Detect power cuts instantly and pause/resume your POS safely – no sales lost in Tunisia's blackouts.
Frequent electricity cuts in Tunisia disrupt POS systems and online retail platforms, leading to direct revenue losses for small business owners.
CutShield uses device sensors and community reports to detect outages in real-time, gracefully pausing your POS and alerting staff via SMS/app. When power returns, it resumes operations and reconciles any manual notes. Perfect for small Tunisian retailers needing uninterrupted workflows.
Small business owners in Tunisia using POS systems and online retail platforms
Community-powered outage detection network unique to Tunisia's grid patterns for 30s early warnings.
supportive
Uses battery drop, GPS, community pings to detect cuts.
API hooks to pause POS apps during outage.
Instant notifications to staff phones.
Log sales via app/SMS during outage.
Match manual notes to POS post-outage.
Share/report outages anonymously.
Set alert preferences.
View past cuts by location.
Connect to more POS.
Forecast outages.
Multi-user per business.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| phone | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| location_lat | int | Yes |
| location_lng | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| start_time | timestamp | No |
| end_time | timestamp | Yes |
| manual_notes | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | Yes |
| lat | int | No |
| lng | int | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/outages/detectReport/detect outage
/api/outages/:id/reconcileReconcile manual notes
/api/businesses/:id/historyGet outage history
/api/reports/communitySubmit community report
/api/sms/alertsSend SMS alert
5 outages/month
3 locations
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 2% | $84 | $1,008 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 5% | $1,575 | $18,900 |
CutShield detects outages early, pauses POS safely, and resumes seamlessly – made for Tunisian shops.
Join 'Tunisie Commerçants' WhatsApp groups, offer free Pro for 1 month to first 3 volunteers. Email POS vendors like 'SoftTunisie' for referrals. Visit Sfax/Tunis souks for on-site signups.
Monitoring
Server-focused, no POS integration or local outages
POS-specific, Tunisia grid-aware, SMS-first
Network effects from community reports create hyper-local accuracy others can't match quickly.
Record 2024 outages spike; mobile SMS penetration in Tunisia at 90% enables instant alerts.
False positives in detection
Multi-signal confirmation
SMS compliance
Opt-in only, Twilio compliant
Reliance on smartphones
PWA fallback
Success: 80% interested
Success: 90% detection rate
Success: 20% MoM growth
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