Bookkeeping you'll actually keep up with
Tovan is a small business accounting app for the daily bookkeeping every business needs — income, expenses, and profit — without the complexity of full accounting software.
- Works fully offline
- English, हिन्दी & ગુજરાતી
- Daily encrypted backups
Full accounting software is built for accountants, not shop owners
More screens than you'll ever use
Ledgers, journal entries, chart of accounts — powerful for a trained bookkeeper, overwhelming for someone just trying to know if the business made money.
A notebook has no reports
Paper is honest and simple, but it can't total your month, compare it to last month, or hand a clean summary to your accountant.
Excel needs someone to maintain it
A spreadsheet works until formulas break, someone edits the wrong cell, or the person who built it is unavailable.
The bookkeeping a small business actually does
Record income and expenses daily
Every entry is a couple of taps — no accounts to set up, no journal entries, no training required.
Export clean reports for your accountant
When you need GST filing or a formal statement, export your income, expense, and profit reports as Excel or PDF and hand them over.
Paper book vs. Excel vs. accounting software vs. Tovan
Where daily bookkeeping actually fits, honestly compared.
| Feature | Paper book | Excel | Accounting software | Tovan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works offline | Yes | Depends on device | Rarely | Yes |
| Automatic totals & reports | No | Only if formulas are right | Yes | Yes |
| Needs training to use | No | Somewhat | Yes | No |
| Multiple people can add entries | One book at a time | Version conflicts | Yes, with setup | Yes, with roles |
| GST filing / invoicing | No | No | Usually yes | No — export for your accountant |
| Backed up automatically | No | If you remember to save a copy | Depends on plan | Yes, daily |
What Tovan does — and doesn't — do
Does: income & expense tracking
Record every entry, categorised, with attachments, across as many businesses as you run.
Does: reports you can export
Daily, monthly, and yearly income, expense, and profit reports, exportable as Excel or PDF.
Does: multi-business & team access
Separate books per business, with Owner and Worker roles for your team.
Doesn't: file GST or generate invoices
Tovan isn't a filing or invoicing tool — export your reports and hand them to your accountant for that.
Doesn't: require journal entries
There's no chart of accounts or double-entry bookkeeping to learn — just income and expense entries.
Questions about small business accounting
Is Tovan full accounting software?
No. Tovan is a bookkeeping app for daily income and expense tracking. It doesn't handle GST filing, invoicing, or journal entries — export your reports to Excel or PDF and pass them to your accountant for that.
Can I switch from a paper register or Excel sheet?
Yes. There's nothing to import — just start recording your entries in Tovan going forward, and your reports build up automatically from there.
Can my accountant use the reports I export?
Yes. Reports export as Excel or PDF with your income, expense, and profit summaries, ready to hand over.
Do I need accounting knowledge to use Tovan?
No. Every entry is just income or expense, a category, and an amount — no accounting terms or training required.
Bookkeeping that actually fits how you run your business
Free for 90 days, no card required. No accounting background needed.
No hidden charges. No per-user fees. Cancel anytime.