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TRACK · POS · BOOKS

Track spend. Run a POS. Keep the books.

One Kenyan workspace: paste M-Pesa, ring a supermarket or salon POS, then open payroll and VAT when the shop is ready. Modules you add later still talk to sales already posted.

Spend trackerSMS & statements

File every KES out of the wallet before month-end. Cost centres you name.

POSCash · M-Pesa · card

Layout follows the shop type. Close the drawer with expected vs counted cash.

Business OSPayroll & VAT

Kenya PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, housing levy. Books catch up from the POS.

Cano-LavAsk in any wording

How much did we sell, how do I run payroll, advise me — answers from this workspace.

  1. Pick tracker, POS, or full OS
  2. Seven days on everything
  3. Invite a cashier with POS-only ticks

Download Canola

Use this page on the phone. The file is the official Canola Android app from canola.co.ke — not Chrome, and not Add to Home Screen. Play Store is still pending.

Download Android app
  1. On the phone, open this page in Chrome and tap Download Android app. If Chrome says the file is uncommon, tap the menu → Download anyway / Keep.
  2. Open Files (not Chrome), tap Canola-AI.apk, then Install. Allow this site or Files to install unknown apps if asked.
  3. If SMS is blocked: Settings → Apps → Canola AI → ⋮ → Allow restricted settings, then Permissions → SMS → Allow.
  4. Open Canola AI, sign in, finish headers and dates. A home-screen shortcut cannot read SMS.
  5. iPhone: add this site to Home Screen and paste messages. iOS cannot silently read SMS.
Open the tracker in the browser