The problem with a salon notebook
Most salons already write everything down. The book tells you money came in — it doesn't tell you whether Tuesday was better than Monday, which stylist is carrying the shop, or whether the hair food you keep restocking is actually earning anything.
By the end of the month the numbers are spread across a notebook, three MoMo statements and whatever you remember. Working out profit means an evening with a calculator, and most owners never do it.
PesaScope replaces the book, not the way you work. A service takes about ten seconds to record, and the arithmetic happens on its own.
How a salon uses it day to day
- Record the service as the client paysPick the service, confirm the price, choose cash or Mobile Money. If a client takes braiding and buys hair food, both go on the same sale.
- Tag the stylist who did the workEvery service is attached to the staff member who performed it, so commission at month-end is a report rather than an argument.
- Add what you spendRent, salon supplies, airtime, transport. This is the half most salons skip, and it's the half that decides whether the month was profitable.
- Read the week on MondayA summary lands by email each Monday morning: what came in, what went out, what you kept, and which services earned most.
Your service list is already there
Choose "Salon / Spa" when you sign up and PesaScope loads the services and products most salons start with. Set your own prices and add whatever's missing — nothing is fixed.
Retouch, weaving, dreadlocks, wash-and-set — add your own in a few seconds and they're on the list for good.
What a normal Saturday looks like
The figure that matters is the last one, and it's the one a notebook never shows you.
Knowing who earns what
Because each service is tagged to the stylist who did it, the app can tell you what each person brought in over a week or a month. That makes commission straightforward and it shows you, honestly, who is busy and who is not.
It also answers the quieter question: whether a chair is paying for itself once you count the products it consumes.
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Questions salon owners ask
Does it work when the internet is down?
Yes. You can record services and sales with no connection, and they sync once you're back online. The app is built for patchy data, not for an office.
Can I see how much each stylist brought in?
Yes. Every service is tagged to the staff member who performed it, so you can pull what each person earned for the salon over any period — which is what most owners use for commission.
I sell hair products as well as services. Does that work?
Yes, and on the same sale. Products come out of stock so you can see what's left, while services don't need stock at all. The weekly summary ranks both together so you can see which actually earns more.
Do I need a computer?
No. It runs on a normal Android phone, and that's how most salons use it. There's a web version if you'd rather sit at a laptop.
How much does it cost?
There's a free trial to see whether it fits, then a monthly subscription. Nothing is locked behind the trial — you get the whole app while you decide.
What if I already have months of records in a book?
Don't type them in. Start recording from today; the app is worth having for what happens next, not for catching up on the past.
Set it up in about three minutes
Pick your trade at sign-up and PesaScope loads your starting list for you. Change any price, add what's missing, and record your first sale the same day.
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