For travellers across South Africa
A bed for tonight, supper at the door and a ticket for Saturday. One app.
Lubbie is the South African super app for getting around: book guesthouses and flats, order from local kitchens, buy event tickets and pay at the counter, all from one wallet.
Travellers
Your whole trip, in the order it happens
Whether it’s a work week in Polokwane, a family weekend in Durban or a Cape Town holiday, Lubbie covers the stay, the food and the night out.
- Before you go
Find a place that’s actually free
Search by town, dates and guests. With dates set, Lubbie only shows places free for every night, with the full price — nights, cleaning and fees — up front.
- Before you go
Book without the race
Your nights are held for 15 minutes while you pay, so nobody books them out from under you. Pay from your Lubbie wallet or by card, EFT or Capitec Pay.
- Before you go
Talk to your host
Ask about parking, gate codes or an early check-in in the in-app chat. Your trip, host and dates stay together in Trips.
- When you land
Eat without hunting
Order from local kitchens and follow your driver on a live map to your door. Hand over the 4-digit code on your screen and it’s yours.
- While you’re there
Find something on tonight
Browse events by city or near you and carry your tickets as QR codes. A reminder arrives the day before and a few hours before.
- Everywhere
Pay like a local
At a Lubbie shop, scan the QR at the till and pay from your wallet in one tap. No cash, no card machine, no change.
The Lubbie wallet
One balance for the whole trip
Top up once and pay for your stay, your food, your tickets and the shop on the corner. Hosts, shops, drivers and organisers are paid into the same wallet, and anyone can withdraw to a South African bank account.
Top up
Card, EFT or Capitec Pay
Garden flat, Fauna Park
Stays · 3 nights
Thabo’s Braai Spot
Food · delivered
Laugh Out Limpopo
Events · 1 ticket
Sent to Lerato M.
“Petrol money”
Example activity. Paying from the wallet has no card fee. A wallet can never go below zero, and every payment between Lubbie’s services is signed and checked so it’s charged exactly once.
Guesthouses & hosts
Fill your rooms. Keep one calendar.
List a guesthouse, a garden flat or a mountain cabin in minutes. Lubbie bookings, walk-in guests and your own maintenance days all live in one place, so you never double-book.
Listings that sellPhotos, price per night, cleaning fee, amenities and house rules.
One calendar for everythingBlock nights for guests who booked by phone and paid cash, card or EFT, or for maintenance and your own use. Guests only see which nights are taken.
No double bookingsNights are held for 15 minutes while a guest pays, and a clash is refused before it happens.
Chat, reviews and invoicesMessage guests, rate them after the stay, and send quotes and invoices straight from your dates.
Reports you can useOccupancy, nightly rate and earnings by month, including offline bookings, with a CSV for your accountant.
of the booking (nights and cleaning) is yours, paid into your Lubbie wallet once the stay starts. Guests pay an 8% service fee on top.
Shops & kitchens
Sell online and at the counter, from the same phone
Put your kota shop, shisanyama or bakery on Lubbie Food for delivery orders, and use the free Lubbie till for the customers who walk in.
Delivery, handled
- Your menu with photos and options such as sides and sauces
- A push for every paid order: accept, prepare, mark ready
- The nearest free drivers are offered the delivery
You keep 90% of the food total, paid into your wallet when the order is delivered.
A free till for walk-ins
Lubbie takes nothing on walk-in sales. Receipts, today’s takings, invoices and income reports are included.
Event-goers
Comedy, gigs and festivals near you
See what’s on in your city or near where you’re staying, pick your tickets and walk in with a QR code on your phone.
What’s on, near youBrowse by city and category, or sort by distance. “Selling fast” and “Sold out” show before you get your hopes up.
Tickets that can’t be fakedEvery ticket has its own code and admits one person once. Only you can see your code.
Reminders that helpA nudge the day before and a few hours before, with the venue and time.
Event organisers
Sell out, then run a smooth gate
Publish an event, sell tickets to Lubbie’s users and check people in with your team’s phones. No ticket printing, no cash box.
Ticket types your wayGeneral, VIP, early bird: each with its own price, capacity and sales window. Lubbie never sells more than you have.
Your gate team, on their phonesShare a gate code with your staff. They scan tickets and see “Admit” or “Already used” instantly.
Live dashboard and reportsTickets sold, revenue, check-ins and payout status as it happens, with income reports and a CSV export.
of ticket sales goes to you, paid into your Lubbie wallet when the event ends.
Pricing
What it costs, in plain rands
No sign-up fees and no monthly subscription. Lubbie earns a share when you do.
| Who | What you pay | What you keep |
|---|---|---|
| Travellers & guests | An 8% service fee on stays; a 5% service fee on food (at least R3, at most R25) plus the store’s delivery fee | — |
| Event-goers | The ticket price | — |
| Hosts | 10% of nights and cleaning | 90%, paid when the stay starts |
| Shops & kitchens | 10% of the food total on delivery orders; nothing on walk-in sales | 90% of delivery orders; 100% at the counter |
| Drivers | Nothing | 100% of the delivery fee |
| Event organisers | 10% of ticket sales | 90%, paid when the event ends |
Paying by card or EFT adds the bank’s processing fee (card 3.2% + R2, EFT 2%). Paying from your Lubbie wallet adds nothing. Withdrawals go to any South African bank account.
Questions
Good to know
Is my money safe in the Lubbie wallet?
Every payment between Lubbie’s services is signed and checked, a payment is only ever charged once, and a wallet can never go below zero. You can withdraw your balance to your own bank account at any time.
What happens if I don’t finish paying for a booking?
Your nights are held for 15 minutes. If the payment doesn’t go through in that time, the nights are released for other guests and you’re not charged.
When do hosts, shops and organisers get paid?
Shops are paid when an order is delivered, hosts when the stay starts, and organisers when the event ends. The money lands in your Lubbie wallet, ready to spend or withdraw.
Can I use Lubbie for customers who pay cash?
Yes. Shops can ring up cash and card sales on the free Lubbie till, and hosts can block nights for guests who booked by phone. Both show up in your reports next to your Lubbie sales.
Where does Lubbie work?
Lubbie was built in Polokwane, Limpopo. Anyone in South Africa can list a place, open a store or publish an event, and travellers can book and pay wherever there are Lubbie sellers.
Do I need a separate app for each service?
No. Food, Stays, Events, electricity and vouchers all open inside the one Lubbie app, with one sign-in and one wallet.
Get started
Open Lubbie and pick your path
Sign in once, then everything below is a tap away in the same app.
Travel
Stays → Explore
Pick your town and dates, and book.
Host
Stays → Host
Create your host profile and list your first place.
Sell food
Food → My store
Set up your store and menu; the till is under POS.
Run events
Events → Organise
Create your event, add ticket types and publish.