Voice-first household grocery and inventory management for South African families. Passive capture via receipt scanning, predictive restocking, and WhatsApp-native access.
Recipe engine, smart shopping list auto-generation, predictive restocking, email order parsing (Sixty60, Woolies Dash), offline resilience.
INT-001 to INT-005MEL-007, MEL-008, MEL-010Next sprint
Phase 2
Phase 2 — WhatsApp, IoT, Smart Home
WhatsApp bot (Thabo, Grace), Home Assistant integration, IoT sensor layer (Melissa's stack), voice queries, smart home platforms.
Phase 2Pending Huma feedback + scope decision
User Research
Patrick
Feedback logged
Male tester. Submitted full household management super-app requirements doc. Barcode scanning, meal planning, home maintenance marketplace, smart home.
Melisa Musindo
Feedback logged
Married woman. Household management scope validation. Bill automation, WhatsApp school groups, baseline stock, deviation reporting. Called it "priceless".
Melissa
Feedback logged
Hardware power user. Fully working smart pantry (Pi 5, HA, D1 Mini, Zigbee). Pantry app is her approval and output layer. Philosophy: automate what you can, human-in-loop for the rest.
Huma
Pending
Single woman. Third tester. Feedback pending. Key input needed before scope decision: grocery-only vs full household OS.
Personas
Lerato
Primary
Household manager. Affluent SA family. R25k/month grocery spend. Shops at Woolies, Checkers, Makro. Web dashboard + mobile. Manages all household members and budget.
Thabo
Active
Partner and shopper. Delegated grocery runs. Needs mobile-first shopping list he can use in-store on poor signal. Marks items as purchased.
Grace
Phase 2
Domestic worker. Adds items by voice or WhatsApp. Scans barcodes. Low-tech first entry point. Must work without a smartphone app install.