Why a web app instead of a download
- Nothing to download. No store, no account with a store, no waiting for approval — the address is enough.
- One account on every device. Your data lives on the server, so what you log on your phone is on your laptop the moment you open it.
- Always the current version. Improvements arrive the next time you open the app; there is no update to install.
- The big screen when you want it. Analytics, imports and the AI assistant's side panel are easier on a computer, and the same account is there.
How to install the web app on your home screen
Installing takes a few seconds and needs no store. Settings → Install the app shows the right steps for your device:
- iPhone and iPad: open the site in Safari, tap Share, choose Add to Home Screen and tap Add. In another browser on iOS, open the page in Safari first.
- Android: in Chrome, open the menu ⋮ and choose Install app (or Add to Home screen). If you're in a messenger's built-in browser, open the page in Chrome first.
- Computer: in Chrome or Edge, click the install icon at the right of the address bar or choose Install in the menu; in Safari on a Mac, File → Add to Dock.
Once installed, HonestExpenses opens in its own window — full screen on a phone, without the browser's address bar. On Android, a long press on the icon gives shortcuts to Transactions and Analytics.
The same account in Telegram
Sign in with Telegram, and the browser, the installed app, the Telegram bot @honestexp_bot and its Mini App are one account. Type «coffee 3.50» in the chat and it's in your history in the app at once; open the Mini App from the bot for charts without leaving Telegram.
You can also sign in with Google, GitHub or an email address. If you start that way, Connect Telegram in Settings links the bot later; your account then signs in through Telegram.
What happens without internet
Honestly: HonestExpenses needs a connection. Your data lives on the server, not on the phone, so without a network the app can't show or save transactions. Instead of an error, you see a short «No internet connection» page that keeps checking by itself and reopens where you were as soon as you're back online.
That's the trade-off for having the same numbers on every device, and for losing nothing when a phone is lost or replaced: you sign in on the new one and everything is there.
Five languages and any currency sign
- English, Deutsch, español, українська, русский. A new account starts in your browser's language; switch any time in Settings.
- The AI answers in your words. Voice entries and questions to the assistant can be in your own language, whatever the interface is set to.
- Any currency sign. Choose from over 150 currencies — €, $, ₴, CHF and the rest. It's the sign next to your amounts: there are no exchange rates and no conversion.
What the web app can do
- Logging: manual entry, voice and receipt photos with AI drafts you check before saving.
- Planning: budgets with alerts at 80% and 100%, savings goals, debts, recurring payments.
- Together: shared projects for a household, flat or trip — owner, editor or read-only.
- Your data: import from ten other apps and bank statements, CSV export, no bank connection.
- On iPhone: Apple Pay purchases recorded automatically through a Shortcut.
Start free. A new account gets 7 days of Pro with 20 AI actions; after that, Lifetime is one payment of 19 $, and the AI plan is 5,99 $ a month or 47,88 $ a year.
Questions
Do I need to download anything?
No. Open honestexpenses.app in a browser and sign in. Adding it to your home screen is optional and takes a few seconds.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Open it in Safari, tap Share and choose Add to Home Screen. It then opens full screen with its own icon.
Does it work offline?
No. Your data lives on the server, so the app needs a connection to show and save transactions. Offline, a page waits and reopens the app when the network is back.
Can I use it on my phone and computer at the same time?
Yes. It's one account: whatever you log on one device is on the others the next time you open them.
Is the installed app different from the website?
No. It's the same app and the same account, just with its own icon and window instead of a browser tab.
Which browsers can I use?
Any current browser opens the app. To install it, use Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, Chrome on Android, and Chrome or Edge on a computer.