For home businesses in Singapore
Take pre-orders on Telegram. Skip the chat chaos.
Your menu, your days, your limits. Buyers order from your own Telegram shop and pay you by PayNow, straight to your bank. TaraBase keeps the count and checks the receipts, so you can get on with making.
Made for home bakers, cooks and small-batch makers, and for clothing sellers running limited drops.
Free to start. No card needed.
Selling at bazaars and pop-ups? Check out TaraBase LiveWhat your buyers see
Your own shop, inside Telegram
Buyers pick a day, choose from what you're making, and pay the exact amount with a PayNow QR. This is the demo kitchen, with the same screens and words your buyers get.
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Tap a day to try it. Nothing is ordered or paid. Photo credits.
From setup to your first order
- Step 1
Set up for free.
Add your menu with photos and prices, your PayNow, and the days you make or drop. See your storefront before anyone else does.
- Step 2
Go Premium and connect your bot.
Create a Telegram bot with @BotFather and connect it in a few taps. Buyers can then order from your menu on the days you've opened.
- Step 3
Make, hand over, get paid.
Orders stop at the limit you set. PayNow receipts are checked for you, and you're told when an order is paid.
The making was never the hard part.
It's eleven at night. You're scrolling back through forty chats to count how many trays you promised for Saturday. Three people say they've paid. One screenshot doesn't look quite right. Someone wants to add two more, and you've no idea if you can.
Most home businesses in Singapore run like this: orders in messages, payments in screenshots, and the counting done at midnight.
TaraBase was made for that night. Your buyers order from your own Telegram shop, for the days you choose. The count keeps itself, so a day can't be oversold. Each PayNow receipt is checked against the order, and anything that doesn't match comes to you.
In the morning, you open your dashboard and see what to make.



Why TaraBase
Your shop, under your name.
Your own Telegram bot, your own link, and your own buyers. You're not one listing among hundreds.
Your money never passes through us.
Buyers pay your PayNow, straight to your bank. We take no cut of your sales.
Nothing is guessed about money.
When a payment doesn't match, TaraBase stops and asks you. It never marks an order paid on a hunch.
What we chose not to build
A marketplace. A wallet that holds your money. An app your buyers must install. Advice on what to charge.
Each would make TaraBase bigger. None would make your day easier. Read why we built it →
What we promise
- Your money goes straight to your bank.
- Buyers pay your PayNow directly. We never hold your money, and we take no cut of your sales.
- Your limit is the limit.
- Say 20 and the 21st order can't happen, even when two buyers tap at the same moment.
- Pause whenever you need to.
- One tap stops new orders. Anyone who has already ordered can still pay, check their order and collect.
- Nobody can tie up your stock.
- An unpaid order holds its items for five minutes, then they go back on sale. Limits per buyer stop anyone hoarding.
- When a payment looks wrong, you decide.
- If a receipt doesn't match, TaraBase doesn't guess. It brings it to you.
Start free. Go Premium when you're ready.
Free
For getting ready
- Your menu, with photos and prices
- Your PayNow details
- Your days, and how many you make
- A preview of your Telegram shop
Premium
For taking orders
- Your own Telegram bot taking pre-orders
- Limits per day that can't be oversold
- PayNow receipts checked for you
- Collection or delivery, your choice
- Your sales and what sold, week by week
S$35 a month, less than one box of bakes. 0% commission and no yearly contract. Pause any time: your shop goes back to Free with your menu and history kept.
Questions
Can I try it before I sign up?
Yes. Open the demo kitchen: Kak Siti's Kitchen, a sample shop with its own menu, days, and orders. You see the same dashboard you'd use and the same shop your buyers would see. No sign-up needed.
Who is TaraBase for?
Home bakers, cooks, and small-batch makers in Singapore who sell on pre-order. If you make on set days and want orders counted, paid, and ready before you start, it's for you.
Do my buyers need to download an app?
Only Telegram, which most of them already have. They open your shop's link, pick a day, order from what you're making, and pay by PayNow. There's no account to create and no password to remember.
Why Telegram? Because it lets payment be checked from start to finish in one chat. Your buyer gets a PayNow QR with the amount already in it, then sends their bank's confirmation screen straight back to your shop. TaraBase reads it, matches it to the order, and tells them their payment is confirmed, in the same chat. On an ordinary website, you'd be checking every screenshot by hand, or your buyer would never hear that their payment went through.
It also gives every shop its own bot, under its own name, at no cost to you, and reminders reach your buyers in the app they already chat in.
Does TaraBase take a cut of my sales?
No. Buyers pay your PayNow directly, so the money goes straight to your bank. We never hold it, and we take no cut.
How are PayNow payments checked?
After paying, the buyer sends their bank's confirmation screen to your shop. TaraBase reads the reference, amount, date, and payee, and matches them to the order. When everything matches, the order is marked paid and you're told. When something doesn't, it comes to you in Needs You, and you check your own banking app and decide.
Can a day be oversold?
No. You set how many you're making, and that's the limit. Say 20, and the 21st order can't happen, even when two buyers tap at the same moment. An unpaid order holds its items for five minutes, then they go back on sale.
What can I do for free, and what needs Premium?
On Free you set up everything: your menu with photos and prices, your PayNow, your days, and a preview of your Telegram shop. Premium switches it on: your own bot taking pre-orders, limits that can't be oversold, payments checked for you, collection or delivery, and your sales week by week.
Do I have to build a Telegram bot?
You make one in Telegram with @BotFather, in a few taps. It gives your shop its name and its link. Then you paste its code into TaraBase. If your bot ever stops answering, Check my bot finds the problem and tells you how to fix it.
Can I offer delivery?
Yes, and you arrange it. TaraBase doesn't deliver or book couriers: you know your area, your packaging, and your buyers best. Switch Delivery on, set your fee, and choose until when you deliver on each day. Buyers pick collection or delivery when they order.
The fee is yours to quote, so quote with care. Too low, and the difference comes out of your takings. Too high, and buyers may choose collection instead. Your collection address is shown only to buyers who've paid.
What if I can't make a day, or need a break?
Stop orders for one day, or pause everything with one tap. New orders stop, and every order already paid is still yours to make.
If you can't make a paid order, cancel and refund it in TaraBase. The buyer is told, and they can order again for another day. You can also mark time off ahead, so those days never open.
Who handles refunds?
You do, because the money went straight to you. Cancel the order in TaraBase, PayNow the buyer back, and mark the refund as sent. The buyer is told, and the items go back on sale.
What happens to my records if I stop?
They're yours. You can download them at any time. If you close your shop, you can reopen it within 30 days. After that, it's deleted for good, with its orders and receipts.
Where do I get help?
Inside TaraBase. Every page of your dashboard has a helper that explains what things mean, how to do them, and what to do next. You can ask it in your own words.
Who is behind TaraBase?
MusTech Group, a technology company registered in Singapore. We build digital tools for communities and small businesses, to the Amanah Digital Standards. Amanah is trust you place in our care: your shop, your records, and your buyers' details.
TaraBase Live
Selling at a bazaar or pop-up?
Turn your phone or tablet into a counter. Tap in the sale, turn the screen round, and your customer scans a PayNow QR with the amount already filled in.

