Takkada and Livekeeping overlap more than most Tally mobile apps. Both put TallyPrime or Tally ERP 9 on a phone and in a browser, handle unlimited companies, create vouchers that post into Tally, generate e-invoices and e-way bills, share invoices on WhatsApp and record field check-ins. Across the 16 distributor features in this comparison, Takkada offers 16 and Livekeeping offers 8, counting a partial feature as half and based on each app's public listings. Takkada goes further across the distributor's day. It adds delivery challans, a customer ordering link, a dispatch loading sheet, AI voice calls to overdue parties, a zero-MDR UPI link on the invoice and payments matched back into Tally, and it can cancel an e-invoice or e-way bill from the phone. Livekeeping sells e-invoice and e-way bill as a paid add-on tier, while on Takkada they come with the Assurance plan.
What is Takkada?
Takkada is a mobile and web app for Indian distributors that run their books in TallyPrime or Tally ERP 9. It connects the whole distribution day to Tally: salesman order booking, sales invoices, delivery challans, dispatch loading, WhatsApp delivery of invoices, UPI payment links with 0% MDR, automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp and email, AI voice calls, and automatic matching of payments to invoices. Every entry made in Takkada posts back into Tally, and your Tally data files stay on your own computer. Some of these are plan features and some are add-ons; the table below says which.
What is Livekeeping?
Livekeeping is a Tally-on-mobile app for Android, iOS and web. It offers 20+ business reports, voucher creation from mobile with a maker-checker step before entries reach the desktop, sharing of invoices and ledgers on WhatsApp, WhatsApp reminders for outstanding bills, GPS-enabled sales tracking with punch in/out, e-invoice and e-way bill, and unlimited companies.
Takkada vs Livekeeping: full feature table
✓ means available, ◐ means partial or limited, and "Not found" means we could not find it on the vendor's public pages.
| Feature | Takkada | Livekeeping |
|---|---|---|
| See your books | ||
| Live Tally reports on mobile | ✓ 20+ reports | ✓ 20+ reports |
| Web app (browser) access | ✓ From the Assurance plan | ✓ Mobile and web |
| Multiple companies in one app | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ Unlimited |
| Book orders and bill | ||
| Create vouchers on mobile that post into Tally | ✓ 13 types, including credit and debit notes | ✓ With maker-checker approval. Credit and debit notes not found |
| Delivery challans | ✓ Yes | Not found |
| E-invoice (IRN) and e-way bill from phone | ✓ From the Assurance plan, and cancel either from the phone | ✓ Sold as a paid add-on tier. Cancellation from the phone not found |
| Customer self-ordering link or portal | ✓ Add-on module | Not found |
| Field team | ||
| Salesman order booking with restricted access | ✓ Each salesman sees only his parties | ◐ Sub-users can create vouchers |
| Geo-tagged visit check-in and check-out | ✓ Photo, location and time at the visit (Copilot plan) | ✓ GPS sales tracking, punch in/out |
| Dispatch loading sheet and proof of delivery | ✓ Dispatch Load (Copilot plan), proof of delivery as an add-on | Not found |
| Reminders and payments | ||
| Share invoices and ledgers on WhatsApp | ✓ Share any invoice or ledger from the app | ✓ Yes |
| Send WhatsApp from your own business number | ✓ Add-on. Invoices and reminders go out from your own WhatsApp Business number | Not found |
| Automated payment reminders | ✓ Automatic on WhatsApp from Takkada's number, or from your own number (add-on), plus email and AI calls (add-on) | ◐ WhatsApp reminders; scheduling not described |
| AI voice calls to follow up on payments | ✓ Add-on module, billed per connected minute | Not found |
| UPI pay link on the invoice | ✓ Payment Collection add-on, 0% MDR | Not found |
| Payments matched to invoices, bank statement import | ✓ Bank import on Copilot. UPI receipts matched with Payment Collection | Not found |
Across these 16 features, counting a partial one as half, Takkada offers 16 and Livekeeping offers 8.
Features both apps offer
- Live Tally reports on mobile
- Web app (browser) access
- Multiple companies in one app
- Create vouchers on mobile that post into Tally
- E-invoice (IRN) and e-way bill from phone
- Geo-tagged visit check-in and check-out
- Share invoices and ledgers on WhatsApp
Where Livekeeping offers part of it
- Salesman order booking with restricted access
- Automated payment reminders
Features available in Takkada but not found in Livekeeping
- Delivery challans
- Customer self-ordering link or portal
- Dispatch loading sheet and proof of delivery
- Send WhatsApp from your own business number
- AI voice calls to follow up on payments
- UPI pay link on the invoice
- Payments matched to invoices, bank statement import
Invoices and reminders from your own WhatsApp number
With Takkada, invoices and payment reminders can go out from your own WhatsApp Business number, so the retailer sees your firm's name and replies to you, the same number he already saves and trusts. This is an add-on, and Meta bills the messages to you directly. We did not find sending from the customer's own number on Livekeeping's public pages. Reminders also go out by email, and an AI voice call can follow up with parties who do not respond.
Where Livekeeping is ahead
Livekeeping's maker-checker step lets an owner approve each mobile entry before it reaches Tally, and it ships updates often, so its mobile GST flow is well worn. If mobile invoicing with GST documents is all you need, it covers that.
How the two are priced
When we checked in August 2026, Livekeeping's public pricing started around ₹3,000 a year, with e-invoice and e-way bill sold as a paid add-on tier on top. On Takkada, e-invoice and e-way bill generation come with the Assurance plan at ₹6,480 a year, GST extra, and cancelling either from the phone is included. Our Livekeeping alternative page covers the collection side in more detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the difference between Takkada and Livekeeping?
A: Both apps put Tally on mobile and the browser, create vouchers, generate e-invoices and e-way bills, and record field check-ins. Takkada also offers delivery challans, a customer ordering link, a dispatch loading sheet and AI voice calls, plus UPI collection matched back into Tally.
Q: Does Livekeeping have dispatch and proof of delivery?
A: We did not find dispatch, loading sheets or proof of delivery on Livekeeping's public listings (checked November 2026). Takkada's Dispatch Load on the Copilot plan builds the van load and prints the loading sheet, and the Proof of Delivery add-on gives drivers a login with a geo-tagged photo at each drop, with cash or UPI approved by the office.
Q: Does Livekeeping collect payments by UPI?
A: UPI payment links and automatic payment matching are not mentioned on Livekeeping's public listings. With the Payment Collection add-on, Takkada puts a UPI link on the invoice at 0% MDR and matches each payment to its invoice.
Q: Does Takkada work with TallyPrime and Tally ERP 9?
A: Yes. Takkada works with TallyPrime and Tally ERP 9 through a connector on the Windows PC where Tally runs. Every invoice created in Tally appears in Takkada, and every entry made in Takkada posts back into Tally.
Q: Which Tally mobile app can make AI calls to collect payments?
A: Takkada places AI voice calls to customers about their dues as an add-on module billed per connected minute, alongside automatic reminders on WhatsApp and email.
Q: Does my Tally data move to the cloud with Takkada?
A: Takkada syncs with the Tally installed on your own computer. Your data files stay where they are today. Stop using Takkada and your Tally keeps working exactly as before.
Sources
Livekeeping details come from its App Store listing and Techjockey listing, read in November 2026, and its App Store version history and pricing sheet, read in August 2026. "Not found" means we could not find it on those pages, so ask the vendor if it matters to you. Takkada details come from our own features and plan table. You can also see five Tally mobile apps compared side by side. Tally, TallyPrime and Tally ERP 9 are trademarks of Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. All product names belong to their owners.