Vikaranet Vikaranet
Digital product studio · Gaborone, Botswana

Connecting the future.

We design, build and publish business software, mobile apps, web tools and games that people use every day, made in Botswana and used anywhere.

24.65° S · 25.91° E
15products in our portfolio
5platforms for business
8apps built for Android
100%designed in Botswana
Our products

Apps people actually use.

From a finance team closing the month to a savings-group treasurer in Mogoditshane, every product starts with a real problem.

ThebeLedger dashboard with cash position, bank reconciliation, payroll and multi-currency panels
Business software · WebLive

ThebeLedger

Accounting and payroll built for Botswana businesses. Invoice customers, pay suppliers, reconcile the bank and run payroll in one place, in pula and US dollars.

  • Payroll with PAYE, payslips and the annual return
  • Bank reconciliation with matching rules
  • Pula and US dollar books, with month-end revaluation
  • Withholding tax tracked for BURS
  • Stock, landed costs and fixed assets
  • Team roles, approvals and period close

Ready-made setups for every kind of business · one-month free trial

DPA Manager security overview with a 72-hour Commission countdown and a contained incident
Security & compliance · Self-hostedTaking customers

DPA Manager

SIEM and SOC for Botswana's Data Protection Act. It watches every log, contains attacks in minutes and keeps the evidence your auditor and the Commission will ask for.

  • 25 detections, including SIM-swap fraud
  • Response playbooks, with your approval for risky steps
  • 72-hour breach clock and Commission notice drafted for you
  • Live ISO 27001 and Data Protection Act scores
  • Runs on your own servers in Botswana
  • Billed monthly or yearly

Windows, Linux, Docker or Kubernetes · DPA readiness health checks · demos on +267 7300 6292

Bots Income Tax Calculator showing a company tax computation with Income Tax Act section references
Tax · WebComing soon

Bots Income Tax Calculator

Company, personal and withholding tax for Botswana, worked out under the Income Tax Act 2026 and the old Cap 52:01, with every line tied to its section.

  • Company tax computation, capital allowances and assessed losses
  • PAYE, withholding tax and treaty rates for non-residents
  • Self-assessment instalments, penalties and interest
  • Excel and PDF reports ready for BURS or your auditor

Built for accountants and business owners

Vikaranet VAPT logo
Security · WebLive

Vikaranet VAPT

Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing in one place. Scan sites and networks, record findings, map them to the Botswana Data Protection Act and hand clients a clear report.

  • Safe automated scans, run only inside the authorised window
  • Pentest workflow with evidence, CVSS scores and retests
  • Branded PDF reports for assessments and pentests
  • Client portal, and an agent for scanning internal networks

Built for security teams and consultancies · demos on +267 7300 6292

E-Tender Portal logo
Procurement · WebTaking customers

E-Tender Portal

Run tenders online from advert to award, for government bodies, parastatals, private companies and NGOs.

  • Sealed-bid encryption, so no bid is opened early
  • Approval thresholds set for each organisation
  • Budgets visible to administrators only, unless you choose otherwise
  • Branded for your organisation, by Vikaranet

Billed to your organisation by EFT

Phone showing group savings of P 48,600 surrounded by Pula coins
Fintech · AndroidLive

Motshelo Manager

The all-in-one app for savings groups. Treasurers track contributions, loans and payouts for motshelo, stokvels and funeral societies, with no more notebooks or spreadsheets.

  • Loans released only after the borrower agrees to the terms on WhatsApp
  • Stores only the last four digits of member ID numbers
  • Pro plans for each group type, with a free trial

Android

Get it on Google Play
Splendid Spender logo
Money · AndroidLive

Splendid Spender

An income and expense tracker that works in any currency. See where your money comes from and where it goes.

  • Track income and expenses free, in any currency
  • Upgrade monthly, yearly or once-off for the full toolkit

Android

Get it on Google Play
Budget gauge at 812 of 1,000 dollars with 50, 80 and 100 percent alert levels
Developer tools · WebLive

Spend Meter

One dashboard for every AI and cloud bill. Connect Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, AWS and Azure, and get warned before a budget runs out.

  • Alerts at 50%, 80% and 100% by email, Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack or Teams
  • Covers 25 API gateways, including Kong, APISIX and Apigee
  • Open source under AGPL-3.0
Open Spend Meter ↗
Television and phone remote
Utilities · AndroidComing soon

Smart Remote

Turn your phone into the only TV remote you need, for Samsung, LG, Roku and Android / Google TV.

Launching on Google Play

Productivity · AndroidLive

Free Daily Life Planner

Your to-do list, goals and habits in one place, with a weekly and monthly calendar. Free to use.

  • Tasks, goals and habits together
  • Weekly and monthly calendar view
  • Your planner data stays on your phone

Android · Privacy policy

Get it on Google Play
Colourful flower drawing above a piano keyboard
Creativity · AndroidLive

Moodkeys

A calming colouring book where every mood has its own soundtrack. Choose how you feel and colour along to a matching piano melody.

Android

Get it on Google Play
Sound waveform and drum-pad sequencer
Music · Android & desktopIn development

Pulsar Beat Studio

A beat maker for every genre with an AI co-producer that matches beats to any song, plus full manual control and mic recording.

Android first, then desktop

Phone chat with Tsala AI in Setswana: Dumela Tsala! O tsogile jang? Ke tsogile sentle, wena?
AI · SetswanaIn development

Tsala AI

Tsala means "friend" in Setswana. An AI you can talk to in Setswana by voice or text. It answers everyday questions and helps children and adults learn Setswana with picture cards.

Web, shared by link

Ringed planet seen from a spaceship cockpit at warp speed
Education & gamesLive

Starlane Planetarium

A planetarium in your pocket, in 3D. Start aboard the International Space Station, then warp to the planets and distant galaxies.

Android and web

Get it on Google Play
Three glowing hacker playing cards and tokens
Games · AndroidLive

Spark & Cipher

A fast bluffing, push-your-luck card game of rogue hackers. Steal code, call bluffs and cash out before the system catches you.

Android

Get it on Google Play
Our vision

Africa's leading home-grown digital product studio.

We believe world-class software can be designed in Botswana, shaped by local needs and ready for a global audience. We want apps from Gaborone on phones across the continent and beyond.

Our mission

Useful software that helps people save, create, play and grow.

We design, build and publish reliable, affordable software that helps people run their money, their businesses and their downtime better.

Real problems first

Every product starts from a need we can name, from running a motshelo to keeping cloud bills in check.

Phone in your pocket

Android-first, light on data and simple to use on any device.

Fair pricing

Free tiers, honest subscriptions and open source where it serves users best.

Ship and improve

We release early, listen to users and keep making each product better.

What we value

How we build.

Local insight, global reach

Built for Botswana and Southern Africa first, shipped to users worldwide.

Privacy by design

We collect only what a product needs to work, and nothing more.

Openness

Developer tools like Spend Meter are open source, so anyone can inspect them.

Craft

Clean design, playful experiences and dependable performance.

Sustainability

Every product has clear costs and a realistic path to revenue.

For clients

Build your product with us.

The team behind our own apps also takes on client work, from first sketch to published app.

Android apps

From concept and design to a tested release on Google Play.

Web apps and business software

From cloud tools to full accounting systems, fast and low-cost on modern edge hosting.

Fintech and savings groups

Tools built around how Batswana actually save, lend and pay.

Product finance

Business cases, pricing and monetisation models for tech projects.

Contact

Let's build something.

Questions about our apps, a demo of DPA Manager, VAPT, the E-Tender Portal or ThebeLedger, a partnership or a product you want built? Call, email or visit us in Gaborone.

Email
[email protected]
Phone
+267 7300 6292 · sales and demos
Address
Plot 360, Independence Avenue
Extension 4, Gaborone, Botswana
Web
vikaranet.com