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Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
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Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#42Looks great, and I was also happy to see that it has offline capabilities and will sync once you have a signal. There needs to be more apps built using this model.
Thanks! I strongly agree. A local-first, offline-capable model turned out to be one of the best long-term decisions. It makes the app faster, more reliable, and usable in situations where connectivity is poor or nonexistent. Sync then becomes an enhancement, not a dependency. It also changes how you design software: you optimize for resilience and data ownership instead of assuming a server is always there. I’m convi…
And people think you need to go to the jungle of Honduras to lose connectivity. It can happen literally anywhere, in a parking garage, next to trees in a park, in the desert. Intermittent in a shopping mall, the list goes on. Also, I like apps being resilient.
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#43Just some constructive feedback. Your site needs a little bit of work on design and copy.
"test your personal user account one month free for." and other (translation?) mistakes.
Your use of capitalisation and spelling is not consistent throughout each page.
FAQ page is empty?
Quick Manual page is empty?
iOS download link doesn't work.
Your security posture boils down to "we're German, trust us"?
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#44Nice work. I started around same time as you 1996. I was selling professional dj software as shareware called ClubDJ Pro from 1999-2012 before coding for the app store as well.
Impressive that you have created one app and stayed focused this whole time. I ended up creating multiple apps and having a couple acquired and moved on to other projects, but maybe I have ADHD lol.
I like your website, but I did find two dead links to the appstore here https://primoco.me/en/apps
These links do not work. I believe you want /us/ not /en/ for the links http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/moneycontrol/id465909912?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/haushaltsbuch-moneycontrol/i...
Anyway, keep up the good work and nice app. Cheers, Greg
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#45Nice project! I built a CLI budgeting project a long time ago, and what made me stop using my own project was the lack of automated integration with my bank accounts. At that point I had many credit cards, multiple bank accounts, in different currencies, and integrating all expenses was just too much manual work. I wish financial institutions were better at automated exports of your financial data, given the right pe…
That’s a fair point. Automated bank imports sound essential at first, especially with many accounts and cards. In practice, though, I found them less useful for budgeting than expected. A bank statement tells you how much was spent and where, but not what the expense actually was. “$100 at a supermarket” could be groceries, pet food, a lawn mower, or business expenses — that context is what makes budgeting meaningful…
This is something I kept bumping into when building my own tracker (Simple Wallet - https://simplewallet.app).
You're right that "$100 at a supermarket" is useless but I found even knowing "I spent $400 on groceries" wasn't that useful either. I kept asking myself "okay, but on what?"
So I leaned hard into making categories the starting point instead of the endpoint. Groceries breaks down into what I'm actually buying. Turns out I was spending way more on coffee than I realized.
Did you ever consider going deeper into categories, or do you find users just want the high level view? I've been torn on how much detail is actually helpful vs. overwhelming.
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#46this is cool, but you have a typo under "Manage your finances with MoneyControl"
>Primoco ist not free and with good reason. Learn more about our offers and create your personal budget book with a free test.
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Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#47As a German - I'm sure you've looked into integrating FinTS and therelike? What made you decide not to integrate any of that?
That’s a fair point. Automated bank imports sound essential at first, especially with many accounts and cards. In practice, though, I found them less useful for budgeting than expected. A bank statement tells you how much was spent and where, but not what the expense actually was. “$100 at a supermarket” could be groceries, pet food, a lawn mower, or business expenses — that context is what makes budgeting meaningful…
Thank you!
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#48My personal bias is that anytime I see on a software company's website footer that they're a GmbH, I know it will be selling high quality, durable, reliable software ;) Congrats on your continued success!
Thanks! That’s funny, because while it’s technically a GmbH, it’s really just me — a one-person company. I originally set it up mainly for risk separation. Before the apps, I was developing backup software, and having a legal structure felt like the responsible thing to do. It also looked more professional at the time. Whether I’d do it again today, I’m honestly not sure. That said, keeping personal and business fina…
"Whether I’d do it again today, I’m honestly not sure."
What are the main downsides you encountered? Apart from the initial investment I can imagine the administrative overhead, but I'd love to hear your insights.
Re: Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
#49Your site is overly zealous about blocking people.
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