LocalRack
🇿🇦 South Africa's hustle platform

Your hustle,
professionally presented.

Snap your stock. Pick a template. Get a stunning catalog you can drop in any WhatsApp group in seconds. No design skills. No PowerPoint. No data-heavy apps.

📷 Use your own photos📄 Print or share⚡ Ready in minutes💚 Free to start

New here? Here's how it works 👇

  1. Tap “Make my catalog” to open the builder.
  2. Add your products — snap or pick a photo, type a name and price.
  3. Pick a template that suits what you sell.
  4. Download free (with the LocalRack mark) — or use credits for a clean, mark-free version.
  5. Share it to any WhatsApp chat, status, or print it out.
Dead simple
Three taps to a pro catalog

If you can take a photo and type a price, you can build a catalog that looks like a real shop made it.

1

Snap

Photograph your items on a table or any clear surface.

2

Fill in

Add a name, short description and your price. Done in seconds.

3

Share

Pick a template and send your catalog anywhere — or print it.

Why LocalRack
Look bigger than you are

Customers trust businesses that look organised. LocalRack makes a one-person hustle look like an established store.

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5 pro templates

Food, electronics, furniture, clothes & mixed — each styled to suit your goods.

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WhatsApp-ready

One image, all your stock and prices. Perfect for groups and status.

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New & pre-loved

Sell new stock and second-hand items side by side. Yard-sale friendly.

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Print or post

Pin it up, hand it out, or post online. It's your catalog, your way.

LocalRack by InkAiron Studios · Terms · Privacy · Disclosure
localrack.co.za
Step 1 · This ad's store details tap to expand

Whose store is this ad for?

This sits at the top of this ad. It's pre-filled from your Store tab — change it only if this ad is for a different shop (yours or a friend's). Repeat sellers: just tap the heading above to collapse this and skip ahead.

Any photo works — once added, drag it to frame the part you want. Shows on your store page and at the top of your ad.

Step 2 · Choose a template tap to expand

Pick your style

Each template is tuned for a type of product. Change it anytime.

Custom colour (optional — your own brand shade)
Step 3 · Your products tap to expand

Your product pool

Your product pool. Tap the circle to pick which items go in this ad.

Step 4 · Catalog size tap to expand

How many items per sheet?

Sets how many items this ad holds. Smaller = bigger photos. Choose which items in Step 3.

Your catalog

Looking good. Here's what buyers will see.

Preview quality WATERMARKED
Choose your download
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Screenshot it
Free forever. The LocalRack mark is visible across the whole image — buyers know it's a legit catalog.
FREE
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Save preview PNG
Downloads the watermarked file straight to your phone. Cleaner than a screenshot — still marked.
Clean catalog — zero marks
Pure professional PNG. No watermarks, no stamps. The version serious sellers use on print, socials and storefronts.

My Ads

Every catalog you've saved on this phone. Tap delete to remove one.

Thandi's Threads

Fashion & quality pre-loved pieces · Soweto, JHB

📍 Soweto, JHB📲 WhatsApp 071 234 5678💚 LocalRack store
In stock now

This is your shareable storefront — send the link and customers see your live stock. (Sharing links go live with accounts in a later update.)

Go Live Make your store discoverable on LocalRack
Go Live to appear in Discover and compete for the #1 spot in your niche — earns you a free month. 👑

Find local stores

Browse live businesses near you. Like what you see, share it.

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🏆 Top of the Rack

⚡ Views + Likes
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Your voice

Settings

3D & motion effectsParallax, scroll animations & the logo intro. Turn off to save data & battery on older phones.
App versionWeb app — updates automatically for everyone.
V4
About LocalRackWho we are & what we do.
More settings — account, store details, saved catalogs & credits — arrive as we add accounts. 💚

Credits & pricing

Free preview always has the LocalRack mark. Spend credits to download a clean, watermark-free catalog.

YOUR BALANCE
0 credits
How credits work: one clean download costs credits based on item count — ≤6 items = 1 credit, 7–8 = 1.5, 9+ = 2 credits. Previewing is always free.

How to buy credits

  1. Tap a pack above (or the button below) to message us on WhatsApp.
  2. We send you payment details. You pay, then send proof.
  3. We reply with your one-time voucher code.
  4. Type the code below and tap Redeem — credits load instantly. 💚

Have a voucher code?

Card payment (PayFast) is coming soon. For now we top you up manually within minutes of payment. 💚

What you can do with The Rack

One simple tool, endless hustles. If you sell something, LocalRack can present it.

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Home cooks & food stalls

Show today's meals, braai packs and prices. Update daily, share to your status.

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Clothing & thrift sellers

New stock and pre-loved pieces in one neat catalog. Mark sizes and condition.

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Electronics & gadgets

List items with clear specs and prices so buyers know exactly what they're getting.

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Furniture & home goods

Big, beautiful photos that make your pieces look worth the price.

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Yard sales & clear-outs

Sell a whole range of used things in one ad instead of one item at a time.

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Hardware & tool shops

Turn a long price list into a clean, scannable catalog customers can keep.

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Bookshops & collectors

Display stock with prices and notes — perfect for markets and online groups.

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Beauty, crafts & handmade

Showcase your handmade work like a proper boutique and take orders on WhatsApp.

About LocalRack

Your hustle deserves to look the part

LocalRack was built on one belief: a small business should be able to look as professional as a big one — without a designer, a laptop, or a marketing budget.

Across South Africa, millions of people sell brilliant things from their homes, stalls, garages and group chats. But a blurry photo and a price typed into a caption doesn't always do the work justice. Customers trust what looks organised. LocalRack turns your everyday phone photos into a clean, branded catalog that says: this seller is serious.

How it works

You photograph your stock, add a name, a short description and a price, and choose a template that suits what you sell. LocalRack arranges everything into a polished, shareable catalog — your store name proudly at the top, ready for WhatsApp, print, or anywhere your customers are.

Who's behind it

LocalRack is a product of InkAiron Studios, a South African studio that researches, builds and runs campaigns and digital tools for real-world businesses.

InkAiron Studios Create. Produce. Elevate. · localrack.co.za
💚 Our promise: keep it simple, keep it affordable, and keep it built for the way South Africans actually sell.
🌐 Always up to date. LocalRack is a web app — every improvement we make reaches you automatically. No downloads. No app store. No waiting.

Terms of Use

⚖️ Plain English: This page explains the rules for using LocalRack. By using the app you agree to them. If anything affects your business seriously, get your own professional advice — everyone should do their own due diligence.

1. What LocalRack is

LocalRack helps you create product catalogs from information and images you provide. We supply the templates and technology. You supply the products, photos, descriptions and prices.

2. Your content is yours

You keep ownership of what you upload. By using LocalRack you confirm you have the right to use the images and information you add, and that they aren't stolen, misleading, or someone else's property.

3. Acceptable use

  • Don't advertise illegal goods or services.
  • Don't upload content you don't own or have permission to use.
  • Don't misrepresent products, prices or conditions to deceive buyers.
  • Don't use the app to harass, defraud or harm others.

4. You are the seller, not us

LocalRack only helps you present your goods. Any sale, payment, delivery or dispute is strictly between you and your customer. We are not a party to your transactions.

5. Free and paid plans

Free catalogs carry the LocalRack mark. Paid plans may remove it and unlock features. Pricing may change, and we'll give reasonable notice of major changes.

6. Availability

We work hard to keep LocalRack running but can't guarantee it's always available or error-free.

7. Limitation of liability

As far as the law allows, LocalRack and InkAiron Studios are not liable for losses arising from your use of the app, including lost sales, lost data, or disputes with customers. The app is provided "as is".

8. Changes

We may update these terms. Continued use after an update means you accept the new terms.

9. Contact

Questions? Reach us through localrack.co.za.

Privacy Policy

🔒 Plain English: We only collect what we need to run the app, we don't sell your personal information, and you stay in control of your content. Do your own due diligence before sharing sensitive details anywhere online.

1. What we collect

  • Account details you give us (name, email, store info).
  • Catalog content you create — photos, names, descriptions, prices.
  • Basic usage data to keep the app working and improve it.

2. How we use it

To create and store your catalogs, run your account, and improve LocalRack. We do not sell your personal information.

3. Where it's stored

Stored securely using trusted providers. We take reasonable steps to protect it, but no online service can promise perfect security.

4. Sharing

Anything you publish or share (like a catalog you send to a group) is visible to whoever you share it with. That's your choice and responsibility.

5. Your rights

You can access, correct or delete your account and content.

6. Cookies & local storage

We use basic storage to keep you logged in and remember preferences. We don't track you across other websites.

7. Children

LocalRack is intended for adults running or helping a business.

8. Contact

For privacy questions, reach us through localrack.co.za.

Disclosure

📌 The short version: LocalRack is a presentation tool. It gives you a professional way to show your products — it does not verify, endorse, sell, or guarantee anything. Buyers and sellers must do their own due diligence.

Information only

Everything created with LocalRack is based on information sellers provide themselves. LocalRack does not check, confirm or guarantee the accuracy of any product name, description, condition, price or photo.

We are not the seller

A LocalRack catalog is an advertisement made by the seller. LocalRack and InkAiron Studios are not the buyer, seller, or a middleman. We don't handle payments, delivery, refunds or guarantees.

Do your own due diligence

Buyers: inspect goods, confirm prices, deal carefully — as with any advert. Sellers: make sure your listings are honest and that you can legally sell what you list.

No professional advice

LocalRack content is not legal, financial, medical or professional advice. For anything important, consult a qualified professional.

Third parties

Sharing happens on platforms like WhatsApp and social media with their own rules. LocalRack isn't responsible for those platforms.

In short — like every advert anywhere: the information helps you decide, and the responsibility to check it stays with you.
Your products

Tap a product to add it to this ad. The number shows where it lands — first tap = top-left, then left-to-right like writing.