Tap tea, scan the biscuits. The bill is done before the glass is poured.
The billing app for tea shops: tea, coffee and vada are one tap each, packed biscuits and chips scan in with the phone camera, and the bill adds itself up during the rush. Note the morning milk and gas, and see today's profit before you pull the shutter. Free, in your language.
Works in your browser — nothing to install.
Your tea stall counter in Books
Two ways to bill, one bill. Loose items and things you make are one tap each; anything with a barcode on the pack is scanned with the phone camera. Both land on the same bill in seconds.
Tap these
Big buttons on the bill screen, one tap each.
Scan these
Point the phone at the barcode; the price comes from your list.
Note these costs
Your own expense categories, a few taps each.
A tea stall's day, in Books
Small bills, many times an hour, and costs that come every single morning. Books is built around exactly that.
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6 am: milk and gas
Add today's milk and the gas refill as expenses in a few taps, while the first boil starts.
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Rush hour: one tap a cup
Tea, coffee, vada, samosa: big buttons, one tap each, works with one hand. Bills number themselves.
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Closing: today's profit
The dashboard shows today's sales, today's expenses and what is left. No adding up the notebook.
Made for a busy counter
One hand, big buttons
Bill while pouring. The total and Save stay within thumb reach on a phone.
In your language
Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati or English, switched any time.
Prices from your list
Change the price of tea once and every new bill uses it. Old bills keep the price they had.
Packed snacks scan in
Biscuits and chips with a barcode can be scanned with the phone camera.
Bill or token on paper
Print on a small Bluetooth printer when customers ask for a bill (Pro).
On the phone you have
Opens in the browser or from your home screen like an app. Nothing to buy.
What Books does not do (yet)
- No table, waiter or kitchen-order (KOT) features: Books is for counter billing.
- No credit (udhaar) book and no stock counts yet.
- Books does not file GST returns or make e-invoices; GST bills themselves are part of Pro.
Questions shop owners ask
Can I bill a cup of tea in one tap?
Yes. Your items are big buttons on the bill screen; tap Tea once for each cup. The total adds up as you tap, and Save keeps the bill with its number.
My helper takes the money during the rush. Can they bill too?
Yes, from any phone signed in to your shop. Separate staff logins are not available yet, so everyone uses the same shop login.
How do I keep track of milk, sugar and gas?
Make expense categories such as Milk, Sugar & tea powder, Gas and Snacks supplier, and add each purchase as you pay. The month shows which one costs the most.
Does Books work without internet?
No, it needs a mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to save bills. It works on slow connections because each bill is one small request.
Can it print a bill or token?
Yes, on a 58 mm or 80 mm Bluetooth printer with Books Pro (30 days free for new shops).
Is it really free for a tea stall?
Billing, expenses and today's and this month's profit are free for ever. Pro adds old months, yearly reports, exports and printing.
Also useful
Books adds up every bill, takes away every expense and shows the profit of today, this month and this year — without a notebook or a calculator.
Print every bill on a 58 mm or 80 mm Bluetooth thermal printer straight from your phone or laptop. Tamil and Hindi print correctly, no printer driver needed.
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