Two South African workshop technicians inspecting a driveshaft at the bench with a tablet in hand, a truck and bakkies on the floor behind them
Features

Every feature is a problem solved.

SymplTorque doesn't just hand you tools. It gets you paid faster, keeps every part and record straight, and gives you your time back. All built for the way a South African workshop actually works.

From greasy hands to a complete jobcard, in under 2 minutes.

Paper jobcards get lost, damaged, and filled out wrong, and every mistake costs you. A missing part you forgot to invoice. An inspection note nobody can read. A customer who disputes a bill you can't prove.

SymplTorque digital jobcards change all of that. Create a full jobcard from your phone, capture photos before you touch the car, and get the customer's approval before any extra work starts.

  • Create a jobcard in under 2 minutes from your phone
  • Capture and attach photos instantly
  • Customer approves extra work by message, no phone calls
  • Parts and labour added as work progresses, nothing forgotten
  • Full job history per vehicle, every visit, part and note
For your technicians: the 20 to 30 minutes a day that goes into jobcard admin is the target. Voice-to-text and photo capture are there to take most of it back, so the job on the invoice matches the job that was done.
Jobcard · #JC-2043
VW Golf 7 GTI
CA 214-885
In progress
Front brake pads & discsR2,480
Labour · 2.5hR875
Brake fluid flushR320
Send customer update

The job is done. The invoice is already ready.

Every night spent writing invoices by hand is a night you are not resting. Every part forgotten is revenue you will never recover. Every calculation error is a conversation you would rather not have.

When a SymplTorque job is marked complete, the invoice is built automatically, every part, every labour item, every VAT line, accurate to the last rand. Ready to send in one tap.

  • Invoices generated automatically when a job is complete
  • VAT-compliant and SARS-ready, every time
  • Sequential, gap-free invoice numbering
  • Send by SMS, email or print
  • Customers can pay online with a Yoco payment link, no cash handling
Why this matters: billing leakage on a two-bay shop working off paper runs to roughly R5,000 to R10,000 a month. That is an estimate of the size of the problem, not a measured result. Closing it starts with the first jobcard you capture properly.
Invoice · INV-1187
SymplTorque
INV-1187
18 Jul 2026
VAT 4xx xxx xxx
Front brake pads & discsR2,480.00
Labour · 2.5hR875.00
Brake fluid flushR320.00
SubtotalR3,195.65
VAT (15%)R479.35
TotalR3,675.00
Sent to customer by SMS

Customers know what's happening before they think to call.

A busy service advisor answers around 50 phone calls a day, and most ask one question: "Is my car ready?" Those calls interrupt jobs, break concentration, and frustrate customers who have to ask three times.

SymplTorque sends automatic customer updates at every stage, arrival, work started, approval needed, ready for collection. Updates go out by SMS today, and WhatsApp is launching soon, so the channel your customers already trust is on the way.

  • Automatic updates at every job stage, by SMS
  • Customers tap a link to approve or decline extra work, no calls
  • Photo of the issue shown with the approval request
  • Invoice and service reminders sent automatically
  • Nothing for the customer to download
  • WhatsApp updates launching soon
What we are aiming at: the "is my car ready?" call should stop being made, because the answer arrived before the customer thought to ask. We will publish real before-and-after numbers once our founding workshops have given us some.
Customer updates

WhatsApp view shown. SMS updates are available today; WhatsApp is launching soon.

Know what's on the shelf without leaving the bay.

If you manage parts for a busy workshop on WhatsApp and a spreadsheet, you already know the shape of it. Stock counts take half a day and are never quite accurate. Technicians take parts without logging them. Suppliers deliver late and you are the last to know.

SymplTorque's parts management is built for a busy floor. See what's needed for today's jobs before the day starts, and track stock from arrival to billing.

  • Real-time dashboard of what's needed today
  • Parts linked to jobcards automatically, no unbilled stock
  • Low-stock alerts before you run out
  • Track stock from supplier order through to billing
What we are aiming at: a stock count that takes under two hours instead of half a day, and every part linked to a jobcard so nothing disappears. Those are our design targets, not results we have measured in a customer workshop yet.
Parts · Live stock
Golf 7 brake pads
Needed for 3 jobs today
12 in stock
Hilux 2.8 oil filter
Reorder level: 5
2 left
5W-30 fully synthetic
205L drum
In stock
Wiper blades, universal
Reorder level: 8
3 left

Sleep at night during SARS season.

A SARS audit doesn't announce itself. When it arrives, you either have your records or you don't, and most independent workshops on paper are one audit away from a very stressful month.

SymplTorque keeps records SARS-compliant from day one. Every invoice is VAT-correct, sequentially numbered, and stored with a full audit trail. Customer data is handled with POPIA in mind, and consent is tracked automatically.

  • VAT-compliant invoices, correct format, correct maths
  • Sequential numbering, no gaps, no red flags
  • Full audit trail for every job and invoice
  • POPIA-ready data handling, with consent tracked automatically
  • Digital signatures on jobcards for CPA compliance
  • 10-year record retention, always ready for inspection
"One SymplTorque owner completed a SARS audit in under an hour, every invoice, every record, pulled up on screen instantly. 'The auditor was done before lunch,' he told us."
Compliance · This month
VAT invoices, 148 issued, all valid
Sequential numbering, no gaps
Audit trail complete
POPIA consent on file, 132 customers

Your workshop doesn't stop when the power does.

South Africa runs on resilience. Power outages are a reality, and they can't be allowed to shut down your operation.

SymplTorque is offline-first by design. Create jobcards, add parts, update jobs and capture photos with no internet or power. The moment you're back online, everything syncs, no data lost, no duplication, no gaps.

  • Full functionality during power outages
  • Automatic sync when the connection returns
  • Mobile-first, any Android or iPhone
  • Large touch targets, designed for greasy hands
  • Runs on entry-level smartphones, no expensive hardware
"SymplTorque works on a R2,000 Android during a power outage. Because that's the reality of running a workshop in South Africa, and your software should know that."
Jobcard · Offline
Offline, changes save to this device
Toyota Hilux 2.8
ND 66-321
Editing
Major serviceR3,150
Oil filter + 5W-30R890
Will sync automatically when power returns

See your whole workshop from one screen.

You shouldn't have to be standing in the workshop to know what's happening. SymplTorque's dashboard shows exactly what's going on, from your phone, at any time.

Which jobs are open. Which are waiting for parts. Which invoices haven't been paid. How much revenue has been captured this month. One screen, everything you need.

  • Real-time job status, every car, every stage
  • Live revenue, captured, outstanding and collected
  • Open jobs and jobs waiting on parts, at a glance
  • Export any report to PDF for your accountant in one click
Basic reports come on every plan. Deeper analytics, technician performance and gross-profit margins, arrive on the Growth plan below.
Dashboard · July
Open jobs
7
Revenue this month
R148k
Awaiting parts
2
Outstanding
R9,320
Also on every plan

The essentials, included from Solo up.

No add-ons, no surprises. These come standard on every SymplTorque plan.

Online booking portal

Customers book their own slots online, so bookings come in even when nobody's free to answer the phone.

Digital signatures

Capture the customer's signature on jobcards and authorisations, for CPA compliance and no disputes later.

Customer management

Every customer, vehicle and full service history in one place, so you always know who and what you're dealing with.

Your data, exportable

Export customers, jobcards, invoices and parts to CSV whenever you want. Your data is always yours.

As your workshop grows Growth plan

More power the moment you need it.

When you outgrow the basics, the Growth plan adds the tools a busy, professional shop runs on.

Digital vehicle inspections

Your technician does a photo-backed vehicle health check and sends it straight to the customer's phone, so they can approve or decline extra work before you touch it.

Formal customer quotes

Create a numbered quote to send for the customer to accept or decline. Once accepted, it turns into a ready-to-go jobcard with every item already loaded.

Split invoicing

Split one invoice in two, bill the insurer for their portion and the customer for the excess, with both invoices linked and voided together automatically.

Customer-specific pricing

Set Retail, Trade and Fleet rates so walk-ins, trade accounts and fleet operators are each charged the right price automatically, no manual maths.

Service catalog & templates

Build a catalogue of your standard services and jobcard templates, so quoting and booking common work takes seconds.

Advanced analytics

See technician performance and gross-profit margins, so you know exactly where your workshop makes, and loses, money.

Built to scale Pro plan

Run more than one workshop from one place.

When you're operating multiple sites, the Pro plan gives you the visibility and control to run them as one business.

Up to 3 workshop locations

Manage as many as three workshops from a single SymplTorque account, each with its own team and jobs.

Inter-branch stock transfers

Move parts between locations and keep every branch's stock accurate, without a spreadsheet or a phone call.

Cross-location analytics

Compare performance across every site from one dashboard, and see the whole group at a glance.

Payments and messaging

Works with the channels your customers already use.

Yoco payment links
Customers pay by card from the invoice, no POS machine needed. Available now.
SMS customer updates
Automatic status updates and approval links. Available now.
WhatsApp Business Coming soon
The channel your customers already trust. Launching soon.

Start on any plan and be running the same day.

No complex setup. No IT team. No training course. SymplTorque is in early access, we will set you up with our team in minutes.

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