Twii

Buyers ask for a part.
Shops reply with a price.

Twii is a free app for car, truck and motorcycle parts. Ask once and the parts shops in your city answer.

Buying a part: Without Twii, Then with Twii

A tired man leans on the counter of a spares shop, a torn note under his hand, as the shopkeeper shakes his head.

You drive to each shop to ask.

The same man at home beside his car with the bonnet open, one hand resting on the wing.The Twii buyer app: a short conversation asking for a Toyota Hilux 2011 front wheel bearing in Mutare.

Shops driven to0

You ask once, from home. The shops reply.

Say what you need in the Twii app. Shops in your city get your request, and the ones that have the part reply.

A woman stands outside a row of shops with a phone to her ear and a notebook in her hand, worn out.

You call shop after shop to compare prices.

The same woman at her kitchen table with a cup of tea, smiling slightly.The Twii buyer app: a quote from a shop that has the part, at 18 US dollars, with Accept and Decline.

Calls made0

You get each shop's price in one list.

Each shop replies with what it has and what it costs. You compare them and you choose.

A boxed wheel bearing and a till slip in the boot of a car, a hand resting on the boot sill.

You buy the part, then find out it does not fit.

A mechanic in blue overalls stands at the open bonnet of a pickup truck, satisfied.The Twii buyer app: three shops reply to the request, two saying they have the part for the 2011 Hilux.

Part numberNot needed

The shop confirms it for your car before you go.

Say the part, the car and the year in your own words. Add a photo if you have one.

A man at his kitchen table at night looks down at a phone lying beside his plate, irritated.

You leave your number at every counter.

The same man sits on a low wall outside his house in daylight, his car parked behind him.The Twii buyer app: a chat with the shop, which says to ask for Rudo at the counter.

Your numberPrivate

You chat in the app and keep your number.

You chat with the shop you pick, in the app. Send photos and voice notes. Nobody else gets your number.

A hand holds banknotes over a receipt book on a shop counter while another hand waits, palm up.

You pay for fuel and airtime before you pay for the part.

A young man stands in the open door of a minibus at a busy rank, smiling.The Twii buyer app: the Quotes tab, with three quotes received on three requests.

Cost to ask$0

You pay for the part. Asking is free.

No subscription and no fee to ask shops or to chat with them.

Tell us the part.
Shops reply.

The search shows what shops are listing. To get your exact part, ask, and shops in your area reply with a price.

Running a parts shop: Without Twii, Then with Twii

A shop owner stands in his doorway with his arms folded, watching a customer walk away to a pickup truck.

A buyer asks at five shops. Yours is not one of them.

The same shop owner leans on his counter over a notepad and pen, pleased.The Twii supplier app: part requests from four buyers, each with a Respond button.

New requestJust now

A buyer asks once. Your shop gets the request.

It arrives on your phone, from a buyer in your city. Reply with a price and win the work.

A storeroom of shelves stacked with boxed parts, an exercise book and pen left on a stool.

Your shelves are full and nothing is typed up.

A shop assistant in a teal apron sets a boxed part on the counter beside a row of others.The Twii supplier app: an empty store that says to snap a photo to add the first part.

CatalogueNot needed

You take a photo. The details fill in.

You do not need a catalogue to start. Requests reach you before you list a single part.

A man sits alone on a crate outside a spares shop on an empty street, the roller door half down.

Only people who walk past know your shop.

The same shop in the morning with its door fully open, the owner in the doorway as a minibus pulls up.The shop's public web page on Twii: its photo, where it is, when it is open and a button to message the shop.

Web pageLive

Anyone with a phone can open your shop's page.

A public page with your parts, your location and your hours. It works without the app. Free.

A young woman stands alone behind a shop counter, looking uncertainly towards the door.

Requests wait for the owner's phone.

The same young woman behind the counter, confident, pointing to a shelf.The Twii supplier app: the staff list, with one staff member and the owner.

StaffCan reply

Any staff member you add can reply.

Add your staff to the shop account. They answer requests and chat with buyers when you are away.

Free to join. No listing fee. No commission on sales you handle yourself.

Put your shop online, free
A shopkeeper passes a boxed part across the counter into a customer’s hands.

The part, in your hands.