Modules across eight work worlds, precisely defined per edition
One ERP for your whole business.
Sales, inventory, projects, people and finance share the same data. ewws connects 43 modules with native apps on Mac, Windows and iPhone. You choose where your server runs.
Start with your daily work.
Three example workflows help you assess how the modules work together. Choose the one closest to your business.
On Mac
Work naturally on Mac.
Manage customers, progress quotes, review invoices and plan projects: the native Mac app brings your work areas together. Familiar navigation, keyboard and trackpad support the move from overview to detail.
Editions building on each other: Start, SME, SME Pro, Fiduciary
Languages in the product: German, French, Italian, Romansh, English
ewws iOS app
Stay connected to your business on the go.
The iOS app is built natively in Swift and SwiftUI. Face ID sign-in, push notifications, management cockpit and mobile register. All on the same data foundation as ewws Server and ewws Mac.
Original captures from the iPhone simulator using demo data. The app is shown in English.
iPhone feature package
What ewws iOS can do on the smartphone.
Twelve concrete iOS features that bring the iPhone deep into the working day. From the live time-clock widget to Apple Watch clock-in.
Widgets and lock screen
WidgetKit widgets in small and medium sizes for balance and open approvals. A quick glance on the lock screen without opening the app.
Dynamic Island and Live Activity
Once clocked in, a Live Activity runs in the Dynamic Island and on the lock screen with the current working time.
Siri shortcuts
Four App Intents: clock in, clock out, clock status, record expense. Callable by voice or as a shortcut on the home screen.
Spotlight search
Tasks, notes and customers appear in the iOS Spotlight search. Tapping a result opens the matching workspace.
Geofence auto clock
On entering the workplace, clock-in happens automatically; on leaving, clock-out automatically. CoreLocation region monitoring in the background.
MapKit field-sales tour
The service appointments for today as markers on a MapKit map. Addresses are enriched server-side, a tap launches Apple Maps to the customer address.
Handoff iPhone to Mac
Open a customer on the iPhone, keep working on the Mac. NSUserActivity passes the context via iCloud Handoff to the paired Mac.
VisionKit receipt scanner
Scan a receipt in the expense form directly with the iPhone camera. Multi-page captures are merged into one A4 PDF. Live Text recognizes amounts on the receipt.
eBill directly from the iPhone
Tap an invoice in the CRM customer detail view, see the status, prepare it for eBill and send it to the eBill network. Without the detour via the desktop.
Cash-flow Live Activity
A solvency alert from the server as a Live Activity on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. Risk band green, yellow or red, worst-case horizon in days, weighted net cash flow in CHF. Updates every five minutes without the app having to be open.
Signature with Apple Pencil or finger
In the field-service closeout, the customer signs directly on the iPad with Apple Pencil or on the iPhone with a finger. A PencilKit pad with the Swiss date and customer name under the signature line. The signature goes back to the server as a PNG with the service report.
Apple Watch time clock
Clock in and out on the wrist. The Watch app shows the employee name, current status and the current working time on a status tab, clock in/out plus optional break minutes on the action tab. Synchronization with the paired iPhone via WatchConnectivity, no separate login required.
Document archive with full-text search
You find documents through full-text search, not through folder structures.
Document management is included in every edition. Documents, versions and full-text search stay in the ERP workflow. Searchable PDF text is indexed; scans need text recognition.
Full text across every PDF document
The text index makes readable PDF content searchable by keyword. Match quality depends on the available text and, for scans, the quality of text recognition.
Sales invoices archive themselves
When a sales invoice is created in ewws, the PDF lands idempotently in the document archive with a hash. Nothing is archived twice, nothing is lost. The GeBüV retention obligation is met without a separate secretarial task.
At the core, without a second subscription
The document archive is part of every edition, not a separate DocuWare or M-Files subscription on the side. Full-text search, hash-based integrity and audit-proof filing run on the same data foundation as accounting and sales.
Sales and e-commerce
Connect sales across your channels.
Swiss SMEs sell through several channels at the same time today: phone, counter, market and web shop. ewws keeps these channels on the same data foundation. Quote, order, QR-bill and the POS register are there from the Start edition, the CRM pipeline joins from the SME edition, the e-commerce connection from the SME Pro edition.
Keep track of customers and opportunities
Pipeline stages are managed with drag and drop, leads and opportunities hang on the customer record, quotes are created directly from the pipeline and become orders without a tool change. Multi-selection, keyboard control, Cmd-Z, all like in a native Mac table.
Connect your online shop
Existing shop systems such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento or your own Swiss platform are connected via JSON or XML. Articles, prices and stock synchronize in real time. Orders move as ewws orders with address, payment information and shipping route into the back office. No paid connector per month.
POS and mobile register on iPad
The Mac app as a counter register with receipt printer and drawer connection, the iOS app as a mobile register for market, service or outdoor areas. Daily takings with Swiss cash-register practice, VAT separation per line, QR-bill and eBill from the same form.
From the document to the money
The route from document to money belongs in the product.
An invoice is only finished when the money has arrived. In ewws, dispatch, the bank route and reconciliation live in the same application as the document, with no add-on module and no second portal.
eBill in both directions
Your invoice lands in the recipient's e-banking, individually or as a batch. The other way round, your suppliers' invoices arrive fully captured in accounts payable instead of as a PDF by mail.
Payments straight to the bank
Once you are enrolled with your bank, the payment run leaves ewws directly, approved by a second person. The file route stays open as a fallback.
The statement reconciles itself
The bank statement comes in every morning and reconciles open items by amount, reference and QR-bill. What someone corrects by hand sits right the next time.
POS with day-end closing in Swiss practice
X report during the day, Z report in the evening, card terminal at the counter.
Day-end closing following Swiss cash-register practice, with the Mac app as the central evaluation and the iPhone app as the mobile register. Card-terminal providers such as SumUp, SaferPay and Worldline are configured per point of sale, not hard-coded in the software.
X report for an interim total
Interim totals during the day for cash or shift changes. Cash, card and Twint shown separately, a difference counter for the interim point. The cashier sees the current total without forcing a day-end closing.
Z report as day-end closing
Day-end closing with a reset of the daily till, a signed PDF from the Mac app, an automatic posting suggestion into accounting. Compliant with Swiss cash-register practice, GeBüV audit-proof from the day-end closing time.
SumUp, SaferPay, Worldline prepared
Card-terminal configuration per point of sale: provider, key, device identifier. The three large Swiss providers are set up in the code as adapters; you activate the live connection to the respective provider per client with your provider account data.
Expenses with manager approval
Employees submit expenses on mobile, managers approve in the Mac app.
Submitted expenses go into a dedicated approval queue, separate from the supplier-invoice inbox. Employees see the status on the iPhone and on the Apple Watch, managers work through the queue in the Mac app.
Submit on mobile, track the status
Employees record their expenses on the iPhone with a receipt photo, amount, date and cost center. The status (submitted, in review, approved, rejected) appears on the iPhone and on the Apple Watch without a separate app.
Managers work through the queue
The Mac app shows a dedicated approval queue. The receipt image, a comparison to the previous period and a plausibility note are directly visible. Approved per click, rejected with a reason, or deferred for a query.
Separate from the supplier inbox
Expense approvals run on their own data path, separate from the AP inbox for supplier invoices. Different roles, different approval limits, no mixing of the approval logic.
Accessibility
Usable by people with different needs.
An ERP that only works with a mouse and only at the default text size shuts colleagues out. All three apps are secured against that, and permanently: what was usable once cannot quietly lose it again.
Buttons that can announce themselves
Even a button that shows nothing but a symbol carries a name that the screen reader speaks out: VoiceOver on Mac and iPhone, Narrator on Windows. Whoever cannot see still hears what they are about to trigger.
The text follows your setting
Set the text size larger in the system and the interface grows with it. Fixed font sizes are ruled out on the working surfaces of the Apple apps, and on Windows no surface switches off the system text scaling.
Readable in light and dark
All three apps take their colours from the same canon, and each of them is measured against its background, in the light and in the dark appearance. ewws never shows a state by colour alone, but always with a symbol as well.
We do not hold a certification against an accessibility standard. We check it ourselves, in each of the three apps, and let no regression through.
ewws Server
One shared foundation for every workstation.
The server connects apps, tenants and business data, so sales, inventory and finance continue working on the same transaction. It runs on macOS, Windows or Linux, on your premises or with your host.
Shared, current information
Sales, inventory and finance connect to the same server. Your team works with shared master data and can follow transactions across the relevant departments.
Manage clients separately
Each tenant has its own data space. You can manage several businesses in one installation while keeping their business data separate.
Trace changes
The audit history records relevant changes. Responsible staff can review transactions and trace their history for internal checks.
Swiss standards integrated
QR bills, ISO 20022 and Swiss VAT are part of the core workflows. Payroll and eBill are included from SME. The edition comparison shows the full scope.
Manage your licence locally
Activate your edition with a signed licence file. The server checks it locally. Your business data stays in the installation you choose.
Connect existing systems
A documented REST interface provides the basis for integrations. Your IT team can plan data flows and access around your existing applications.
Operation by your choice
Operations that fit your infrastructure.
The server stays where you decide. Three clear operating paths, all with an identical feature set.
Self-hosted
The server and database run on your hardware. You or your IT partner manage networking, backups and updates. The apps connect to that installation.
Docker or your own VM
The server as a container in your own infrastructure. Reverse proxy, TLS and data backup integrate into existing operating practice. Well suited for fiduciary offices with their own operating infrastructure.
Public cloud in your own account
The server in your own AWS, Azure or Hetzner environment. We do not operate the machine, we deliver the software. Data residency, backup and compliance stay in your hands.
One server, native clients everywhere
Everywhere ewws runs.
Your team chooses the right device for each task. Mac, Windows and iPhone use native apps and the same business data. The shared server runs on macOS, Windows or Linux.
The backbone
ewws Server
The shared foundation for your apps, business data and access. Runs on macOS, Windows or Linux, on your premises or with your hosting provider.
Main machine
macOS native
The native workspace for customers, sales, finance and other ERP areas. Built for focused work with a keyboard, trackpad and large screen.
Mobile main axis
ewws iOS app
Time, expenses, CRM, mobile POS and documents on iPhone and iPad. For work at a client, in the warehouse or on the move, connected to your ewws server.
Native WinUI 3 app
Windows
The native app for Windows 10 and 11. Your team works on familiar hardware with the same business data as Mac and iPhone. Available in the download area.
On the wrist
Apple Watch
Time balance, clocking and pending approvals on your wrist, connected to your iPhone app.
Field sales on the move
CarPlay
The next appointments as a list on the vehicle screen, a tap launches Apple Maps directly to the customer address. Made for field-sales teams.
From contract to growth
Your path to live operation.
Agree the licence, setup and responsibilities before launch. Updates, support and additional workspaces can follow as your business develops.
License
You choose the edition and module scope. You receive an Ed25519-signed license file that is verifiable offline and defines exactly what is unlocked.
Installation
An installer for macOS on Apple Silicon, a package for Windows 10 and 11, the iPhone app from the App Store. PostgreSQL is set up once, after which ewws starts on every workstation.
Operation
Roles, permissions, the audit log and multilingual support are available from the first start. Updates are provided in a structured way as signed delivery packages.
Growth
More users, more modules or a switch to a higher edition are activated via a new license file. Data and work worlds remain intact.
Our product promise
What you always get. And what we never do.
Two short lists that keep the product contract clear over the years.
What you always get
- An audit-capable log for every business action
- A multilingual interface (DE / FR / IT / RM / EN)
- Swiss financial standards native (QR-bill / ISO 20022 / salary reporting / eBill)
- Open interfaces: PostgreSQL, REST, CSV, XML
- A signed, traceable release and licensing model
- Long-term platform maintenance on a Java LTS base
What we never do
- No silent data outflow to third-party AI providers
- No predetermined operating model
- No vendor lock, data exportable, formats open
- No forced rebuilds due to a platform change
- No hidden module dependencies
- No AI obligation for business decisions
Explore ewws through a familiar workflow.
Try the apps with public demo access, then compare the features in each edition. This gives you a practical basis for choosing where to start.