Frequently asked questions

Rentablo is a free app for Android and the web that tracks your business sales and splits each one between supplies, your pay and your business profit. It also keeps your clients, books appointments, shows statistics and exports PDF reports. It is made by Buildev S.A.S., a company based in Cali, Colombia.

Nothing: Rentablo is free. To keep it that way we show a few discreet ads that don't interrupt what you're doing. If you want, you can pay for Rentablo Premium, which is optional.

For people who make a living serving clients: nail, lash and brow studios, hair salons and barbershops, spas, massage and aesthetics, home services and product sales. If you charge for services or products, it works for you.

Yes. On each sale you can add what you charge as a travel fee: it's kept separate and isn't split, because it covers transportation. The appointment reminders you send on WhatsApp don't assume the client comes to a shop either.

No. Rentablo helps you organize your sales and know how much of what you charge is yours, but it doesn't issue electronic invoices, keep your business's formal books or replace advice from an accountant.

No. You just log what you charge; Rentablo does the math and shows you how much goes to supplies, how much is yours and how much stays in the business.

Yes. The app is in English and Spanish: it follows your phone's or browser's language, and you can change it in Settings → Language.

From what you charge for services and products it sets aside one percentage for supplies, another for your pay and another for your business profit. With the Balanced profile it's 20%, 50% and 30%: from a $100 sale, $20 goes to supplies, $50 to your pay and $30 to the business. There are also Grow the business (20%, 40%, 40%), Make a living (15%, 65%, 20%) or your own percentages.

Balanced (20% supplies, 50% pay, 30% profit) is a good start if you're not sure which to pick. Grow the business (20%, 40%, 40%) pays you a bit less so you save faster for equipment, a space, courses or advertising. Make a living (15%, 65%, 20%) is for when it's your main income and you have few fixed costs, for example if you work from home or do home visits. If you already know your numbers, set your own percentages.

Because when everything you charge goes into the same pocket, it's easy to think it's all profit. Separating it makes sure you have money to restock supplies, a salary for yourself and savings for the business: replacing equipment, covering a slow month or growing.

Yes. The profiles are a starting point; you can set your own in Settings → Money → Income split. Changes apply to new sales, and earlier sales keep their split.

Tips go entirely to your earnings and are not split. The travel fee for home visits is charged separately and isn't split either, because it covers transportation.

Your earnings are your pay plus tips. In Statistics you see them by day, week or month, along with what you charged and your top sellers, and the home screen shows how far along you are with your monthly goal.

On your phone, yes: with the Android app you record and edit sales, clients, appointments and services without signal, and everything is sent to your account automatically when you're back online. The first time, you need internet to download your data to the phone. The web version does need a connection.

Yes. The appointment book keeps each appointment with its client and services, and if you want you can sync it with Google Calendar from Settings → Integrations to see it there too.

Yes. On Android it reminds you a while before each appointment, at 8:00 p.m. if you haven't recorded today's sales, and on your clients' birthdays. In Settings → Reminders you choose the time, how early to remind you of appointments, or turn them off.

Yes, with one tap and the message ready: to remind them of an appointment, send birthday wishes or reach out to clients who haven't come back in more than 45 days. It works with clients who have a saved phone number.

Yes. On the home screen, tap “Set a goal” and enter how much you want to earn this month (your pay plus tips). A ring shows how far along you are and the streak counts the days in a row with sales. It's also in Settings → Money → Monthly goal.

Yes. You export PDF reports of your sales and statistics, and in Statistics → “Share summary” you create an image with your numbers for the period to send or post on social media.

Not for now. Rentablo is designed for people who serve clients and run their own business: it doesn't track product inventory or payroll for several employees.

US, Canadian and Australian dollar, euro, British pound, Brazilian real, and the Colombian, Mexican, Argentine, Chilean, Dominican and Uruguayan peso, Peruvian sol, Guatemalan quetzal, Costa Rican colón, Bolivian boliviano and Paraguayan guaraní. You pick it when you start and can change it in Settings.

An optional plan that removes the ads and adds a stamp card: your clients earn a stamp with every purchase and get the reward you choose. It costs COP 4,990 a month or COP 49,900 a year (launch price, only in Colombia), and everything else in Rentablo is still free.

From the web app, in the Premium section, with a card, PSE, Nequi or Botón Bancolombia through Bold. It's prepaid: it doesn't renew automatically and we remind you before it ends. What you pay also works in the Android app with the same account.

No. We don't store your payment method: if you want to continue, you pay for another period from the web app and it's added to the end of the one you have. If you renew before 5 days have passed since it ended, you keep the price you paid.

You keep using Rentablo for free with all your data. Ads come back and the stamp card is paused until you renew.

Yes, within 5 business days after paying: email soporte@buildev.co from your account's email and we refund the full amount. More details in the terms and conditions.

Yes. On iPhone, and on any computer or tablet, you use Rentablo in the browser at rentablo.buildev.co/app, with the same account and the same data as on Android. In Safari you can tap Share → “Add to Home Screen” to open it like an app.

Yes. The same account works in the Android app and on the web, with the same data. If you change phones, just sign in and everything is there.

Yes. You can sign in with your email and a password or tap “Continue with Google”.

Yes. All communication is encrypted, each account can only see its own data, and we don't sell your information or use it for advertising. You can delete your account and everything you saved at any time. The details are in the privacy policy.

On the sign-in screen, tap “Forgot your password?”: we'll email you a code so you can choose a new one.

From the app: Settings → Account and privacy → Delete account. If you no longer have the app, see how to request deletion.