Kirana store
Staff attendance and salary app for a kirana store
A kirana store runs on people who come in at different hours and get paid in different ways. That is exactly where a paper register starts to fail.
Who works in a kirana store
- One or two counter helpers who are there all day, paid monthly.
- A delivery boy on a cycle or a scooter, often paid weekly.
- A loader who comes only on stock days, paid for the day.
- A family member who helps on Sundays and festival weeks, paid in cash when it suits.
Most kirana owners pay the counter staff monthly, the delivery boy weekly, and the loader on the day. Advances are common before school fees and before a festival.
The argument this trade has
The delivery boy says he came in on twenty-six days. Your register has twenty-three, and three of the pages have a tick that could be a half day. Neither of you can prove it, so you split the difference and both feel cheated.
What matters most here
- Marking the day Ten seconds, before the first customer.
- Monthly, weekly and daily together Counter staff, delivery boy and loader in one list.
- Advances The money you hand over before a festival, remembered for you.
The numbers this trade knows
- A helper on ₹9,000 a month is about ₹300 a day. One wrongly counted day is ₹300.
- Three workers, twelve months, one argument each — that is a whole day of your year spent counting ticks.
A shop like yours
We are looking for our first kirana store willing to be named and photographed. If that could be you, tell us — we will come to the shop, and nothing is published without your signed permission.
Questions people ask
I only have two workers. Is this worth it?
Yes, and it is free for up to five workers. Two workers is where most of our shops start.
My shop has no network inside. Will it work?
Yes. Everything saves on your phone the moment you tap. Network or no network, it is the same.
Can my son mark the day when I am at the wholesale market?
Yes. Give him access as a manager. You can see who marked what.
Start keeping your register on your phone
It is free, it works with no internet, and setting up your shop takes about three minutes.