Lurker with a question - apps?

pockysquirrel · June 2015

Hi folks. I'm not around this board much, but figured you might have an answer for me on this. I'm in the market for a budgeting app for Android. I used Level for a short period of time and loved it - being able to see how much I had available to spend in a given day without going over budget was super helpful - but then for some reason my bank abruptly stopped syncing to the app. I've since tried Mint as well, and guess what? Same problem. I think it's my bank's problem, but I have no idea what to do about it. Any idea how to circumnavigate this, or general recommendations for finance apps?

AprilZ81 · June 2015

I use Good Budget but I don't sync with my bank accounts (but the capability is there for an upgraded version).

It makes me uneasy to have companies have access to my bank accounts, so I keep a cushion in my checking account and then I know I'm okay as long as I stick to the budget.

Erikan73 · June 2015

I also use good budget also and love it. I'm also on the side that I don't like having it linked to my bank account or credit card information. I would rather take the time to enter the information in myself and protect my account information.

FirstMate06 · June 2015

AprilZ81 said:

I use Good Budget but I don't sync with my bank accounts (but the capability is there for an upgraded version).

It makes me uneasy to have companies have access to my bank accounts, so I keep a cushion in my checking account and then I know I'm okay as long as I stick to the budget.

I second all of this. I like Good Budget. It's a well-organized, user-friendly app with a nice clean interface and you can be as specific as you'd like with it, but I also take the time to manually enter my financial information so I do not have to directly link the third-party app to my bank accounts. I feel like there is too much cybercrime out there already for me to voluntarily add-on this type of vulnerability.

AprilZ81 · June 2015

I have also gotten into the habit (most of the time anyway) of entering the purchase into the app while I'm standing at the register or as soon as I get into the car. DH isn't as good but getting better.

I also reconcile our credit card statement to the app each month to make sure we've not missed stuff.

CuriousKiddosMama · June 2015

I really like You Need a budget (have it on iPhone) but I'm pretty sure it's available on android. Cost a bit, but has been so worth it (my dh was always forgetting to enter in receipts, and being able to do it on his phone has made him much better).

smerka · June 2015

Dave Ramsey just came out with Every Dollar. I started using it a couple days ago. You can pay to have it sync with your bank. It is not yet available for android, but you can go through your web browser.

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