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家計 Inspired by the Japanese Kakeibo

Your budget,
your rules

A simple app to log your expenses mindfully. No bank connection, no required account. Just you and your money.

Kakei
家計
Money to live on
€621
62% leftof €1,000
+ Income
− Expense
Recent
Groceries
Food
−€52.40
Restaurant
Going out
−€24.00
Data
100% local
This month
+€215

Inspired by the
Kakeibo

The Kakeibo is a budgeting method born in Japan in 1904. Its principle is simple: mindfully record every expense to better understand your relationship with money.

No automatic bank sync. No algorithms making decisions for you. Just the intentional act of writing down what you spend — and asking the right questions.

« The secret to saving is to mindfully record every expense. »

— Hani Motoko, 1904
Hani Motoko
First woman journalist in Japan
1904
家計簿
kakeibo
« household account book »
home
count
簿
ledger
  • 1 How much money do I have?
  • 2 How much would I like to save?
  • 3 How much am I spending?
  • 4 How can I do better?

Simple as
1, 2, 3

No complex setup. You open, you log, you understand. In 3 steps, take back control.

1

Set your situation

Enter your fixed income, your fixed charges and your savings goal. Kakei automatically computes your money to live on — the amount available for your daily expenses.

Income Charges Savings
2

Log your expenses

Every purchase, every spend: log it in 10 seconds. The mindful act of writing it down transforms your relationship with money. That's where the Kakeibo magic happens.

10 seconds Mindful Manual
3

Understand and improve

At month-end, see where your money went. Analyze your habits, spot avoidable expenses. Adjust. Restart. Progress.

Insights Progress Monthly

Simple and transparent

Free to get started. Premium to unlock everything, once and for all.

Free
To try out and get started
0 forever
  • Unlimited income & expenses
  • Up to 5 subscriptions
  • 3-month history
  • Light & dark theme
  • Data export
  • No ads
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