Websites & web apps
From a simple five-page site to a full web app: quick to load, easy to find, easy to update.
Software studio · South Africa
We build websites for businesses like yours.
R5 Systems is a South African software studio for people who’d rather run their business than wrestle with technology. Tell us what you need. We design it, build it, and we keep it running.
- Fixed quote before we start
- Talk to the actual builders
- Support after launch
What we build
If it runs on a screen,
we build it.
Websites, apps, stores, systems. One studio for all of it, in plain language.
Mobile apps
Android and iPhone apps that are simple to use and built to last, for your customers or your team.
Online stores
Sell day and night with payments, stock and delivery all handled, built for South African shoppers.
Client & staff portals
One secure login where clients and staff find what they need. Fewer calls, fewer emails.
Dashboards & reporting
Your important numbers in one place, updated live. No more digging through spreadsheets.
Automation & integrations
We connect the tools you already use so information moves itself and the repetitive work stops. APIs included.
Cloud & online software
Software that lives on the internet, kept safe and backed up, reachable from anywhere.
Servers & databases
New setups, urgent fixes, migrations and rescues, including the old system nobody else wants to touch.
Something else?
If it runs on a screen, ask us.
Ask awaySee it live
Don't imagine it.
Watch it.
These aren't screenshots or stock pictures. Every demo below is real code, drawn and animated live on this page by the same hands that would build yours.
Mobile apps
A booking app that fills your calendar
Clients book themselves, you confirm with a tap, and the day's numbers add themselves up.
I need something like thisM
Mane Studio
Wednesday, 1 July
Z
Today’s takings
R 2 350
4 bookings
Next
09:00
Appointments
View all
TN
Thandi N.
Cut & colour
09:00
Confirmed
PB
Pieter B.
Gent’s cut & beard
11:00
Confirmed
AK
Ayesha K.
Blow wave & treatment
12:30
Confirmed
LM
Lerato M.
Balayage · R 950
14:30
New request
Confirmed
Open slot · 15:30
Online stores
A store that sells while you sleep
Payments, stock and delivery wired up properly, so adding to cart actually means money in the bank.
I need something like thisRoasted weekly in Prince AlbertFree delivery over R 350
Karoo Roast
Coffee Co.
0
1
Bestsellers
View all 12 roasts
Highveld Blend
Caramel & hazelnut · 250 g
R 165
Add to bag
Top seller
Karoo Dark
Dark chocolate & plum · 250 g
R 189
Add to bag
Added
Decaf
Cederberg Decaf
Honey & rooibos-sweet · 250 g
R 145
Add to bag
Karoo Dark added to your bag
Checkout · R 189
Dashboards
Your business on one screen
Live numbers, not month-old spreadsheets. See what's moving, what's stuck, and what's making money, right now.
I need something like thisOperations
Wednesday, 1 July · 08:42 SAST
Search orders
⌘K
Live
Deliveries today
1 284
↑ 8.2% vs last Wed
On-time rate
96.4%
↑ 0.6 pts vs last Wed
Revenue today
R 84 200
↑ 12.6% vs last Wed
Deliveries · last 7 days
6 687 total
1 200
600
Live orders
1 delayed
TM
Thandi Mokoena#4821 · Sea Point · 2.1 km
En route
✓ Delivered
PW
Pieter van Wyk#4818 · Khayelitsha · 6.4 km
En route
AA
Ayesha Adams#4809 · Claremont · 3.8 km
At depot
38 active across 12 drivers
Updated 08:42
Client portals
One system, every screen
Your customer approves an invoice at their desk, and it's already on their phone. One login, always in sync.
I need something like thisGood morning, Ayesha
Wednesday, 1 July · 2 active jobs
Synced
Active jobs
2
Due now
R 4 750
Your jobs
View all
Geyser replacement
Sipho M. · started 24 Jun
Bathroom leak repair
Booked for Thu 09:00
Gas compliance CoC
Issued 15 May
Next visit · Thu 09:00
Sipho M. · bathroom leak repair
Invoices
1 due
All settled
INV-2041
Geyser replacement
R 4 750
Awaiting approval
Approved
Approve invoice
Sent to Atlas
INV-1987 · 12 May
Paid
A
Atlas Plumbing & Gas
Hi Ayesha
Wednesday, 1 July
Notifications
You’re all caught up
Invoice approvednow
INV-2041 · R 4 750
Current job
Geyser replacement
In progress
Quote
Install
Certificate
SM
Sipho M. on site · since 08:30
INV-2041
Geyser replacement
R 4 750
Awaiting approval
Approved
How we work
Four steps.
No surprises.
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1
We listen first
Tell us how your business works and what’s slowing you down. No technical talk needed.
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2
You get a fixed plan & quote
One clear document: what we’ll build, what it costs, and when it’ll be done.
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3
We build, you watch
Updates in plain language, plus working previews you can click through yourself.
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4
We launch & stick around
We go live together, then stay on hand for support, fixes and improvements.
From our clients
The part where
they say it better.
“I told them what I needed in normal words, and that’s exactly what they built. Orders come in while I sleep now.”
“The quote they gave me at the start was the amount on the final invoice. In my experience, that’s rare.”
“Our old booking system fell over every month. They rebuilt it, and honestly I forget it’s there. It just works.”
Contact
Tell us what your
business needs.
Tell us what you’re trying to build, or fix. The first chat is free, and you’ll get a straight answer with a fixed quote, usually within a day.