Stories about privacy, AI, productivity, and the philosophy of building a finance app that actually respects you.
Not everyone tracks expenses the same way — and they shouldn't have to. Simple Money Tracker offers six distinct input methods, each designed for a different moment, mindset, and level of friction. Here's an honest comparison: the tradeoffs, the speed, and why there's no single 'best' way.
Most apps delete your account instantly — or claim to. We built a 7-day grace period that lets you recover everything. Here's why soft deletion is the only responsible way to handle account closure.
Shared finances shouldn't mean sacrificing privacy. Here's how we brought collaborative Zero-Knowledge encryption to groups — so your data stays yours, even when you share it.
Integrating AI doesn't have to mean sacrificing privacy. Discover the advanced sanitization layer we built to keep your personal data invisible to 3rd party AI models.
We already encrypted messages. Then we realized that wasn't enough. Here's how we built true end-to-end encryption for 1-on-1 messages using ECDH P-256 key exchange — and why it matters.
Migrating a live application to Zero-Knowledge encryption is like replacing an airplane engine mid-flight. Here's how we encrypted all 10 data modules in one massive release without losing a single user record.
Most finance apps encrypt data in transit. We went further. Here's why Simple Money Tracker's Zero-Knowledge Vault ensures that nobody — not even us — can read your personal financial data.
No need to open an app. No forms to fill. Just send a message like 'coffee 5.50 yesterday' to our Telegram bot and your expense is logged automatically. Here's how we built the fastest expense tracking experience on the planet.
End-to-end encryption. Single-session enforcement. Smart caching with metadata. These aren't incremental updates — they're a fundamental re-architecture. Here's why v3.0.0 was our most consequential release ever.
Sometimes the fastest way to move forward is to pause. As we start 2026, we are taking a moment to breathe, reflect, and prepare for the most significant evolution of Simple Money Tracker yet.
We hired security researchers to break our app. They found critical vulnerabilities — IDOR, business logic flaws, exposed APIs, XSS vectors. Here's what we learned, what we fixed, and why transparency about security failures is essential.
Most expense trackers show you a snapshot. My Stats shows you the movie. Here's how we built a personal finance timeline that reveals your patterns, streaks, and growth — month by month, week by week, day by day.
Personal finance is deeply personal — and deeply cultural. Here's why we rebuilt Simple Money Tracker to speak 14 languages, and what we learned about building software for the whole world.
Birthdays are special, and we believe our users deserve more than just a greeting. We're introducing a 7-day Pro gift for every user, no strings attached.
Typing expenses is tedious. So we taught our AI to understand human language. Here's how natural language input transforms expense tracking from a chore into a conversation.
Free finance apps make money by selling your attention — or your data. We chose a different path. Here's why we believe an expense tracker should serve you, not advertisers.
Confession: I’m a messy note-taker. Here is how I used AI to solve my own problem and make note-taking a joy for everyone.
Numbers tell you what happened. Emotions tell you why it happened. Discover the story behind your spending with our completed My Mood feature.
Financial security starts with protecting the gateway. We've integrated Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise to ensure your data stays safe from automated threats.
September has been all about connection—connecting you with your data through real-time push notifications, and connecting our design with modern aesthetics.
We're taking account security to the next level. Learn how to protect your financial data with our new 2FA feature using Google Authenticator.
From the first line of code to a full-featured financial platform with AI coaching and group collaboration. Here is a look back at the first 40 days of Simple Money Tracker.
The `Simple Money Tracker` was born from a simple habit: every night I sat down with a spreadsheet, trying to make sense of where my money went. After years of doing this, I realized I needed something better — not a bank, not a spreadsheet, just a quiet tool that listens.
