KinMol vs a paper khata

Most shops in Nepal started with a khata. Here is what changes when the same records live in KinMol, and what to do first.

A khata is a notebook: every sale, every due and every payment written by hand, and added up by hand. It costs almost nothing and works anywhere.

Side by side

KinMol vs a paper khata
Topic	Paper khata	KinMol
Ringing up a sale	Written by hand, then added up by hand.	Tap what they bought. The price comes from your list, VAT is worked out, and a numbered payment receipt prints or goes by email or WhatsApp.
Who owes you	Found by reading back through the pages.	Each customer’s dues on screen, with reminders by WhatsApp or SMS and a pay link that needs no sign-in.
Stock	Counted on the shelf when you have time.	Each sale takes the item off the count. Low stock and expiry are listed for you.
The books	Copied into a ledger, often at the end of the month.	Purchases, expenses, payroll and payments post balanced journal entries as you record them. The trial balance is ready for your accountant.
If the book is lost	One copy. If it is lost or damaged, so are the records.	Kept online, not on one device. Download your sales, stock value or the whole fiscal year whenever you like.
What it needs	A pen. No power, no internet.	A phone, tablet or computer, and an internet connection.
Cost	The price of a notebook.	Free to run your business on. You pay only for NEX, the AI assistant, if you use it.

Paper khata: Written by hand, then added up by hand.
KinMol: Tap what they bought. The price comes from your list, VAT is worked out, and a numbered payment receipt prints or goes by email or WhatsApp.

Paper khata: Found by reading back through the pages.
KinMol: Each customer’s dues on screen, with reminders by WhatsApp or SMS and a pay link that needs no sign-in.

Paper khata: Counted on the shelf when you have time.
KinMol: Each sale takes the item off the count. Low stock and expiry are listed for you.

Paper khata: Copied into a ledger, often at the end of the month.
KinMol: Purchases, expenses, payroll and payments post balanced journal entries as you record them. The trial balance is ready for your accountant.

Paper khata: One copy. If it is lost or damaged, so are the records.
KinMol: Kept online, not on one device. Download your sales, stock value or the whole fiscal year whenever you like.

Paper khata: The price of a notebook.
KinMol: Free to run your business on. You pay only for NEX, the AI assistant, if you use it.

If you make a few sales a day, nobody else needs the numbers and you do not file VAT, a khata may be all you need for now.

1
Add what you sell
Type in your products or menu with the price your customer pays. VAT is set per item, at 13% or zero.
2
Enter who owes you
Add each customer with what they owe today, one by one or all at once from a spreadsheet.
3
Count the shelf once
Enter your opening stock with the day you counted it and what it cost you.
4
Sell today in KinMol
Ring up today’s sales in KinMol and keep the old khata for reference. From now on the books write themselves.

Every claim about KinMol on this page is something that works today. See exactly what is live and what is not. See what’s live

Free to run your business on. Import your sheet, ring up a sale, and see the books.