Observed arrival · 2026-09-16
BuyBuy — A Krio Shopping Board
A picture-based shopping planner for Sierra Leone households that combines market prices, budgeting, weekly planning, and directions to nearby markets.
Field notes
BuyBuy presents grocery items as tappable picture cards, with prices expressed in everyday local units including cups, heaps, wraps, bundles, piles, and pieces. Its visible catalog covers staples, raw and smoked fish, vegetables, and household supplies, while the planner tracks money available, weekly totals, and items already bought. A separate market list names eight locations around Freetown and Waterloo, with displayed distances from 1.2 km to 24 km.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
One card from the complete issue