What it does
Khatabook is a ledger app for small shops. Each customer has a running balance, so the shopkeeper can see who owes what.
Shops across India sell on credit and write what each customer owes in a paper ledger, the khata. Pages go missing and totals are disputed. The app keeps the same customer-by-customer record on the shopkeeper's phone. The company says it has passed 50 million downloads.
- Built by
- Ravish Naresh, Vaibhav Kalpe, Ashish Sonone, Dhanesh Kumar, Jaideep Poonia
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Made for
- Shopkeepers and small merchants who sell on credit
Compiled by the Takṣa team from public information, last updated 4 October 2026. Sources: StartupTalky, Tracxn.
How to get it
Open Khatabook- Price
- Free to start
- Platforms
- Android and iOS
- Languages
- 11+ Indian languages
- Stage
- Live
Why it fits India
Replaces the paper khata that small shops use to track customer credit, in more than 11 Indian languages.
- Languages
- Available in more than 11 Indian languages, so the shopkeeper does not need English.
- Habit
- It follows the khata that shops already keep, so there is no accounting software to learn.
- Price
- The core bookkeeping tools are free.
Problems it solves1
What users say0
Who builds it5
- Ravish NareshCo-founder and CEO
- Vaibhav KalpeCo-founder
Built the first version after watching his father keep the books at his electrical shop.
- Ashish SononeCo-founder
- Dhanesh KumarCo-founder
- Jaideep PooniaCo-founder