Built a minimal WhatsApp sales tracker app for my wife, in two weeks

My wife sells stingless bee honey via WhatsApp (and in-person). She was using spreadsheets to keep track of sales which was rather horrible.

I tried looking for apps to help her, but they were all CRM apps designed for sales teams. Hence, the idea was born: a tool to quickly record and track sales made via WhatsApp.

NOTE: Most likely, all the other apps are made for corporate sales teams, because that's where the money is...

I had a deadline: two weeks until a market event. I really wanted her to use the new app, instead of write things down manually (and copy them into the spreadsheet later).

Added twist: I'm writing it in C++ (the language I know best), using a partially written web-app framework that I've been working on.

How did it go?

I got a basic version working... less than an hour before we had to leave for the market. It was very basic, the mobile layout was broken. But it worked.

You can check it out here: https://orderhand.com/

I welcome feedback, especially on how to market it, and get the first users (beyond my wife).

What's next?

I'm building a proper MVP. One that I could actually charge for. This means getting all basic functionality done, including subscription billing.

I could get away with not implementing basics such as editing or deleting products and contacts because only my wife was going to use it.

I totally get the "if you're not embarrassed by your first version, you didn't release soon enough." Nevertheless, that first release does have to deliver basic value.