myBillBook vs JewelKhata
myBillBook is a GST billing and invoicing app used by many kinds of small Indian businesses. JewelKhata is an offline, encrypted khata app built only for jewellers — customer ledger, orders with advance, girvi (gold loan) register and inventory with weight and purity. They solve different problems, and many shops will be better served by one than the other.
| Feature | JewelKhata | myBillBook |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Private jewellery khata + girvi register | GST billing and invoicing |
| Works fully offline | ✓Yes — no internet ever needed | Generally needs login; cloud based |
| Account / sign-up | ✓No account at all | Yes (mobile number login) |
| Where data lives | ✓Only on your phone, AES-encrypted | Typically on the provider's cloud |
| Decoy PIN (separate vault) | ✓Yes | No |
| Girvi (gold loan) register with interest | ✓Built in — interest till today, total due | Not a built-in module |
| Weight / purity / hallmark / making charges | ✓Built-in fields | Generally via custom item fields |
| GST invoices, e-way bills, GST reports | No GST return filing | ✓Yes — core strength |
| Multi-device / staff access | No — single shop, single phone | ✓Yes |
| PDF invoice + WhatsApp share | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Punjabi | Several Indian languages |
| Trial | 7-day free trial via Google Play / App Store | Free version plus paid plans |
When myBillBook is the better choice
myBillBook is generally the better choice if your main need is GST-compliant billing: GST invoices, e-way bills, GST reports for your CA, and access from more than one device or by staff. Because it is a cloud-based product, your data is typically available on several devices once you log in. If you run a mixed store, or GST billing is the core of your daily work, it is a stronger fit than JewelKhata.
When JewelKhata is the better choice
JewelKhata is the better choice when you want a private, jewellery-specific record book on one phone: customer udhar, orders with advance and payment history, a girvi register that calculates monthly interest till today, and inventory with photos, weight, purity, hallmark and making charges. Everything stays on the phone, AES-encrypted, with no account, no server and a Decoy PIN that opens a separate vault.
Bottom line
Who should choose which: pick myBillBook if GST billing, e-way bills and multi-device or staff access are what you need every day. Pick JewelKhata if you are a single-shop jeweller who wants a private digital khata — udhar, orders, girvi with automatic interest and stock — that never leaves your phone. Some jewellers use both: a GST billing tool for tax invoices, and JewelKhata as the private shop register. You can test JewelKhata with the 7-day free trial.
How to move from myBillBook to JewelKhata
- Export your parties (customers) and items list from myBillBook, if your version offers export, or note down your active customers and balances.
- Install JewelKhata, set your PIN, and (optionally) set a Decoy PIN.
- Add active customers with their opening udhar balance, then add pending orders with the advance already received.
- Enter any girvi items into the girvi register with the original date and monthly interest %, so interest till today is calculated correctly.
- Take a password-encrypted backup from JewelKhata once you are done, and keep the file safely (for example on Drive or WhatsApp).