GharKhata: Minimalist Offline Household Ledger
A high-finish, privacy-respecting household ledger, milk delivery tally, and maid payroll assistant engineered specifically for Indian homemakers. Built natively with Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI with zero internet permissions and zero subscription fees.
When downloading directly outside Google Play, tap the notification after download completes, choose Settings, and toggle Allow from this source. GharKhata does not request internet access, ensuring full privacy on your device.
Crafted for Visual Recognition, Not Corporate Accounting
Big unmistakable icons, tactile key depression, and warm terracotta design system eliminating English terminology barriers.
Why Corporate Finance Apps Fail the Home CFO
Mainstream budget trackers are engineered for corporate accountants in Silicon Valley. They require bank SMS scraping, English dropdown selections, and double-entry accounting terminology.
Cash & Micro-UPI Reality
Vegetable vendors, milkmen, and household help operate in cash and direct UPI payments. Bank SMS scraping fails completely when withdrawing cash from an ATM for weekly market expenses.
Language & Form Barriers
Homemakers do not think in Assets, Liabilities, and Reconciliation. GharKhata replaces text-heavy dropdown forms with high-contrast visual icons (Sabzi, Kirana, Doodh, Bai) requiring zero English typing.
Zero-Trust Data Privacy
Most free budget apps upload contacts, bank messages, and purchase patterns to third-party ad brokers. GharKhata completely omits the internet permission, ensuring household data never leaves the room.
6 Core Engines Built for Household Finance
Every screen in GharKhata is engineered to complete daily logging within 3 taps and under 5 seconds.
Aaj Ka Kharcha (Safe Daily Spend)
Calculates real-time daily safe spending by dividing your remaining monthly budget by days left in the month. Spending less today dynamically expands your spending envelope tomorrow.
Mandi Math Pad (0ms Calculator)
Integrated numeric keypad with direct + and - operators for grocery and vegetable bills (e.g. 40 + 60 + 35). Delivers instant on-screen arithmetic with zero app switching.
Doodh Ka Hisaab (Milk Bottle Tally)
1-tap visual bottle grid tracking daily milk delivery. Toggle between default liters, extra quantities, or vacation days with automated rupee totals and 1-tap WhatsApp verification.
Domestic Staff & Maid Payroll
Visual attendance calendar for domestic helpers. Records mid-month cash advances and automatically calculates prorated salary on the 1st with a bilingual breakdown slip.
Gupt Tijori (Secret Savings Vault)
A private, biometric PIN-isolated emergency cash stash for personal savings (Stree Dhan). Isolated from main household balance and excluded from family financial reports.
Galla (Cash Denomination Counter)
Rapid note steppers for Indian currency notes (500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 Rupee) that auto-calculate total physical cash kept in home almirahs, vaults, or purses.
Native Engineering Specifications
Zero web wrappers, zero hybrid latency, and zero cloud lock-in. Full native parity across Android and iOS.
| Dimension | Specification |
|---|---|
| Android Framework | Jetpack Compose + Material 3 |
| iOS Framework | SwiftUI (iOS 16.0+ Native) |
| Local Database | Room Database (SQLite) + CoreData |
| Network Access | 0 Permissions (INTERNET Omitted) |
| Haptic Engine | Spring tactile key depression (scale 0.96) |
| Biometrics | AndroidX BiometricPrompt / Face ID |
| Number Formatting | Indian Rupee (Lakhs & Crores format) |
| Open Source License | MIT License (pronextlabs/gharkhata) |
Everything You Need to Know About GharKhata
Does GharKhata need internet or SIM connectivity to work?
No. GharKhata is 100% offline-first. It does not include the Android INTERNET permission in its manifest and makes zero network requests. Everything runs locally on Room SQLite (Android) and CoreData (iOS).
How does the Mandi calculator keypad work without switching apps?
The numeric input pad includes native + and - keys directly on the keyboard. When buying multiple items (e.g. 40 + 60 + 35), you type the expression and the total calculates on-screen instantly with 0ms lag and spring-based key haptics.
What is Gupt Tijori and how is it kept secret?
Gupt Tijori is a dedicated, biometric PIN-protected vault for personal cash reserves (Stree Dhan) and festival cash gifts. It is strictly excluded from general household spending reports and hidden from the primary dashboard overview.
Is GharKhata really free or will there be subscription charges later?
GharKhata is completely free and published under the permissive MIT Open Source License on GitHub. There are zero subscription plans, no in-app purchases, and no advertisements.
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