The core tennant of Budget Smuggler is reducing the time it takes to enter an expense. Less clicks to get data into the app means less time in the app means more time adventuring in the world. 

• Type chips will update and order based on your recent usage, so entering the daily coffee should a couple of actions: enter the amount, tap coffee, tap add.

• On mobile devices, the currency and exchange rate auto updatea  (based on the connected cellular network), so less time in the settings

• [In progress] Set up recurring transactions to track repeating costs such as subscriptions or rent. In future the app will notify you when subscriptions you mark for cancellation are about to expire so you can take action!

The other important experience consideration for Budget Smuggler was keeping track without restricting life and fun. The default behaviour of the daily total statistics is based on averages rather than hard limits. This allows you to decide if you want to adjust your habits without red warnings or being nagged into submission. By default the daily charts display: 

• daily total (the horizontal bar) 

• average daily total for current week or month (the diamond) 

• a band of the low for recent weeks or this month, and the high for that period or the budget

If the average is close to or exceeding your target, you can adjust accordingly. Have an expensive week on the sauce? Keep track in the following weeks to being down your average and meet your target,

The app is free for a limited period (a month), after which you can either reinstall it (unfortunately losing your tracked data) or upgrade:

• Subscribe: for a low price this will unlock all features of the app with the bonus of your data will be synced to a database online. You'll get a backup of your data, and as a bonus, you can login on other devices.

• One off payment: this will remove the time lock and unlock all the features of the app (including an export function)