The Problem
In Indian culture, tracking who gave what at family events isn't just polite — it's essential. When it's their son's wedding, you give back what they gave at yours. This reciprocity runs deep.
Traditionally, families kept a paper register called a potli — a ledger of every gift, every occasion, every name. But paper gets lost. Handwriting fades. Nobody updates it in the chaos of a wedding.
Potli digitises this. Free, forever.
What It Does
- Log gifts naturally — type in Hindi or English ("chachaji ne 1100 diye") and the app parses name, amount, and type automatically
- All gift types — Cash, UPI, Cheque, Envelope, In-Kind, and Crypto
- 15 occasion types — Wedding, Birthday, Janeu, Mundan, Namkaran, Griha Pravesh, Tilak, Pooja, Anniversary, and more
- Export anytime — Download your ledger as a formatted PDF or Excel file
- Family sharing — Share a link so multiple family members can log gifts simultaneously in real-time
- 12 languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Bengali, Spanish, French, German, English
- Works offline — PWA that installs on your phone and syncs when back online
Who It's For
Any Indian family that's ever asked "yaar, shaadi mein unhone kitna diya tha?" — and had no answer.
Potli is especially useful for large joint families managing events across multiple cities, where the paper register never made it back home.
Business Model
100% free, forever. Potential paths: premium PDF themes, entry-limit gates for very large events, B2B accounts for pandits and event coordinators, and a voluntary donate button via Razorpay.
No ads. No selling your family data. Full stop.