, Battle of Great Minds — with zero data.
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Mrs ZimLearn writes your project AI drafts your 7-stage SBP in your school's name. You edit, submit, pass.

🏫 ZimLearn Professional · For Zimbabwean primary schools

The complete school. On your phone. For $100 a year.

Built for the school head, bursar, cashier and class teacher — not for parents. One platform for students, fees, attendance, face-recognition gate, payroll, expenses, budgets and 25+ reports. Parents simply scan a QR code in the ZimLearn app their child already uses — no separate parent app to deploy, support or train.

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    Student management with QR codes Auto student numbers (YYYY-NNNN), parent contacts, face photos, per-student QR codes for parent linkage. Bulk-print 4-per-page class sheets.
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    Fees, payments & receipts Term-locked fee structures by grade, FIFO allocation to oldest invoice, auto receipt numbers (RCP-2026-001), reversal support. Cash, EcoCash, Bank, OnCollect — all logged.
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    Gate admission with face recognition Phone-camera face scan at the school gate. ADMITTED / DENIED based on fee balance, beep sound, auto-marks attendance. Or scan manually for late comers.
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    Attendance tracking Daily Present/Absent/Late marking, "All Present" shortcut, class register, absenteeism reports. Auto-marked when students pass the face-recognition gate.
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    Payroll — Zimbabwe statutory compliant Pay grades, allowances, deductions, PAYE, NSSA, AIDS Levy. Payslips ready to print. No outsourcing payroll to anyone.
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    Expenses, budgets & optional charges Categorised expenses, annual/monthly budgets with budget-vs-actual charts. Optional charges (trips, sports, uniforms) targeted by grade/class/gender — parents opt in.
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    25+ reports — with WhatsApp reminders Arrears/Debtors (one-tap WhatsApp reminder), Collection Rate per grade, Aged Debtors 0-30/31-60/61-90/90+, Student Statement, Income vs Expenses, Cash Flow, Trial Balance, P&L, Term Summary — all printable + CSV.
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    Roles, permissions & multi-tenant security Admin, Teacher, Cashier roles with 10-16 toggleable permissions. Class assignments, password reset, full multi-tenant data isolation between schools.
See full features → Open the portal →
$100/year
Annual subscription · Includes training + installation + every feature + unlimited students · Competitor systems charge $50-$200 per month ($600-$2,400/year)
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What your school gets, for $100/year
$100Per year. Not month.
25+Reports built in
PAYENSSA · AIDS Levy
FaceRecognition gate

How ZimLearn Professional works

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School pays $100 for the year We install everything and train your admin, bursar, cashier and teachers. Renew once a year — not every month like competitors.
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Enrol students & staff Add students (auto numbers + QR codes), enrol faces for the gate, assign teacher/cashier roles. Parents scan their child's QR to view balances in ZimLearn — no separate parent app for you to support.
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Run the whole school from your phone Gate admits paid students, cashier records payments, teachers mark attendance, you watch the reports update live from your office or your home.

About Acanet

We build apps for the Zimbabwe we actually live in.

Weak data signals. Expensive bundles. Shared phones. Power cuts during exams. We don't pretend these don't exist — we design around them.

Every Acanet app works offline first, costs less than a chocolate bar, and runs on the phones our customers already have.