Stock and expiry dates, kept by text.
For the shop, the stockroom or the small warehouse that runs on a notebook and a group chat. Tell Cicada what came in, what went out and what expires when, by text, voice note or a photo of the delivery note, and it keeps the stock sheet and warns you before things run out or go off.
Sign up and your agent comes set up for this. Free for 3 days, then from $29 a month.
A stock list that keeps itself.
Log it how you talk
"12 cases of chickpeas in", a voice note from the stockroom, or a photo of the delivery note. It updates the sheet.
Best-before dates tracked
Each delivery's dates go in the sheet, and it tells you what expires in the next few days at the time you choose.
Low stock warnings
Set a minimum for each line and it tells you when one drops below it, in the morning check or the moment you ask.
Answers on the shop floor
"How many tins of chickpeas left?" Anyone in the stock group can tag it and get the number from the sheet.
Deliveries checked
Send the delivery note and say what actually arrived. It records what you received and notes the difference.
In your language
The alerts, the answers and the sheet come in the language you work in.
Set up in minutes, in plain English.
Start the stock sheet
Share your existing sheet, or ask it to make one: item, quantity, best-before, minimum.
Add it to the stock group
Link your phone, add Cicada's WhatsApp number to the group your staff use, and tag it with deliveries and counts.
Pick your alerts
"Every morning at 7, tell me what expires in 3 days and what's below minimum."
Questions, answered.
Do I need inventory software?
No. A Google Sheet, an Excel file or an Airtable base is enough, and it can make the sheet for you. If you use Shopify or MRPeasy, it reads stock there too.
Can my staff use it?
Yes. Add it to the WhatsApp or iMessage group your staff use. They tag it with what came in or went out, and every photo of a delivery note posted there is kept.
Will it reorder for me?
It can draft the order email to your supplier from your inbox for your OK. It doesn't spend money on its own.
What if a count is wrong?
Tell it in the chat, "actually 10 crates, not 12", and it corrects the sheet. Every change it makes is in the activity log.
Does it work for a warehouse?
Yes, for a stockroom or small warehouse where counts and dates are shared by message. If you already run a warehouse system, keep it; Cicada can work alongside it through its app or a spreadsheet export.
What does it cost?
Starter is free for 3 days, then $29 a month for 300 credits and 3 agents for one person; Growth is $99 a month for up to 10 people and Business $249 with no limit on people. Credits meter the work agents actually do, and packs start at $25 for 200.
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