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Invoicer vs a paper notebook
A notebook is cheap, simple and always works. Invoicer adds what a notebook cannot: instant totals, stock that updates itself, a clear list of who owes you, and records that cannot be lost or torn.
| Notebook | Invoicer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | The price of a notebook | From ₦5,000 a month, with a free trial |
| Recording a sale | Write it down by hand | Pick items on your phone |
| Works without charge or data | Always | Needs your phone |
| Knowing what is left | Count the shelf | Stock shown after every sale |
| Adding up the day | Calculator at closing time | Total updates as you sell |
| Losing it | One lost or wet notebook, and it is gone | Stored in the cloud |
| Checking staff | Trust and spot checks | Per-person records |
| Who owes you | Flip through pages | Listed with amounts |
| Profit | Hard to work out | Shown with sales and expenses |
What a notebook does well
- It costs almost nothing and needs no learning.
- It works with no battery and no data.
Where it lets you down
- You cannot see profit without a lot of adding up.
- Stock and sales never quite match.
- If the notebook is lost, so is your history.
- You cannot check from somewhere else what your shop did today.
Moving over gently
Many owners keep the notebook for a week while they start recording in the app, then drop it once the numbers match. Our guide on record keeping for small businesses shows what to track.