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Spend Scout • private expense tracker

Private expense tracker for iPhone.

Spend Scout is for people who want clarity without handing a finance app their bank login. Log spending manually, capture receipts, use Apple Pay Shortcuts, and see your Scout Forecast while your data stays under your control.

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Why privacy matters

Budgeting should not require surrendering your financial life.

No bank login

Spend Scout is manual-first, so it works without bank credentials, account scraping, or a third-party transaction aggregator.

Local-first by design

Your spending records are created for your own awareness. Export is available when you want your data outside the app.

Forecast before regret

The Scout Forecast shows where your month is heading so you can adjust before overspending becomes a month-end surprise.

FAQ

Private expense tracker questions.

Is Spend Scout a private expense tracker?

Yes. Spend Scout is designed around private, local-first expense tracking with no bank login, no account creation, and no cloud account requirement.

Can I still track Apple Pay?

Yes, through a prebuilt Shortcuts automation that runs on your device. Spend Scout does not directly read Wallet history or connect to your bank.