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Your money. Your way to see it.

An app, a spreadsheet or a notebook. Compare the approaches and find the one you’ll want to come back to.

A comparison of personal tracking approaches. Spreadsheet features depend on the software and your setup.

What matters to you?
Task	Finik	Spreadsheets	Notebook
Record an expense	Amount, category and a note in the app	Your own columns and rows	A free-form entry
Understand spending	Built-in reports and analytics	Charts from your chosen data	Totals and sketches by hand
Plan a budget	Category budgets	Custom formulas and limits	A plan on paper
Remember upcoming bills	Planned payments	A calendar or separate sheet	A list of dates and amounts
Use across devices	iOS and macOS; optional iCloud sync	Depends on the software and file storage	Take your notebook with you
Make it your own	Categories, accounts and budgets	Flexible structure and formulas	Complete freedom of layout
Start small	One account and a few transactions	A blank sheet or a template	A notebook and pen

Try it with your own week.

Add a few everyday expenses and see whether Finik works for you.

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