Billing & GST
Free GST billing app for small shops
Most small shops in India still write bills by hand and keep udhaar in a separate notebook. It works — until a customer asks for a GST bill, the tax maths goes wrong, or you can't remember who owes you. A free GST billing app fixes all three from the one device already on your counter: your phone. This guide covers what GST-ready billing actually needs, why billing should connect to stock and khata, and how to start billing in your own language today.
By Risorra Labs Editorial Team
What "GST-ready" billing really needs
A GST bill isn't just a total with a tax line. To be valid it needs your business name and GSTIN, the customer's details where required, a unique invoice number, the correct tax rate per item, and a clear split of CGST and SGST (or IGST). Doing that by hand for every sale is slow and easy to get wrong.
A billing app holds your GSTIN and tax rates once, then builds a correct invoice in a few taps. The numbering, the tax split, and the format are handled for you — so the bill is right every time, even on a busy day.
Why free matters for a small shop
A new or small shop shouldn't pay a monthly fee to find out whether an app fits how it works. A genuine free plan lets you bill, keep khata, and track stock for real before spending anything.
- Make GST-ready bills and share them on WhatsApp.
- Keep customer and supplier khata in one place.
- Track stock as you sell — no separate register.
StockMitra's free plan covers exactly this. Paid plans (from ₹249/month) add unlimited bills, thermal printing, and GST returns export when the shop grows into them.
Billing in your own language
The person at the counter isn't always the owner. If the app is English-only, half the shop can't use it. StockMitra works in six Indian languages — Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi — with plain wording made for everyday counter use, so anyone can make a bill without training.
Billing that updates your stock
The real win isn't a prettier bill — it's that the bill does work for you. In StockMitra, every bill automatically reduces stock, so you always know what's left and what to reorder, without counting shelves. Photograph a supplier's purchase bill and the app reads the items and tops the stock back up.
Khata and udhaar in the same place
Credit is part of how Indian shops run. When a customer pays later, a separate udhaar notebook drifts out of sync with the bills. A billing app that records udhaar against the customer's khata keeps the sale and the credit on one record — so you can see who owes you, send a polite reminder, and mark it paid when the money comes in.
Start billing in one evening
You don't need a computer, a barcode scanner, or a setup visit. Add your shop name and GSTIN, add your regular items — type them or just photograph each one — and make your first bill. Most shops are billing the same evening they start.
is live and free to start: GST billing, stock and khata, from your phone, in your language.
