FAQ
Respuestas antes de empezar.
Starting
Can I get TallieUp today?
This site doesn’t link to a store listing yet. To ask about access, email hello@tallieup.io. No reply time is promised.
Do I need to connect my bank?
No. TallieUp never connects to a bank. You record spending or import a CSV file.
Do I need an account?
Not to start, and not to join a shared space. Your identity in TallieUp is a name you give the device.
What is a space?
A space is where your budget lives. It can stay on one device or be shared with devices you invite.
Can I try it with sample numbers?
Yes. The app offers a demo plan. Its sample numbers are kept separate from your real plan, and you can remove the demo or use it as your plan.
Seguro para gastar
What is safe to spend?
What is left in your budgets this monthly period: each budget’s amount minus what you’ve spent, plus anything carried over. It is the first figure on Today.
Does it include income I haven’t budgeted?
No. That is unused income, shown just below it. It becomes safe to spend once you put it in a budget.
Do savings goals or projects affect it?
Only when money moves out of a budget into a goal or project, because that budget then has less left. Funding a goal or project from income lowers unused income instead.
Why isn’t it my bank balance?
It is a planning number. TallieUp never connects to a bank, and any balance in the app is one you type in.
What does “Overspent” mean?
If the total across your budgets goes below zero, Today shows “Overspent this month” and the amount.
What about a bill due before payday?
Safe to spend leaves timing out. A bill before payday shows in Next up, the Timeline and the Payday planner.
Your plan
What budget periods can I use?
Weekly, every 2 weeks, twice monthly, monthly, quarterly, yearly or one-time. Recurring budgets count by their monthly amount, so a yearly budget counts one twelfth.
How far ahead does the Timeline go?
Through your next stretch of paydays, about as far as your income is scheduled. It doesn’t show a year ahead.
Are the numbers exact?
No, they are approximate on purpose: 52 weeks don’t divide evenly into 12 months. The app shows whether income covers expenses, not a precise future balance.
Does TallieUp pay or cancel bills?
No. Bill reminders appear in the app, and you can turn them off in Settings. TallieUp doesn’t contact your providers or move money.
Sharing and sync
Can two people share a space?
Yes. You invite the other phone by QR or code, and trusted devices can view and update the space. Keeping a shared space in sync needs a relay.
Who can see a shared space?
Trusted devices you invite. They can view and update it, and they hold the keys.
¿Qué puede ver el relay?
Which devices are syncing, which space an update belongs to, update size and when updates are sent. Not your budget contents.
What happens when I remove a device?
The other devices stop accepting its changes. It keeps the copy it already has, and the shared key isn’t rotated automatically. Only the space creator can remove a device.
Does sharing cost anything?
Sharing needs a relay. TallieUp’s hosted relay is a subscription bought in the app store, and the app shows the store’s price. You can also point a space at a relay you run.
Is sync a backup?
No. Hosted sync is not a complete backup of this installation. Use an encrypted backup.
Your data
How do I back up?
Create an encrypted backup: one file plus a separate recovery code. Both are needed to restore, and TallieUp can’t recover a lost code.
Can I export my data?
Yes, as five CSV reports: Plan configuration, Transaction history, Category summary, Bills and income, and Forecast. Exports are plain text, so store them somewhere private.
Can I import a spreadsheet?
Yes, as CSV. Settings › Import data takes a TallieUp-format CSV, or any CSV through Guided import, which matches your columns.
How do I erase my data?
Local erase deletes this device’s spaces, records and keys after you type ERASE. It doesn’t erase other devices, relay copies or files you exported.
You can start with a demo plan.
When the app is available to you, its first screen offers four ways in. One is a demo plan.
Try a demo plan · Restore encrypted backup · Join with an invite · Create a new space
These are sample numbers, kept separate from your real plan.
Opens an email to hello@tallieup.io. No reply time is promised.