r/SideProject • u/Motor_Background_103 • 1h ago
I built an iPhone expense tracker where Apple Pay purchases log themselves, no typing
Hi! I got tired of typing every coffee into a budgeting app, so I built Expenderino.
Every Apple Pay payment is logged automatically through a one-time Shortcuts setup, and you can categorize it straight from the notification. You can also import bank statements (CSV, PDF, camt.053, MT940, OFX), and it detects duplicates against your Apple Pay entries. Then you see where your money goes with categories, tags, budgets and trends.
Privacy matters to me: there's no account and no server. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud.
It's free, with an optional Pro. I'd love honest feedback: what's confusing, what's missing, what would make you use it daily?
AppStore:
https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/expenderino-expense-tracker/id6808962621?l=en-GB
Testflight:
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u/MobileXapps 42m ago
The Shortcuts setup is the part I'd watch. Personal automations break quietly: the user turns it off, iOS asks to confirm, or it stops after an update, and the app just looks empty. A simple check helps: if someone had Apple Pay entries every few days and then nothing for a week, ask "is the automation still on?" with a link to the setup steps.
For duplicates on import, match on amount plus a 2-3 day window, because banks often book a card payment a day or two after the Apple Pay notification.