Offline check-in/out app keeping your front desk running through Tunisian blackouts
Frequent power outages in Tunisian cities cripple cloud-based hospitality apps, forcing hotels to abandon digital tools for slow, error-prone manual processes.
BlackoutCheckin is a mobile-first PWA for guest arrivals, check-outs, and keycard management that stores all data locally during outages. It syncs guest profiles, payments, and IDs to the cloud instantly upon reconnection. Hotels avoid long lines and errors from manual logs.
Hotel operators and managers in Tunisian cities dependent on cloud hospitality software
Front-desk specific offline workflows with ID scanning simulation and folio printing—optimized for high-traffic outages in Tunis hotels.
supportive
Scan/enter guest ID, assign room, print folio offline
Store preferences, history offline
Process checkout, generate bills locally
Mark rooms clean/dirty offline
Handle guest queue during peak outages
Offline photo upload for verification
Queue emails for online send
Generate end-of-day summaries offline
Future face ID for keys
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| frontdesk_pin | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| hotel_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| checkin | timestamp | Yes |
| id_photo_url | text | Yes |
| synced | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| guest_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/guestsList checked-in guests
/api/guestsCheck-in new guest offline-queue
/api/checkoutsRecord checkout
/api/sync-guestsBatch sync guests
Basic sync
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 | 8% | $35 | $420 |
| Month 6 | 120 | 12% | $410 | $4,920 |
Post in Tunis hotel WhatsApp groups about outage pains, offer 1-month free Pro; cold email from tunisiehotels.com directory; partner with 1 generator supplier for referrals.
Modern UI
Cloud-dependent
Offline front-desk focus
Proprietary offline queueing algorithm; user data moat from sync history
Rising outage frequency in 2024 hitting peak check-in hours hardest.
Data loss on device failure
Auto-backup prompts
Staff training resistance
1-min onboarding video
Success: 80% cite outages as top pain
Success: Daily active use
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