Good, simple budgeting app with room to become exceptional
Response from developer
Thank you so much for this thoughtful review, and for giving DaTrack a try. You put into words exactly why we built it around manual entry: logging each purchase yourself (with AI doing the boring part) keeps you close to what your money is actually doing. You're right about sinking funds, and it's a gap we feel too. Right now a fund can only grow, so there's no clean way to spend $3,500 of your vacation fund and see $1,500 left without it hitting your regular budget. "Spend from a fund" is now at the top of our list: money you pull from a fund will come out of that fund's balance, not your monthly budget, so the vacation fund works the way a real sinking fund should. We'll update this reply when it ships. Thanks again for helping shape the app!
Excited
Response from developer
Thank you, exactly what we hoped to hear! 🙌We did notice the rating came through as 1 star, which doesn't quite match your words. If that was an accidental tap, updating it would really help others find the app. Either way, we're glad it's helping!
Good but not the AI chat
Response from developer
Thanks for the detailed note. This is the kind of feedback that shapes what we build next. One thing that may help right away: you can log expenses by hand any time. Go to the Expenses tab, tap the day you want, then tap + in the top right. The chat is a shortcut, not the only way in. Making savings part of the monthly budget without a separate category is on the list, and your note moved it up. We're continuing to sharpen the assistant. Thanks for staying with the trial, and we'll follow up here when these land.
BEST BUDGETING APP
Response from developer
Thank you for the kind words, it means a lot. If anything ever feels off or you need something the app doesn't do yet, just reach out. Happy to help!
Easy to navigate, does what it says
Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to write this, it really does help. The payment method tracker is a fair ask and I understand exactly why you want it. Knowing what's sitting on each card so you can set that money aside is a real job, and the app doesn't do it yet. I've written it down properly rather than just filed it away, though I build DaTrack on my own so I won't pretend to have a date for you. One thing that might help in the meantime: some people create a saving fund named after a card and move the money across as they spend on it. Not automatic, but it covers the setting aside part. And thank you for the kind words about typing expenses in. That part took the longest to get right, so it's good to hear it landed.
