Khata App in Urdu: How to Keep Your Hisab Kitab in Urdu

Why an Urdu khata app makes a difference

In many Pakistani shops, the person at the counter is not the owner. It might be a son, a nephew or an assistant who reads Urdu comfortably and English slowly. Give them an English-only app and you will see the result within a week: skipped entries, amounts in the wrong customer, and a quiet return to the paper register.

An Urdu interface removes that friction. Labels such as وصول کرنا ہے and ادا کرنا ہے are understood at a glance, entries are made while the customer is still at the counter, and the khata stays complete. That completeness is what makes a khata worth having.

It matters on the customer’s side too. When a customer receives a statement with their own name and their purchases written the way they speak about them, they check it quickly and pay with confidence. When the same statement arrives in a language they struggle with, it is easier to doubt it, and a doubted statement is a delayed payment. Writing your khata in Urdu is not only a convenience for your counter; it is part of getting paid on time.

Which khata apps support Urdu?

We checked each app’s store listing and website in October 2026.

For a broader look at apps for Pakistani shops, see our guide to the best khata app in Pakistan and which khata app is best.

Urdu khata terms, and what MobiKhata calls them

The words below are the ones shopkeepers already use in a paper khata, next to the labels you will see in MobiKhata’s Urdu version.

If you want the full column-by-column layout of a paper khata, our khata book format guide has a worked example with a running balance.

How to set up MobiKhata in Urdu

1. Download MobiKhata free from Google Play or the App Store.
2. Sign in with Google, Apple or email so your khata is backed up.
3. Open Settings (ترتیبات) and choose Language & Currency (زبان اور کرنسی), then select اردو. The screens switch to Urdu and read right to left.
4. Create your business and set its currency to Pakistani rupee (PKR).
5. Tap پارٹی شامل کریں to add your first customer, then record a کیش آؤٹ when you give goods on credit or a کیش ان when you are paid.

You can switch back to English at any time from the same setting. If you are moving from a paper register, the mobile khata guide explains how to carry over each customer’s balance.

Writing names and notes: Urdu script or Roman Urdu?

Both work in MobiKhata, so choose the one your customers will recognise when they see their statement. A few habits that keep a khata easy to read:

• Use the name your customer uses. If a customer is known as حاجی صاحب at your shop, that is the name that belongs in the app, perhaps with a phone number to tell two of them apart.
• Keep notes short and specific. “آٹا 20 کلو، چینی 5 کلو” is more useful than “سودا”.
• Be consistent. If you start in Roman Urdu, stay in Roman Urdu, so searching for a customer or a note always works.

A day with an Urdu khata: an example

Haji Saleem runs a general store in Rawalpindi with his nephew Usman, who handles the counter in the afternoons. They switched MobiKhata to Urdu on the first day, so both of them see the same words they used to write in the register.

• 10:15, a neighbour takes groceries worth Rs. 2,350 on credit. Haji Saleem opens her account and records a کیش آؤٹ with the note “آٹا، گھی، چائے”.
• 15:40, her son pays Rs. 2,000. Usman records a کیش ان on the same account. The balance now shows Rs. 350 under وصول کرنا ہے.
• 21:00, before closing, Haji Saleem checks the home screen totals and sends two customers their statements on WhatsApp.

Nothing in that day is new to a Pakistani shop. The difference is that the totals are always right, both of them can see every entry, and the record is backed up.

Tips for different kinds of shops

• Kiryana and general stores: add the customers who buy on monthly credit first, and agree a payment day such as the 1st or salary day in the entry note.
• Medical stores: keep notes short but specific, for example the medicine name and quantity, so a family can recognise every line on the statement.
• Wholesalers: add your suppliers too. Record goods you take on credit as کیش ان and payments you make as کیش آؤٹ, and your total appears under ادا کرنا ہے.
• Mobile and electronics shops: for instalment sales, record the full price as one entry and each instalment as a payment, so the remaining amount is always visible.

Sending statements and reminders in Urdu

When a balance falls due, create a PDF statement from the customer’s page and share it on WhatsApp or by SMS. A short, polite message in Urdu does the rest. Our payment reminder templates include ready-to-send messages in Urdu script and Roman Urdu, from the first friendly reminder to the thank-you after payment. For the bigger picture on getting paid, read udhar wapas kaise le: 10 polite ways to get your udhar back.

Rupees, dollars and other currencies

Most Pakistani shops work only in rupees, but traders who import goods or deal with Afghan partners often keep some accounts in US dollars or Afghani. Mixing them in one ledger makes every balance meaningless. In MobiKhata, create a second business for the other currency, for example “Shop – USD”, and switch between businesses in one tap. Our guide to managing multiple currencies explains the approach.

Use MobiKhata in Urdu

Free on Android and iPhone. Switch to Urdu in Settings and keep your hisab the way you always have.

On a computer? Use the same account in the MobiKhata web app.

Related reading

• Best Khata App in Pakistan: Khatabook Alternatives
• Payment Reminder Messages in Urdu, Pashto, Dari and English
• Which Khata App Is Best? How to Choose in 5 Minutes
• Khata Book Format: How to Write a Customer Ledger
• Hisab Kitab App: How to Choose the Best App for Daily Hisab Kitab

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