01 · Discovery
A surprise bungkus means nothing to list item by item.
Shops offer a bag of what’s left, about RM 27 of food for RM 9. People nearby see who’s closing soon, sorted by distance.
Sapu · Side project · 2026 · 2 min read
Sapu helps cafés sell tonight’s leftovers before they close.
- Role
- Solo: research, product, brand
- Timeline
- 2 weeks, September 2026
- Platform
- iOS and Android concept
- Tools
- Figma, Claude
- Status
- Pitched, café pilot next
The problem
At 9:45 pm, a café in TTDI still has six croissants and a tray of sandwiches. By 10, most of it is in the bin.
Surplus food apps already exist in Malaysia, but they all need tired staff to list leftovers by hand at closing time. Most nights, nobody does.
02 · Booking
Booking is free, so we test one thing: will people turn up?
You tick that you can make the 30-minute window and pay at the counter. If no-shows pass 15%, a RM 1 booking is already designed.
03 · Pickup
Pickup works like any other sale at the till.
You show a code, staff scan it on the till they already use, and you pay as usual. A WhatsApp reminder at 9:15 pm keeps no-shows down.
What’s next
Claude helped me research the market, draft the personas and pitch, and prototype the flow in code, which is how two weeks was enough. Next is a two-week pilot with 2–3 cafés in TTDI to measure bags sold, extra revenue per café, no-shows and return visits at full price.
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