Dollarbird - Budget Calendar

This app is one of the best I’ve found for tracking my expenses. I’ve been trying to moderate my spending the last few months (I tried Mint but their AI would mess up the categories all the time and their interface wasn’t as responsive). Dollarbird is amazing - the AI is really on point and categorizes my transactions correctly every time and it’s really easy to use. It’s also a huge upgrade from entering in a spreadsheet manually. I don’t mind having to input each expense as it helps me be more aware of spending and Dollarbird also has limits to help you as well. It’s also great if you’re trying to save for a trip or something. At the end of the month I can easily see how much money I have left over and can put away that amount into savings. So confused why it’s not featured on more websites/videos - it’s really upgraded how I track my expenses! Overall think this is a fantastic tool for anyone looking to take control over their spending and build better financial habits.

I discovered Dollarbird about three or four years ago. I echo another user’s comments I can’t understand why mor people don’t use this app. I have uses them all. Most track budgets - as this app does as well - but the calendar cash flow view is simply the most powerful budgeting tool I’ve ever used! Not only can I track my budget against my spending categories but I can control and predict and run budget scenarios quickly. I have never felt more completely in control of my finances. Also the fact that this app does not link to a bank connects you to your financial life and keeps you constantly aware of where you stand. I thought it would be hard or I might forget but that never happens. Also there are reminders to add transactions and the ability to program any type of transactions. Also the new ability to make a duplicate calendar to run budget scenarios: new monthly expenses, buy a new car, change in mortgage/rent, save for a trip, change in salary you name it. The ability to literally see your daily cash flow for months into to future has proven to be a game changer. The new look is the perfect refresh. It keeps all the functionality of the app but updates the visuals in a way the makes the app even more useful and useable. Great work all associated with this app!!

Edit part 2 - turns out the export issue was related to my ISP, not the app. I changed the email associated with the app and all is right again. So giving this app 5/5. It does exactly what I need it to do - let’s me enter future expenses (and doesn’t charge to enter repeating bills!) so I can see what cash I should have available in the future. I can’t find any other app that does this! Plus, you can easily see what you’ve been spending money on for any previous time period. “How much did I really spend on Starbucks last month?” (Answer: too much of course). How much did I spend on eating out overall last month? How much on gas? It’s more helpful to me than any other financial app! Edit: for the past few weeks I’ve not been able to export my data and I’m not getting any response from the developers through the help page. The export feature is a deal breaker for me so I hope this gets fixed! Original review: I’ve been using Dollarbird for a couple years primarily because it’s one of the few apps that lets you enter future expenses and deposits so you can immediately determine future cash flow. This is critical for me. I also really like that I can export data. One minor complaint: in the app when I select a category it often randomly selects a different category before I hit save. Kind of frustrating! But otherwise a really good app.