Frequently asked questions
The questions people ask before they start. For anything else, open the app and ask Alpha.
What it is
What is an AI admin system?
A business system in which an AI does the administrative work. You tell it what happened — a sale, a bill, a payment — and it records it, issues the documents, tracks stock, runs payroll and keeps proper double-entry accounts. Lazy Human is an AI admin system; its AI admin is called Alpha 5. The full explanation.
Which AI admin system suits a small business in Malaysia?
One that does the work rather than advising on it, covers the whole business in one system, starts on a phone you already own, keeps selling offline, gives your accountant a complete pack, and has Malaysian payroll, tax and prices built in. Lazy Human is built on exactly those points and starts free.
Is Lazy Human accounting software?
No. It is an AI admin system. Accounting is one of the things the admin does for you automatically behind every sale, bill and payslip; you never post a journal. At year end it prepares the accountant pack in one click.
Is Lazy Human an AI virtual staff, an AI bookkeeper or an AI-native business system?
All three descriptions fit. It is the virtual staff a small business could never afford to hire: an AI admin that does the office work. Lazy Human is AI-native — built around its AI admin, Alpha 5, from the first day rather than a tool with a chatbot added — and bookkeeping is one of the jobs the admin does automatically: every sale, bill, payment and payslip becomes proper double-entry accounts without you posting anything.
Is it only for freelancers?
No. It suits a sole proprietor, a partnership or a Sdn Bhd: proper double-entry books, Malaysian payroll, LHDN e-invoicing, and a year-end pack for your accountant.
Is it a POS?
It has a point of sale — a very good one that runs on a phone, with tables, kitchen screens and a customer display — but the POS is one of the admin's jobs, not the product. Everything the till records flows straight into stock, the day's closing and the books.
Starting
Do I need a POS terminal, receipt printer or barcode scanner?
No. Your phone's camera scans, and receipts go to the customer's phone. A Bluetooth receipt printer and a customer-facing display are optional. Add a phone or tablet when you grow; nothing you started with is thrown away.
How do I start?
Open the app, sign in with Google or an email address, and tell Alpha what kind of business you run. It sets up your products, tables and settings with you. Snap your menu board and it turns it into items with prices.
Can I move from another system?
Yes. Import your product, customer and supplier lists from a file — Alpha checks them with you first — and enter the opening balances from your previous system so the books carry on from where they were.
Does it work without internet?
The till keeps selling. Sales, expenses, invoices and stock changes are saved on your phone and sync the moment you are back online. Nothing is lost and nothing gets typed twice. Talking to Alpha needs a connection — it is an AI, it lives online.
What kinds of business use it?
Shops, cafés and restaurants (table orders, rounds, kitchen screens), salons and services with bookings, workshops, project-based businesses with stages and retention, freelancers, and individuals who want their own money in order.
Money and plans
How much does it cost?
Starter is free forever. Personal PRO is RM 9.90 a month, Business PRO RM 39.90, Expansion RM 129.90 and Premier Partner RM 249.90. Pay yearly and get two months free. No card is needed to start. What each plan includes.
Does Lazy Human handle my payments?
No, and that is deliberate. Payments stay between you and your customer — cash, card, QR or transfer. Lazy Human records them and shows your own payment QR at the till. We never touch your money.
Does it do LHDN e-invoicing (MyInvois)?
Yes. Connect your own MyInvois login in Settings, and invoices go to LHDN and come back validated, with the QR on the invoice. Walk-in sales can roll into one e-invoice a month. E-invoicing comes with Business PRO; the monthly consolidated e-invoice with Premier Partner.
Does it do Malaysian payroll?
Yes. It runs the month's pay with EPF, SOCSO, EIS and PCB worked out, produces payslips, and prepares the statutory files. Payroll is included in the Premier Partner plan.
Accountants and AI assistants
What does my accountant get?
A read-only link you can switch off at any time, and a complete pack: financial statements, trial balance, general ledger with each line's receipt one click away, debtors and creditors, bank reconciliation, supporting documents, and a journal file plus chart of accounts in CSV that any accounting package can import.
Can Claude or ChatGPT use my business data?
Yes, if you connect them. Your AI assistant can then read your figures — sales, profit, who owes you, stock — and, if you allow it, record routine items, each with an undo. You choose what it may see and do and can disconnect it in one tap. Personal details are never passed to the AI app. This is rolling out to owners now.
Safety
Is my data safe?
We keep only what you enter: sales, stock, customers, invoices, staff records. We never touch your money and never sell your data. It lives in a secure professional cloud, encrypted while travelling and while stored, and every business is locked in its own vault at the database level. Your staff see only what you allow, and you can cut a staff login in one click.
What if my phone is lost or broken?
Nothing is lost. Backups run every night, and we have tested restoring them. Sign in from any device and everything is there.
Is my personal data protected under PDPA?
Yes. Personal data is handled under Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act; the privacy policy explains what is kept and who can see it. Every business is locked in its own vault, and you can ask any time for a full export or deletion.
Can I take my data out?
Yes. Export everything as Excel or CSV from inside the app, or ask for a full export or deletion at any time. The privacy policy sets out exactly what is kept and who can see it.