{"id":19,"date":"2026-10-05T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartspendr.app\/blog\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:16:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smartspendr.app\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SmartSpendr is an expense tracker with an AI coach built in. This blog shares practical ways to track spending, build a budget that holds up, and use AI sensibly with your money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Why SmartSpendr exists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>SmartSpendr is built by an independent software engineer who works on mobile and fintech apps. It started from a personal need: a quick way to record expenses and get useful budgeting insight from them, with AI helping to manage the budget and find ways to grow income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>What the app does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Record a purchase in about five seconds with Quick Add.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See where your money goes, with each category shown as a share of your total.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask the AI Coach about your own spending, check your budget against the 50\/30\/20 rule, and get ideas for growing your income (Pro).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import statements instead of typing them in (Pro).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>No bank login is required. The descriptions and notes on your records are never sent to the AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>What you&#8217;ll find here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Short, practical posts on tracking expenses, budgeting and using AI for personal finance. Everything here is for education, not financial advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Questions or feedback: <a href=\"mailto:support@smartspendr.app\">support@smartspendr.app<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-left-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px\">Get the app<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SmartSpendr is an expense tracker with an AI coach built in. 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