Everything you need to know — from signing up to creating invoices and managing your business from WhatsApp.
Recsal is a business management tool built specifically for Nigerian small businesses. It replaces the WhatsApp chats, paper books, and Excel sheets most business owners use to track their sales.
Create beautiful invoices with your business logo, customer details, itemised products, discount and VAT. Download as PDF or share a link directly on WhatsApp.
Record every sale — cash, transfer, or POS. See your daily, monthly, and annual revenue with charts and breakdowns.
Build your customer database automatically. View any customer's full purchase history, total spent, and contact details in one click.
Create invoices and record sales by simply sending a WhatsApp message — no need to open a laptop or browser.
Record your business costs and see your true profit — revenue minus expenses — updated in real time.
Setting up Recsal takes less than 5 minutes. You get a 3-day free trial — no credit card needed.
Go to www.getrecsal.com → click Start Free Trial → enter your business name, email, WhatsApp number, and password.
Go to Settings → Business and fill in your business address and upload your logo. These details appear on every invoice you create.
Your 3-day free trial gives you full access to everything. After that, subscribe for ₦3,000/month using your debit card or bank transfer.
Create professional PDF invoices in under a minute. Every invoice gets a shareable link you can send directly on WhatsApp.
Go to Invoices in the sidebar → click + New Invoice → fill in customer name, phone, location, items, quantity and price.
Scroll down in the invoice form to see Discount % and VAT % fields. The total updates automatically as you type.
Add a due date to any invoice. When the date passes without payment, Recsal automatically marks it as Overdue in red so you know who owes you.
Click the ⋯ menu on any invoice → choose Download PDF to save it, or Send via WhatsApp to share the link directly with your customer.
When a customer pays, click the pending badge on the invoice to toggle it to paid. Or open the invoice → click Edit Invoice → change status to paid.
Record every sale you make — cash, transfer, or POS. Recsal automatically tracks your daily and monthly revenue.
Go to Sales → click + Record Sale → enter customer name, product, quantity, amount, and how payment was made (Cash / Transfer / POS).
The Sales page shows a bar chart of your revenue by month. Use the Year filter to see any year's performance. Use the Month filter to see a specific month's breakdown.
Scroll to the bottom of the Sales page → click Download Monthly Report or Download Annual Report to get a PDF of all your sales.
Recsal builds your customer database automatically every time you create an invoice or record a sale.
Go to Customers → click + Add Customer → enter their name, phone number, and location.
Click the ⋯ menu on any customer → click View History to see their total spent, number of transactions, and every invoice and sale you've had with them.
Use the ⋯ menu → Edit to update a customer's details, or Delete to remove them.
Recording your costs lets you see your true profit — not just how much you made, but how much you actually keep.
Go to Expenses → click + Add Expense → enter the title, category (Rent, Salaries, Inventory, etc.), amount, and date.
The Expenses page shows your Net Profit automatically — this month's revenue minus this month's expenses. If costs exceed revenue it shows as Net Loss in red.
Use the Month and Year dropdowns to filter expenses and see profit for any specific period.
The WhatsApp bot lets you manage your business from your phone without opening a browser. Create invoices, record sales, and check your summary — all by sending a message.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| menu | Show the main menu |
| 1 | Start creating an invoice |
| 2 | Record a sale |
| 3 | View today's sales summary and total revenue |
| 4 | List your 5 most recent invoices |
| 5 | Update an invoice status (mark as paid) |
| cancel | Cancel whatever you're currently doing |
| help | Show all available commands |
Answers to the most common questions from Recsal users.
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