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Software solutions for humanity

Custom software and AI, built in South Africa since 2019.

Stuck with your software? We can help.

We build and look after custom software, advise on AI strategy, and ship AI agents and WhatsApp-native products.

Own your software

Many entrepreneurs come to us when a software project has stalled or let them down. We help them take charge of it, make it safe and get it launched.

  • Your developer has gone quiet

    You've paid, but deadlines slip, messages go unanswered and you feel taken for granted.

    We look at what's been built, tell you plainly where it stands, and get it finished.

  • Your developer won't hand over the code

    It's your product, but someone else holds the keys to the code, the hosting and the accounts.

    We help you take back control, and where the code can't be recovered, we rebuild it so that it's yours.

  • You built your app with AI, and now you're stuck

    Vibe coding got you a working app quickly, but you're not sure it's secure or ready for the public.

    We review its architecture and security, fix what's weak, and get it ready to launch and grow.

You own the code we write for you.

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What we do

  1. Custom software development

    We design, build and look after custom platforms for phones, the web and desktops. We also take on vibe-coded platforms, apps built quickly with AI tools, and give them the architecture, security and testing they need to grow.

    • New platforms shaped around the way your organisation works
    • Architecture, security and performance reviews of vibe-coded platforms, and the fixes that follow
    • Updates, maintenance and support for platforms already in use

  2. AI strategy and advice

    We help you decide where AI is worth using in your organisation, and how to adopt it safely, before you spend money on tools or build anything.

    • Finding the work where AI saves the most time and money
    • Choosing between ready-made tools and agents built for you
    • A practical roadmap, from a first pilot to everyday use
    • Ground rules for using AI with your data, with POPIA in mind

  3. AI agents and automation

    We build AI agents that take repetitive work off your team. They answer questions, read documents and move work between your systems, with a person stepping in where it matters.

    • Assistants that answer customers and staff from your own documents and data
    • Agents that work inside your existing tools, built on open standards such as the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
    • Workflow automation that keeps your systems in sync, so repetitive tasks run themselves
    • Sentiment analysis across your brand's social channels

  4. WhatsApp-native products

    Your clients already use WhatsApp every day. We build services that meet them there, with nothing new to download.

    • Customer conversations on the WhatsApp Cloud API, with AI that hands over to a person when needed
    • Updates and reminders where people already read their messages
    • Surveys and audience engagement over WhatsApp, as in our own platform, Surveyr

Our platforms

Alongside client work, we build and run our own products.

Surveyr

WhatsApp-first surveys and audience engagement for African markets.

  • Build surveys with skip logic, media and AI follow-up questions
  • Reach people on WhatsApp, SMS or email
  • Translate surveys into more than 10 African languages
  • Watch answers, sentiment and themes arrive on live dashboards
  • Manage your research panels
  • Run live audience interaction at events
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Akountable

Bank statements in, classified Excel out.

  • Convert PDF bank statements to Excel
  • Classify every transaction into your chart of accounts with AI
  • Check running balances line by line, with problems flagged
  • Bookkeeping, invoicing and payroll for small businesses, in beta
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The Akountable website on a laptop

How we work

  1. 01

    Discover

    Every organisation's position is different, so we start by understanding your market, the problem you're solving and the services you offer.

  2. 02

    Design

    We design around automating manual work first. It frees up your team's time and gives you an edge.

  3. 03

    Build

    We build in short, agile iterations and release often, so issues surface early and get fixed quickly.

  4. 04

    Integrate

    We connect what we build to the systems you already rely on, and keep them in sync.

  5. 05

    Run

    We take a snapshot of your environment before we start, measure the new solution against it, and keep refining once it's live.

Ready for a chat?

We'll start by looking at your environment to find the quick wins.

Start a projectthabo@codegarden.co.za