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Guide · 15 minutes · For owners

Launch in 15 minutes

You can use SBS through the app (web version at web.sbs.im, iPhone, Android) or through the Telegram bot @SimpleBonusBot. The account is shared — everything you do in one channel shows up in the other. Pick the one that's easier for you.

Option 01 · Through the app

Open in browser or install

  1. Open the app. Easiest option — in the browser: web.sbs.im. Or install the mobile app — iPhone from the App Store or Android from Google Play.
  2. Sign up. «Sign up» → enter email and password (8+ characters) → confirm your email with the 6-digit code from the email we send.
  3. Create your shop. On the «Counter» tab you'll see «No shops yet». Add your first shop: name, bonus mode (cashback or cumulative discount), timezone.
  4. Start serving customers.
    • Counter — find customers by phone or QR scanner, issue receipts, credit or redeem bonuses.
    • Customers — customer base and operation history.
    • Gift cards — issue and activate by QR.
    • Stats — new customers, revenue, bonuses for the day.
    • More — settings, interface language, Telegram link-up.
Option 02 · Through the Telegram bot

If Telegram is easier

  1. Launch the bot. Open @SimpleBonusBot and press Start.
  2. Create your shop. In the menu pick 🏪 Manage shops➕ Create shop → enter a name. The shop is created in «Cashback 1%» mode — you can change it.
  3. Configure the shop. In the shop card you have:
    • Mode — «Cashback» or «Cumulative discount» (with a threshold table).
    • Cashback rate / Discount table.
    • 🕐 Timezone.
    • 🎁️ Gift certificates.
    • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Staff management — invitation link.
    • 📧 Landing page and email.
  4. Serve customers. After you create the shop, the bot asks: Enter customer's phone number. Send an 11-digit number as a message. If the customer is already in your base — you'll see ➕ Credit bonuses / ➖ Redeem / 0️ Reset / ✖️ Delete customer. If not — ➕ Add customer, ✨ Generate QR code or ❤️ Register via Telegram.
  5. Process a receipt. In Cashback mode, pick «Credit bonuses» and enter the receipt total — the bot calculates bonuses at your rate. In Discount mode the bot shows the amount payable with the accumulated discount from your table. The customer gets a notification via email, a push on their loyalty card in Apple/Google Wallet, or in Telegram (if they've connected the customer-facing bot).
Linking · Bot + app

Move shops from bot to app

If you already worked in the Telegram bot and want to pull your shops and customers into the app:

  1. In the bot send the command /id — the bot replies with your Telegram ID.
  2. In the app open More → Link Telegram, enter that ID and tap Send code.
  3. The bot sends you a 6-digit code in a private message (valid for 10 minutes).
  4. Enter the code in the app — shops, customers and history from the bot appear automatically.

After linking, you use a single account: log in to the app with email and password, the bot recognizes you by Telegram ID.

Important. One Telegram account can be linked to only one email account in the app. If you try to link the same Telegram ID to a different email, linking won't work — you first need to unlink it from the first account.

Need help?

If something's not working — drop us a line at support@sbs.im. We reply within a business day, in plain English, no lawyer-speak.