The platform

Every module, shown in the real app.

69 things you can use today, with more on the way. Nothing here is a paid add-on.

Module 1 · Gate & visitors

Know who’s at the gate. Decide in one tap.

  • Allow or deny. Full-screen prompt with the visitor’s photo, even when the app is closed.

  • Pre-approved guests. Share a 6-digit code; the guard enters it and they walk in.

  • Deliveries & cabs. Swiggy, Amazon and more in one tap; parcels kept at the gate.

  • Daily help. Maids, cooks and drivers check in with a code; you see when they come and go.

  • SOS in one press. Fire, medical, security or lift alerts to everyone at once.

  • Smart gates. Boom barriers, RFID and number-plate recognition.

    Coming soon
  • QR passes & offline gate. Scan-to-enter passes; the gate works without internet.

    Coming soon
Guard app: new visitor form with Guest, Delivery, Cab and Service
Resident app: full-screen visitor approval with Allow and Deny
Module 2 · Resident app

Everything about home, in one simple app

  • Every home. Several flats or societies in one login; switch in one tap.

  • Pay dues in seconds. UPI, cards and net banking, with PDF receipts.

  • Your household. Add family, tenants, daily help and vehicles yourself.

  • Amenities & helpdesk. Book the clubhouse; raise complaints with photos and track them.

  • Comfortable for all. Light and dark themes, larger text, reduced motion.

Resident home: dues card with Pay now, quick actions and the latest notice
Payments: choose dues and pay securely by UPI, card or net banking
Module 2 · Maids, cooks & drivers

Know your help. Pay them right.

  • Attendance calendar. Green when they entered the society, red when they didn’t, grey on weekly offs. Mark absent from your flat.

  • Every entry, every exit. Tap a day for each check-in and check-out time at the gate.

  • Salary & payments. Record cash or UPI payments; paid days are marked on the calendar. Private to your flat.

  • Helpers directory. Every helper in the society with contact details and ratings from the flats they work for.

  • Hire with confidence. Add someone who already works here, or a new person the society reviews, with ID proof.

Times shown are entries to the society, not to the home.

A helper’s attendance calendar: green present, red absent, with payments below
Helpers directory: maids and drivers with how many flats they work in
Module 3 · Guard app

Built for guards, on a secure Habitat device

  • Habitat gate device. Provided for a refundable deposit. Big buttons; the screen stays awake.

  • Fast entries. Repeat visitors fill in from their number; a photo from the camera.

  • One code keypad. Guest codes and staff entry codes on the same screen.

  • Live answers. See the resident’s reply instantly, or call the flat from the app.

  • Inside, parcels, vehicles. Who is inside, parcels at the gate, number-plate checks.

Guard app gate screen: New visitor, Enter code, counts and residents’ answers
Module 4 · Billing & payments

Maintenance billed, collected and receipted

  • Billing runs. Fixed or per sq ft charges, monthly to yearly, with GST.

  • Collect any way. UPI and cards online; cash, cheque and NEFT recorded by the office.

  • Late fees & reminders. Percent or flat, with grace days and SMS reminders.

  • Adjustments. Advances, credit notes, refunds and bounced cheques handled.

  • Owner or tenant pays. The owner decides who gets the maintenance bill.

Admin billing: outstanding dues, overdue amounts and monthly billing runs
Module 5 · Full accounting

Real books your auditor can trust, included

  • Double-entry, accrual. Every bill and payment posts to the books itself.

  • Vendors, TDS & GST. Vendor bills with TDS and GST input credit, payments, statements.

  • Bank reconciliation. Import statements; entries match automatically.

  • Funds, budgets, year-end. Sinking funds, budgets vs actual, April–March close and locks.

  • Auditor-ready. Balance sheet, I&E, R&P, trial balance; Tally XML and CSV.

Reports: a balanced balance sheet with funds, assets and liabilities, CSV and Tally export
Module 5 · GST compliance

GST done right, every month

  • Tax invoices with your GSTIN. CGST and SGST on every line, with SAC codes. A bill of supply when no GST applies.

  • ₹7,500 RWA exemption, built in. Flats within the limit pay no GST; above it, GST applies as the rules require.

  • Input tax credit. GST on vendor bills is claimed as credit and reduces what you pay.

  • GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B summaries. Monthly sales by SAC and rate, credit notes, ITC and net GST payable, as CSV.

  • Correct by default. No GST until the society registers. Credit notes reverse their share of tax.

A summary for your CA to file on the GST portal.

GST settings with GSTIN, the ₹7,500 RWA exemption and the GSTR-1 summary by SAC code
Module 6 · Community & social

A friendlier society, without the WhatsApp noise

  • Notice board. Notices for everyone, owners, tenants or a block, with read receipts.

  • Polls & events. One vote per flat; events and fundraisers with online pledges.

  • Feed, buy & sell. A private society feed; buy and sell with your society or nearby ones.

  • Private chats. 1:1 messages with any neighbour; phone numbers stay hidden.

  • Safe by design. Block and report; moderators review reports.

  • Public fundraising. RWA project pages anyone can support.

    Coming soon
Social and Marketplace tab: neighbourhood feed with a post about a badminton group
A private chat between neighbours about a birthday at the clubhouse
Module 6 · Directory & committee

Meet your neighbours, not just your building

  • Residents directory. Find neighbours by name, flat or block, with their photo. Say hello in a private chat.

  • Interest groups. Badminton, yoga, books, cricket: see who shares your interests at a glance.

  • Your committee. President, secretary and treasurer with chat, and a call button where they allow it.

  • Privacy first. Phone numbers stay hidden unless a resident chooses to show theirs.

  • Helplines. Police, fire, ambulance and your society’s own numbers, one tap to call.

Residents directory with interest-group bubbles: Badminton, Yoga, Books and more
Committee: the President with Call and Chat buttons
Module 6 · Society documents

Every circular, bylaw and minute, in every pocket

  • Folders like your office. Bylaws, AGM minutes, circulars, forms; residents see the same structure.

  • The right audience. Share with owners, tenants, family or a single block.

  • Everyone knows. A notification goes out the moment a file is shared.

  • Private and simple. PDFs, images and text open in the app; Word, Excel and PowerPoint download.

  • Photo & video albums. Festival and event albums, with an optional paid storage plan.

    Coming soon
Admin Documents page: folders AGM 2026 for owners and Bylaws for everyone
Resident app Documents: folders and the water tank cleaning circular
Module 6 · Amenities & bookings

Clubhouse, guest room or court, booked the way each one works

  • Book it your way. Hourly slots, morning or evening sessions, full days or overnight stays.

  • Weekend & holiday prices. Separate rates for weekends and the festival days you mark.

  • Refundable deposits. Billed with the booking; returned after, less any damages, with a reason.

  • Fair rules. Approvals, limits per flat, a cancellation policy and closure dates.

  • Refunds in one step. Cancel, choose the refund, and the flat gets the credit. Every rupee is in the books.

Admin Amenities: week calendar with badminton slots and guest-room nights
Cancelling a booking: choose how much of the charge goes back; the deposit always comes back
Module 7 · Services marketplace

Trusted help for every flat, one tap away

  • Verified partners. Plumbers, electricians, AC, cleaning, pest control and 30+ more.

  • Rated by neighbours. Only residents who hired them can rate, one rating per flat.

  • Call or WhatsApp. Reach them directly from the app, free for residents.

  • Booking partners. Book professionals from leading home-service platforms in the same tab.

  • Matched to you. Only partners serving your city and pincode appear.

Services tab: Habitat partners and Booking partners, categories and top-rated partners
A partner’s profile with rating, Call and WhatsApp buttons
Module 8 · Admin & control

The committee stays in control, from any browser

  • Live dashboard. Billing, collections, visitors and approvals at a glance.

  • Roles & access. Committee, accountant, facility manager, guards: each sees only their part.

  • Approvals your way. Optional approval for family, tenants, vehicles and daily help.

  • Set up in minutes. Quick setup creates blocks, flats, numbering and parking for 12 flats or a township.

  • Audit trail. Every admin and money action is logged: who, when, what. Filter and export.

Admin dashboard: billed, collected, visitors today, items needing attention and approvals
Module 9 · Staff & vendors

Every guard, cleaner and technician, accounted for

  • One register. Security, housekeeping, MEP, gardening and office staff, plus residents’ house help.

  • Vendors & agencies. Link each person to their agency and filter by it; the agency’s bills sit in the same books.

  • Entry your way. Entry code at the gate or a fingerprint reader, set per agency.

  • ID on file. ID proof required for society staff, optional for house help.

  • Reviewed attendance. Verify, flag a proxy or correct a missed punch; every change is audited.

  • Staff app & Aadhaar verification. Self check-in for staff and Aadhaar-verified IDs.

    Coming soon
Admin Staff and vendors: staff by section with vendor, entry methods and ID proof status

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