Pixel Budget

We're excited to introduce support for Siri Shortcuts in Pixel Budget, making it possible to record expenses and income using just your voice—without opening the app. Many people want to record expenses as soon as they happen. Although Pixel Budget already offers a fast and intuitive manual transaction entry process, the new Siri Shortcuts integration makes it even faster—you can record transactions without opening the app. Recording a transaction takes only a few seconds. Simply say: You: Hey Siri, record expense for Chase Bank. Siri: Amount slash vendor? You: 58.40 slash Walmart. That's it! Pixel Budget adds the transaction to the Pending Transactions list for review and automatically suggests the vendor and category based on your previously approved transactions. Smart Vendor and Category Recognition Just like imported bank transactions, transactions recorded using Siri are first added to the Pending Transactions list for review and approval. During the review proces...

Today's update includes several bug fixes and improvements. The most significant enhancement is the improved Automatic Vendor and Category Detection feature. When you import transactions from a bank export, Pixel Budget automatically detects the vendor and category by analysing the transaction's description or memo field. As you continue importing transactions over time, Pixel Budget learns from your previous imports, making its suggestions increasingly accurate. The underlying detection algorithm has been optimized, and testing has shown a significant improvement in accuracy. This enhancement was an important step toward the upcoming Add Transaction via Siri feature, which will use the same automatic detection engine to identify vendors and categories from your voice input.

Today's update includes several bug fixes and stability improvements. One of the fixes addresses the missing splash screen in the mobile app on iOS. On some iPhone models, the splash screen did not appear when launching the app, and only a white screen was shown. It turned out that the required splash screen images had not been generated for all recent iPhone models. With this update, splash screens are now available for all supported iPhones from the iPhone XR through the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. The splash screen on iPhone Since the mobile app is a Progressive Web App (PWA), most updates are applied automatically in the background on the server. Just like the web app in your desktop browser, there's usually no need to update or reinstall the mobile app. Only on rare occasions is it necessary to reinstall the Pixel Budget mobile app. One example is this update, which adds the missing iPhone splash screens. When you launch the app, you'll see a notif...

I'm happy to announce that Approve Transactions is now available in the Pixel Budget mobile app! Until now, importing transactions from your bank's CSV, OFX, or QFX exports—and then reviewing and approving those imported transactions—was available only in the web app. With this update, the review and approval process can now be completed directly from the mobile app as well. The import itself remains available only in the web app , where you upload your bank export file and complete the import wizard. The Import page in the web app. Once the transactions have been imported, you can review and approve them from either the web app or the mobile app. How to Access It In the mobile app: Tap the menu icon. Select Approve Transactions . From a functionality perspective, this page is the same as the Import page in the web app, except that it doesn't include the file import functionality. The review and approval process works exactly the same way, so if you've already used ...

Today I'm excited to share a new Pixel Budget video: Why Pixel Budget Is Different from Most Finance Apps When I started building Pixel Budget, my goal wasn't to create another finance app with an endless list of features. Instead, I wanted to focus on a simple question: How can people easily track their spending, understand their finances, and plan ahead? Whether you want a simple expense tracker or a complete budgeting solution, Pixel Budget can grow with you. Watch the video below to learn more about the philosophy behind Pixel Budget. Thank you for your support and feedback as Pixel Budget continues to evolve.

We're happy to share the first video from the new Pixel Budget YouTube channel: This short video explains the difference between expense tracking and budgeting, and how each can help you take control of your finances. Our goal is to regularly publish videos covering personal finance topics, budgeting methods, expense tracking, and tips for getting the most out of Pixel Budget. We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future video topics!

We’re excited to announce that Pixel Budget will move to Open Beta on May 23! First of all, thank you to all Private Beta participants for your feedback, bug reports, suggestions, and support throughout the beta period. The Private Beta started on April 1 and it has been a very productive period for the project. During the past weeks we fixed many minor and medium bugs, improved the user experience across the app, corrected many typos, and made numerous usability improvements based directly on user feedback. We also expanded the Quick Help system by adding more quick help icons across the application to better help new users get started with budgeting and expense tracking. Two important new features were introduced during the Private Beta: Scheduled Transactions Recurring Transactions The User Guide was also updated and expanded with new pages and improvements. Detailed information about the changes and improvements can be found in the blog posts from the past weeks. Duri...

Based on feedback from the Private Beta, we’ve made the following improvements in today’s update: 👉 Added more Quick Help icons (a question mark or an “i” in a circle) throughout the app. Clicking these icons opens helpful information panels with useful tips and explanations. These are especially helpful for new users who are still getting familiar with the app. New Quick Help icons have been added to the Expense Categories, Income Categories, Settings, and Budgeting pages. 👉 Added a new option on the App Settings page ( My Finances → Settings → App Settings ) under Appearance that lets you show or hide the Quick Help icons using the Show Quick Help Icons switch. This option is enabled by default. 👉 Fixed several typos and minor UI cosmetic issues across the app. Open Beta is coming soon — stay tuned! ✌️

Today’s update, in addition to several bug fixes, introduces the new Recurring Transactions feature. From now on, you can set up recurring transactions with just a few clicks: click the menu icon of an existing transaction and select Make Recurring . Recurring transactions can be viewed and managed on the previously introduced Scheduled Transactions page. The User Guide has also been updated. Check out these pages to learn more about the new feature: Scheduled Transactions : https://help.pixelbudget.com/p/zz1fqtR-COWmbT/Scheduled-Transactions Recurring Transactions : https://help.pixelbudget.com/p/zagMnvcZglbPbV/Recurring-Transactions The Recurring Transactions feature is available in both the web app and the mobile app.

Until now, if you added a transaction with a future date, it appeared on the Transactions page along with all the other transactions. From now on, it will be listed on the new Scheduled Transactions page. When the date arrives, the scheduled transaction is automatically moved to the standard Transactions page. If you change the date of a transaction on either of the two transaction pages, its location changes accordingly. To open the Scheduled Transactions page in the web app, select My Finances   →   Scheduled Transactions from the left-side menu. In the mobile app, tap the menu icon in the top-left corner, then select Scheduled Transactions . The introduction of the Scheduled Transactions page is the first phase of the implementation of the Recurring Transactions feature , which is coming soon. The User Guide will be updated when the Recurring Transactions feature is released. Stay tuned!✌️

You can check the latest upcoming features and improvements in the Help Center: https://help.pixelbudget.com  → Beta Info → New Features Coming in Beta Based on the first feedback from private beta users, the Recurring Transactions feature seems to be the highest priority, so I’ve started working on it. This feature will be released in two parts: Part 1: Scheduled Transactions If you add a transaction with a future date, it won’t appear on the Transactions page. Instead, it will be listed on a new Scheduled Transactions page. When the date arrives, the transaction will be automatically added to the Transactions page. Part 2: Recurring Transactions When you create a recurring transaction, the next occurrence will always appear on the Scheduled Transactions page. When the date arrives, it will be automatically added to the Transactions page.

Today’s update includes fixes for the following issues: Category groups and categories were not sorted alphabetically when their names started with emojis. The Notes field was missing from the Filter Transactions dialog (mobile app). Leading or trailing spaces in category, category group, or account names could cause exceptions or prevent the UI from updating properly after saving. Various UI typos have been corrected. Both the web app and the mobile app are updated automatically—there’s no need to reinstall anything.

The first batch of private beta invitations has been sent out. You can find detailed information about the Beta in the Help Center: https://help.pixelbudget.com/ then click Beta Info . A Thank You to Early Users Pixel Budget is completely free to use during both the Private Beta and Open Beta. There is one simple plan — your price depends on when you join. As a thank-you to early users, we offer lifetime discounted pricing after the Beta ends: Private Beta — $29/year (lifetime price) 👉 Free during Beta 👉 No credit card required 👉 Billing starts at launch Open Beta — $39/year (lifetime price) 👉 Free during Beta 👉 No credit card required 👉 Billing starts at launch Official Launch — $59/year (launch price, limited time) (regular price: $79/year) 👉 Starts with a 30-day free trial 👉 No credit card required during trial 👉 Billed annually If you're interested in joining the public beta later, follow the blog for updates.

Development of Pixel Budget is moving forward and the app is getting close to the Private Beta . Recently completed Several pages that don’t require programming have been created and added to the app, including the About , Contact , Terms of Service , and Privacy Policy pages. I also fixed a scrolling issue that occurred in the Android version of the mobile app , so the mobile experience should now be smoother. Currently working on Before launching the Private Beta, a few final tasks still need to be completed: Update the screenshots on the landing page so they show realistic data Create the Pixel Budget Community Facebook Group Add a Beta Info section to the Help Center with information for Beta users Select the users who will be invited to the Private Beta What’s next For the Private Beta, I plan to invite 200 users from my other product, Bookmark Ninja , who have actively provided feedback in the past. Their feedback will help shape Pixel Budget before the p...

The Pixel Budget User Guide is now complete , explaining every feature in clear, practical detail. Users will find: 📘 Step-by-step explanations for all features. 💡 Real-world financial examples for everyday situations. 📖 Clear explanations of key concepts like expense tracking vs budgeting, envelope budgeting, and zero-based budgeting. Every major page in both the desktop and mobile app includes a Help button that opens the exact related topic — so users get instant answers right where they need them. The full guide is available anytime in the Help Center: 👉 https://help.pixelbudget.com/  then click  User Guide More exciting updates are coming soon. Stay tuned!