KraalBook

The complete livestock management platform for South African farmers — work in the field on your phone, manage from your desk on the web. And the only South African app that also produces your §6/§8 removal certificates and FMD paperwork, automatically.

Register your cattle, sheep, goats and pigs and capture every event — births, vaccinations, treatments, weights, illness, pregnancy checks, movements, sales and deaths — straight from your phone. It works offline in the field, builds a full history for every animal, runs a full suite of compliance and management reports, and produces the fact sheets and §6/§8 certificates you need to move and sell stock.

🇿🇦 Made for South Africa · POPIA-compliant

Get the app

Choose your phone below.

🤖 Download for Android
  1. Tap Get it on Google Play above — or open the Play Store and search KraalBook.
  2. Tap Install — it’s free to download.
  3. Open KraalBook and create your farm account.
  4. Start adding your animals — it works offline in the field and syncs automatically.
Free to download. Create your farm in the app to get started — your data is stored in South Africa and works fully offline in the field.
Download on the App Store
  1. Tap Download on the App Store above — or open the App Store and search KraalBook.
  2. Tap Get to install — it's free to download.
  3. Open KraalBook and create your farm account.
  4. Start adding your animals — it works offline in the field and syncs automatically.
Free to download. Create your farm in the app to get started — your data is stored in South Africa and works fully offline in the field.

What is KraalBook?

KraalBook is a complete herd health and compliance platform for your phone. Register your cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, capture every health event in the field — FMD and other vaccinations, treatments and more — and produce the paperwork you need to move and sell stock, all in one place.

Built for the field

Record births, vaccinations, treatments, sales and deaths right at the crush — even with no signal. It syncs by itself when you're back in range.

Proof that travels with the animal

Every animal builds a full, shareable history — ready for buyers, vets, auctioneers and state-vet audits.

Compliance made simple

Keep on top of FMD vaccinations and generate the §6/§8 removal certificates you need to move or sell — without the paperwork headache.

Less paperwork. More proof.

Record-keeping shouldn't be the hardest part of farming. Here's the difference KraalBook makes.

Without KraalBook

  • Paper records that get lost, damaged, or left at the house
  • Scrambling for vaccination proof when the state vet asks
  • Re-writing the same animal details on every auction form
  • No clear history to show a buyer
  • Guessing which animals are due for FMD

With KraalBook

  • Every record on your phone — backed up and searchable
  • FMD compliance at a glance, with alerts before animals fall due
  • §6/§8 certificates and fact sheets generated for you
  • A full, shareable history travels with every animal
  • Capture at the crush offline; it syncs when you have signal

Everything your herd record needs

One app for the whole lifecycle — from birth to sale — for cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.

Register every animal

Individual animals or whole batches, with electronic (EID) and visual ear tags.

Scan RFID tags

Use a Bluetooth or USB ear-tag reader — scan a tag and jump straight to the animal.

Works offline

Capture births, vaccinations, treatments, deaths and sales in the field with no signal. It syncs later.

Health & FMD compliance

Track FMD and every other vaccination — plus treatments and withdrawal periods — with alerts before an animal falls due.

Move stock between camps

Move one animal or many to another camp — each move is logged as a from-camp to to-camp trail on the animal's history.

Auctions & private sales

Build a sale, then generate the §6/§8 removal certificate as a PDF to share or print.

Animal fact sheets

A full, shareable history for any animal — ideal for buyers, vets and inspectors.

Add your stockmen

Invite farm workers to capture events in the field, and see their activity from home.

Your farm brand

Set your registered brand once — it prints on every fact sheet and removal certificate.

Reports that work for you

Turn your day-to-day records into the reports you need — for compliance, for the bank, and for better decisions. We're adding more all the time.

Farm health scorecard
Live
Audit & compliance pack
Live
FMD compliance by camp
Live
Vaccination register & cold chain
Live
Treatment register
Live
Antibiotic & withdrawal calendar
Live
Top breeders
Live
Reproductive scorecard
Live
Weight & growth (ADG)
Live
Herd growth
Live
Theft & shrinkage
Live
Mortality & health
Live
Grazing & stocking rate
Live
Herd structure
Live
Animal passport
Live
Stock counts & musters
Live

A look inside the app

A quick look at KraalBook on your phone.

KraalBook home screen — active animals and FMD compliance by species
Herd dashboard with cattle, sheep, goats and pigs tiles
Animal fact sheet — details, brand, EID and full event history
Treatment register report with medicine withdrawal status
FMD compliance list showing animals overdue for vaccination
Private sale with §8 health declaration and send-document button

Getting started is quick

No paperwork, no training course.

1

Install the app

Pick Android or iPhone above and follow the steps.

2

Create your farm

Add your details and your first location. Set your brand if you have one.

3

Start capturing

Add animals and record events. Everything saves to your phone instantly.

Already have your herd on a spreadsheet? Load them all at once →

Traceability that holds up

KraalBook keeps a permanent, audit-ready history of every animal and movement — supporting the identification and traceability requirements South African livestock owners are expected to meet.

Your data, your records

KraalBook is built to keep your information safe and private.

Stored in South Africa

Your records live on secure servers here in SA.

POPIA-compliant

We handle personal information in line with South Africa's POPIA.

You own your records

Export fact sheets and certificates as PDFs whenever you need them.

Private by default

We never sell your data, and the help chat isn't stored.

Common questions

Still stuck? Tap the 💬 Help button, or use our contact form.

Which animals can I track?
Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs — as individual animals or whole batches (handy for flocks of sheep or pens of pigs).
Does it work without signal?
Yes. KraalBook is built for the field — you can capture births, vaccinations, treatments, sales and deaths with no signal at all, and everything syncs automatically once you're back in coverage.
What does it cost?
KraalBook's plans are sized to your herd — smaller herds are free, and larger herds have a simple monthly or annual plan. See our full pricing for the details.
How do I get access?
Download KraalBook free — on iPhone from the App Store, on Android from Google Play (search "KraalBook" or use the buttons on this page). Open the app and create your farm account to get started.
Android or iPhone?
Both! iPhone is on the App Store and Android is on Google Play — both run the same KraalBook, with your data stored in South Africa.
Do I need any special equipment?
Just your phone. An electronic ear-tag (EID/RFID) scanner is optional — it speeds up capturing big groups — but you can type tags in by hand too.
What if I forget my password?
You can reset it yourself in the app — KraalBook sends a 6-digit code to your phone by SMS, and you set a new password.
Can my workers use it?
Yes. Invite your stockmen by phone number and they can capture events in the field, while you see their activity from home.
Is my information safe?
Your data is stored in South Africa and handled in line with POPIA. See our Privacy Policy for the detail.
What are the §6/§8 certificates?
They're the removal certificates you need to move or sell stock. When you build a sale, KraalBook generates the §6/§8 document as a PDF you can share or print.

Know another farmer who'd find this useful?

KraalBook spreads farmer to farmer. Send it to someone who could use it — it takes one tap.