User Reviews: Five Cents

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  • Love the concept, but finding issues

    When I downloaded this app, it was because it was exactly what I was looking for: An app that (a) did not retain any of my information, and (b) simply allowed me to record and categorize spending. I would be willing to buy the lifetime subscription to it, if it worked properly. (And I will be happy to change my review if it gets fixed.) I am using the app on my iPhone 14. The issue comes in when I try to edit categories or accounts. There is a bug (at least one) in the programming, so far as I can tell, and it is quite obvious. First, in my version of the app (in February 2024) there were originally two of each category and account (that is, there was a duplicate of each one.) This would be no issue if you could edit them. However, it is difficult to change names or add/delete accounts and tell what is going on. When you change the name of an account or category, it does not seem to take effect. Today, I made a change and then restarted the app. That helped, but the labeling is still wonky—if I could figure out how to proceed to make changes to produce the category label I want consistently, even if I had to keep restarting, I would do it. Right now, I haven’t figured out what the right procedure is to get what I want.

    To reiterate, I like this app a lot. I do not want something fancy that connects to a bank account—there are lots of those out there. I want this one, and I want it to work right. I will happily give the app 5 stars and buy it, if I can get it to change labels consistently and easily, as I think the developer intended.
  • Please add shortcut support

    All the other budget apps do too much, this one is almost perfect. Shortcuts integration would make it perfect, I would love to be able to use the new action button on my phone to log a purchase without leaving the app I’m in.

    Developer Response

    Thank you for the nice review! I'll definitely consider shortcuts integration in the future.
  • Great and easy to use app!

    Very user friendly and easy app to track expenses and incomes. Highly recommend! The only thing I would like to see is the option to export to excel!

    Developer Response

    Thanks for the feedback! I’ve just finished working on data importing and the next big one will be the exporting feature ;)
  • Love this app!

    I love this app!! I use it everyday and it’s so handy!
    Two things I’d love to see:
    (1) showing my net spendings (spent + profit) this week on the home page
    (2) a way to log reimbursements for certain expenses. Sometimes my friends pay me back on Venmo, and it’s handy to know how that’s related in the app!

    Developer Response

    Thanks for your feedback. 1. Net spending already in the roadmap and will be implemented pretty soon. 2. Reimbursement is a great idea. I’ll think about ways I can implement it. Thanks, Andrew
  • All it needs is a widget

    A simple widget that can tell how much you spent today and a-click-away to add new spending.

    Developer Response

    I actually was thinking what I can add to a widget. Thank for the idea. I added it to the roadmap and it will be implemented in the near future.

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