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Help and questions

Short answers to what businesses ask us most. Still unsure? Press Contact APOPS at the bottom and we reply by email.

Free trial

What do I get in the free trial?

Billing (quotes, invoices, receipts), APOPS Pay (recording and verifying customer payments, payment links), PayLink (payouts with approvals), Suppliers & Procurement and Reports, for 60 days. No card is needed.

What happens when the trial ends?

Your workspace becomes read-only: you can still sign in, see and print everything, but you cannot create or change records until you upgrade to premium. Nothing is deleted.

Do you send reminders?

Yes, by email two weeks and three days before the end, and on the last day.

Your data

Can other companies see my data?

No. Every company works in its own private workspace. Your customers, invoices, payments, payouts, suppliers and users are kept apart from every other company's, and every request is checked against your workspace.

Who owns the data?

You do. We use it only to run the service for you, in line with the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019. We never sell it.

Is it deleted if I stop?

No. If you stop paying, the workspace becomes read-only and the data is kept. You can ask us to delete it, or to hand it over (see Own server).

Premium

How do I upgrade?

Sign in and press Upgrade to premium in the bar at the top. APOPS Assurance emails you an enrolment link: you confirm your company details and accept the agreement online, and your first invoice follows.

How am I billed?

APOPS Assurance Ltd sends your invoices automatically, monthly, quarterly or yearly as agreed. Each invoice has a Pay now link (M-Pesa, bank transfer or card). As soon as the payment is confirmed, your workspace is active up to the end of the period paid, and your receipt arrives by email.

What are the packages and prices?

Packages are coming soon. Until then we agree the price with you when you upgrade. Press Contact APOPS to ask.

What if I pay late?

If an invoice is unpaid 14 days after its due date, the workspace becomes read-only until payment. Your data stays as it is.

Groups of companies

We run several companies. How does that work?

In the app, open Companies & data and add each company. Each one has its own books, invoice numbers, users, documents, logo, bank and M-Pesa details. People who work for more than one company use one login and switch with the company list at the top. No company sees the others' data.

Are companies in a group billed separately?

Yes, each company has its own subscription. Ask us about a group price.

M-Pesa prompts (STK push)

Can my customers get an M-Pesa prompt on their phone?

Yes. Customers get a prompt for the amount on their invoice, enter their PIN, and the payment is confirmed into your books automatically, with the receipt sent by itself.

How is it set up?

It is a paid set-up service. Ask from the app (Companies & data > Connect our M-Pesa) or with Contact APOPS below. We help you get your own API keys from Safaricom (Daraja) for your own Paybill or Till, or from your bank. Then we connect them to your workspace and send a test prompt of KES 1.

What does it cost?

A one-off set-up fee and a small monthly fee. We quote it when you ask; it depends on your Paybill or Till and your bank.

Does the money go through APOPS?

No. Money goes straight to your Paybill or Till. We never hold your funds. Your keys are stored encrypted and are never shown to anyone else.

Before it is connected, how do customers pay?

By Paybill, Till or bank transfer using the details on your invoice. They (or your cashier) then record the M-Pesa code or bank reference, and the payment is verified before the receipt is issued.

Payouts (PayLink)

How do payouts work?

One person prepares a payout to a supplier, staff member or contractor. A different person approves it with a one-time code, and every step is recorded. Nobody can approve their own payout.

Can payouts be sent automatically by M-Pesa or bank?

Yes, as a premium add-on, connected the same way as M-Pesa prompts (your own B2C or bank keys). Until then, approved payouts are paid by you and marked as paid with the reference.

Your own server (buy-out)

Can we move the system to our own server and domain?

Yes. This is a buy-out: you get a licence to run the suite on your own hosting and domain, with all your data. Press Buy out / own server in Companies & data, or Contact APOPS below. We agree the price, payment plan and contract with you.

Can we pay in instalments?

Yes. Typically a deposit and the balance over a few months, invoiced automatically with Pay now links.

When do we get our data?

When the payment agreed for release is received (the deposit or the full price, as in your agreement), the Download all data button opens in your workspace. You keep working there until your own system is ready.

How hard is the move?

About 30 minutes for someone who manages hosting. Read Moving to your own server. We can do it for you as a set-up service.

Your website

Can customers pay from our website?

Yes. Every invoice has a secure payment link: put it behind a Pay now button on your website, in emails or WhatsApp. Customers can also find their bill by invoice number and phone number on the payment page.

Can it run on our own domain?

Yes, for example apopspay.yourcompany.co.ke. This comes with the buy-out, or as a set-up service on our hosting. Ask us.

Custom development

We need a shop, POS, stock, pharmacy, rent or property system. Can you build it?

Yes. We build it on the same suite, connected to your billing, payments and payouts: shop and point of sale, inventory and stock, pharmacy / chemist, general store, rent collection, property management, school fees, library, hotel and BnB booking, payroll, fleet, clinic billing, restaurant orders and more. Use Get custom development or Contact APOPS below.

Support

How do we get help?

In the app, press Feedback / Support (bottom right). Our team answers there and by email. We are taking feedback to improve the modules, so tell us what to improve. You can also WhatsApp +254 722 102 317.

Contact APOPS

Premium, M-Pesa set-up, buy-out, custom development or anything else. We reply by email.