Track expenses by texting them.
Message what you spent to a Telegram bot — “zomato 110” — and it's saved and categorised instantly. Open your own private link anytime to see where your money actually goes.
Built for Indian households · Works on any phone with Telegram
Start the bot
Tap start on Telegram. You instantly get a private dashboard link — no signup, no password, no email.
Text your expenses
Whenever you spend, send a quick message. Takes about three seconds, right where you're already chatting.
Open your dashboard
Month-wise totals, category breakdowns and daily detail — all building themselves in the background.
Type it like you'd say it
“zomato 110”, “wifi 600”, even “buy book for 100rs”. No forms, no dropdowns, no amount field.
Categorises itself
Food, Travel, Rent, Groceries, Bills and more — sorted automatically using AI, so you never pick a category.
Many at once
Back from a day out? Send every expense in one message, one per line, and each is saved separately.
Month-wise summary
Your last 6 months side by side. Tap any month to see exactly where that month's money went.
Category-wise breakdown
See what share went to food, rent or travel — then tap a category to list just those expenses.
Day-level detail
Tap any day to see that day's total and split. Perfect for “where did Saturday go?”
Numbers that matter
Daily average, biggest spend, top category, and whether you're up or down versus last month.
Add from your home screen
Double-tap the back of your iPhone to log an expense in three seconds, without opening any app. Setup guide below.
Tap the back of your phone twice, type what you spent, done — in about three seconds, without opening a single app. One-time setup, roughly five minutes. Works on iPhone 8 and newer.
Get your personal link
Send /dashboard to the bot on Telegram, then paste the link it gives you here. Nothing is sent anywhere — this runs in your browser.
https://cashlog.online/api/quick/YOUR_SECRETOn an iPhone? Tap below to add the ready-made shortcut, then open it once and paste the link above into its Get Contents of URL step, replacing YOUR_SECRET.
Build the shortcut
- Open the Shortcuts app (it's built into every iPhone) and tap + in the top-right corner.
- You'll see an empty shortcut with a search bar saying “Search for apps and actions”. That search bar is how you add every step below.
- Search
Ask for Inputand tap it. Set Input type to Text, and change the prompt to “What did you spend?” - Search
Get Contents of URLand tap it. Paste your copied link from step 1 into its URL field. - Tap Show More on that same action to expand it, then set Method to POST and Request Body to JSON.
- Tap Add new field → choose Text → type
textas the key. Tap the empty value box beside it and pick the blue Provided Input variable. - Search
Show Notificationand tap it. Clear its text and insert the Contents of URL variable, so you see the ✅ confirmation. - Tap the name at the top, rename it to Add Expense, and tap Done.
💡 Test it: run the shortcut and send chai 20. You should see “✅ ₹20 · 🍔 Food”.
Turn on Back Tap
- Open Settings → Accessibility.
- Tap Touch (under the “Physical and Motor” heading).
- Scroll all the way to the bottom and tap Back Tap.
- Choose Double Tap.
- Scroll past the system options to the Shortcuts section at the bottom, and tap Add Expense.
✅ Done. Double-tap the back of your phone — the prompt appears, and you can type or tap the mic to speak the expense. Your phone needs to be unlocked for the prompt to show.
Not on iPhone? Open your dashboard and choose Share → Add to Home Screen — it opens like an app with a quick-add box at the top. Android users can also use any HTTP-shortcut app with the same link.
/dashboardGet your private dashboard link again/deleteRemoved the wrong thing? Deletes your last entry/clearWipe everything and start fresh — asks you to confirm first/helpSee examples and the command list anytimeStart tracking in 30 seconds
No account to create, nothing to download. Send one message and your dashboard is live.
Open CashLog on TelegramYour dashboard link is private — only people you share it with can see it.