For people booking errands

Booking errands on Jomppa

From your first booking to approving the finished job. The pictures show a made-up order, so your own screens will have your details.

01

Create your account

  1. 1

    Open the sign-up page

    Go to Sign up and fill in your full name, email address and a password, or continue with Google. If you live abroad, turn on I'm based outside Nigeria to set your country and currency.

    The Create your account page
  2. 2

    Confirm your email

    Open the link we email you. You land on your Jomppa home, ready to book.

02

Book an errand

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    Start from your home screen

    Under What do you need done today?, tap the kind of help you need. On a computer you can also use Book Errand or Book Courier in the menu on the left.

    The Jomppa home screen with the service choices
  2. 2

    Choose the service

    Pick what fits best: a general errand, a market run, sending something, or a gift. You can change the details later.

    Step one of booking, choosing a service
  3. 3

    Describe the task

    Say where the agent should go and what to do. Add what it should look like when it's done: it's what the agent works to, and what support checks if anything goes wrong.

  4. 4

    Choose when, and send it

    Pick ASAP, today or a scheduled time, check the price, and send the booking.

03

Choose your agent

On some tasks, vetted agents send you their price. Your orders list shows how many are waiting.

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    See who is interested

    In My Orders, a task still finding an agent shows a line such as 2 agents are interested. Tap the order to compare them.

    My Orders with agents interested in a task
  2. 2

    Compare the offers

    Each offer shows the agent, their rating and jobs done, and what you would pay in total. Tap one to open it.

    An order with offers from two agents
  3. 3

    Hire, or suggest a price

    Tap Hire to choose that agent, or Counter to suggest a different price. Nothing is charged until you pay.

04

Pay, safely

Your money is held by Jomppa and only paid to the agent once you approve the finished job.

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    Tap Pay

    On the order, tap the Pay button at the bottom. It shows the exact amount.

    An order waiting for payment with the Pay button
  2. 2

    Choose how to pay

    Choose Pay from wallet if you have a balance, or Pay with card for a secure Paystack checkout. The order page then shows the money as held.

05

Follow the job

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    Track your agent

    Once your agent is on the way, tap Track to see their progress and the estimated arrival time.

    Tracking an agent on the way
  2. 2

    Chat with your agent

    Tap Message to talk to your agent while the job is going on. Chat closes when the job is finished; you can still read it afterwards.

    Chatting with an agent about a task

06

Check the proof and release payment

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    Check what the agent sent

    When the agent finishes, they send a photo as proof. Compare it with what you asked for.

    An order waiting for the client to check the proof
  2. 2

    Approve and release

    If it's right, tap Approve & release and the agent is paid. If you do nothing, the payment releases automatically 24 hours after the proof arrives, unless you raise a dispute first.

07

If something went wrong

You can raise a dispute from the moment an agent is hired until 72 hours after the payment is released. Your money stays held while Jomppa looks into it.

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    Tap Raise dispute

    On the order, tap Raise dispute and choose what you need help with.

  2. 2

    Say what went wrong, and what would make it right

    Pick the reason, then choose a full refund, a part refund, a fix by the agent, or just letting Jomppa know. Next, describe what happened and add up to 5 photos or receipts.

    Step one of raising a dispute
  3. 3

    Follow your dispute

    Your dispute page shows who needs to act next and by when. The agent has 12 hours to give their side, and a named person from Jomppa decides. Answer any question they ask before its deadline.

08

Your wallet

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    Top up or withdraw

    In Wallet, tap Top Up to add money for faster payments, or Withdraw to send your balance to a Nigerian bank account. Refunds from Jomppa land here too.

    The wallet with Top Up and Withdraw