Skill Squad is a one-builder software workshop in Pretoria. No feature bloat, no dark patterns, no "platform" — just focused apps that solve one real problem each, priced in plain Rand where they're paid at all. Pick your job below.
Fastest way to reach the workshop is WhatsApp — messages usually get a real answer the same working day. Prefer email? Use the form or write direct.
SA TAXPAYERS & FREELANCERS · R299/MO · SOUTH AFRICA
Your SARS survival kit: deadline tracking that never forgets a date, plain-English answers to tax questions, free calculators, and every document in one place come filing season. The alternative costs R3,500 an hour.
Open Taxza — SA tax assistantMore about Taxza →Guide: AI for accountants & tax practicesSMALL BUSINESSES & AGENCIES · FREE AUDIT · ANYWHERE
Run any website through a 60-second audit and get every issue ranked by impact, explained in plain English — no jargon, no gatekeeping. Fix it yourself, hand it to your web person, or let us watch it for you.
Run a free SEO auditMore about SEOBlend →SA SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS · FROM R150/MO · SOUTH AFRICA
Hiring without the drowning: describe the job in one sentence, AI writes the ad properly, and candidates come back as a WhatsApp shortlist with video pitches — not two hundred unread CVs.
Post a job free on JobZansiMore about JobZansi →ESTATE AGENTS & PRINCIPALS · TRIAL · SOUTH AFRICA FIRST
Lead generation for your farming area: MarqProp finds buyer and seller signals, qualifies them with AI — budget, timeline, pre-approval — and hands them to you on WhatsApp while your competitors are still checking email.
Open MarqProp — agent lead genMore about MarqProp →Guide: AI for estate agentsCRYPTO & MARKETS · FREE TIER · ANYWHERE
Breakout analysis and market signals with the methodology shown, not hidden. Built for learning to read markets, powered by the SignalSage engine.
Open BreakSpark — market analysisMore about BreakSpark →Education and research only — not financial advice.
Your SARS survival kit: deadline tracking that never forgets a date, plain-English answers to tax questions, free calculators, and every document in one place come filing season. The alternative costs R3,500 an hour.
SA TAXPAYERS & FREELANCERS · R299/MO · SOUTH AFRICA
Open Taxza — SA tax assistant →·DetailsRun any website through a 60-second audit and get every issue ranked by impact, explained in plain English — no jargon, no gatekeeping. Fix it yourself, hand it to your web person, or let us watch it for you.
SMALL BUSINESSES & AGENCIES · FREE AUDIT · ANYWHERE
Run a free SEO audit →·DetailsHiring without the drowning: describe the job in one sentence, AI writes the ad properly, and candidates come back as a WhatsApp shortlist with video pitches — not two hundred unread CVs.
SA SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS · FROM R150/MO · SOUTH AFRICA
Post a job free on JobZansi →·DetailsLead generation for your farming area: MarqProp finds buyer and seller signals, qualifies them with AI — budget, timeline, pre-approval — and hands them to you on WhatsApp while your competitors are still checking email.
ESTATE AGENTS & PRINCIPALS · TRIAL · SOUTH AFRICA FIRST
Open MarqProp — agent lead gen →·DetailsBreakout analysis and market signals with the methodology shown, not hidden. Built for learning to read markets, powered by the SignalSage engine.
CRYPTO & MARKETS · FREE TIER · ANYWHERE
Open BreakSpark — market analysis →·DetailsEducation and research only — not financial advice.
ADHD & BUSY BRAINS · FREE DAILY PLAN · ANYWHERE
Planning apps fail ADHD brains at the blank page. Appy removes it: talk for 30 seconds about your day — the swirl, the worry, all of it — and get back a prioritised plan with the very next action shrunk small enough to start.
Talk your first plan — freeMore about Appy →Guide: AI for ADHDEVERYDAY STRESS & LOW MOODS · FREE TO START · ANYWHERE
A structured CBT companion for the hours between everything else: guided thought records, mood tracking, and grounding exercises that take five minutes and actually help. A support tool — built to work alongside professional care, never to replace it.
Try a 5-minute thought recordMore about EmoSphere →If things feel heavy: SADAG 0800 456 789 (South Africa), or your local crisis line.
Planning apps fail ADHD brains at the blank page. Appy removes it: talk for 30 seconds about your day — the swirl, the worry, all of it — and get back a prioritised plan with the very next action shrunk small enough to start.
ADHD & BUSY BRAINS · FREE DAILY PLAN · ANYWHERE
Talk your first plan — free →·DetailsA structured CBT companion for the hours between everything else: guided thought records, mood tracking, and grounding exercises that take five minutes and actually help. A support tool — built to work alongside professional care, never to replace it.
EVERYDAY STRESS & LOW MOODS · FREE TO START · ANYWHERE
Try a 5-minute thought record →·DetailsIf things feel heavy: SADAG 0800 456 789 (South Africa), or your local crisis line.
CTOs & ENGINEERING TEAMS · FREE SELF-SERVE SCAN · GLOBAL
Adversarial security audits for web app codebases. The difference from checkbox scanners: chain analysis — how three 'low severity' findings combine into an actual breach path — with fixes ranked by real exploitability, not CVSS theatre.
Run the free security scanMore about Audioblend →Guide: AI security for startupsAdversarial security audits for web app codebases. The difference from checkbox scanners: chain analysis — how three 'low severity' findings combine into an actual breach path — with fixes ranked by real exploitability, not CVSS theatre.
CTOs & ENGINEERING TEAMS · FREE SELF-SERVE SCAN · GLOBAL
Run the free security scan →·DetailsTEACHERS & LO/ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS · FIRST 10 ESSAYS FREE · IEB-STYLE, SA
A class set of discursive essays is a lost weekend. StanceMarker drafts rubric-aligned feedback — stance, balance, evidence, register — in about a minute per essay. You review, adjust and own the mark; it just does the handwriting.
Mark 10 essays freeMore about StanceMarker →Guide: AI for teachersPARENTS & STUDENTS · TRIAL · ANYWHERE
Tutoring that teaches instead of telling: AITutorMe works through problems step by step, checks understanding, and adapts to where the learner actually is — at a fraction of an hourly tutor.
Open AITutorMeMore about AITutorMe →PARENTS & TEACHERS, AGES 3–16 · FREE · ANYWHERE
Over a thousand educational printables — worksheets, activities, learning packs — free to download and photocopy. Made for real classrooms and rainy Sundays alike.
Browse free printablesMore about Froly →PET OWNERS & PARENTS · FREE SCANS · ANYWHERE
Is that plant or snack dangerous? Point your camera at it and know in seconds whether it's toxic to your dog, your cat, or your toddler — backed by a database of over a thousand substances.
Scan something with SniffCheckMore about SniffCheck →A class set of discursive essays is a lost weekend. StanceMarker drafts rubric-aligned feedback — stance, balance, evidence, register — in about a minute per essay. You review, adjust and own the mark; it just does the handwriting.
TEACHERS & LO/ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS · FIRST 10 ESSAYS FREE · IEB-STYLE, SA
Mark 10 essays free →·DetailsTutoring that teaches instead of telling: AITutorMe works through problems step by step, checks understanding, and adapts to where the learner actually is — at a fraction of an hourly tutor.
PARENTS & STUDENTS · TRIAL · ANYWHERE
Open AITutorMe →·DetailsOver a thousand educational printables — worksheets, activities, learning packs — free to download and photocopy. Made for real classrooms and rainy Sundays alike.
PARENTS & TEACHERS, AGES 3–16 · FREE · ANYWHERE
Browse free printables →·DetailsIs that plant or snack dangerous? Point your camera at it and know in seconds whether it's toxic to your dog, your cat, or your toddler — backed by a database of over a thousand substances.
PET OWNERS & PARENTS · FREE SCANS · ANYWHERE
Scan something with SniffCheck →·DetailsSkill Squad is built and run by one person in Pretoria, South Africa — every tool on this rack started as a real problem someone actually had, usually within earshot. Some are free because they should be. The paid ones are priced like tools, not platforms: a clear number in Rand, no asterisk, cancel when the job's done.
We also take on commissioned builds for businesses. Current client: Compu Tyre, a truck tyre specialist with 24/7 breakdown call-out — we built their website and are now building their breakdown service portal: fast dispatch, instant quotes, real-time tracking. If you've got a job that needs its own tool, write to hello@theskillsquad.com.
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