Is Spendly free?+
Yes. Spendly is free to download and use, and there are no ads.
Why does Spendly need SMS permission?+
Your bank, card and UPI apps send an SMS for every transaction. Spendly reads those alerts to build your ledger automatically. It only keeps financial alerts. Everything else, including OTPs and personal messages, is ignored and never stored. Spendly cannot send SMS.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?+
No. Parsing, storage and search all happen on your phone. Only anonymous crash reports and app-usage statistics are sent, so we can fix bugs. They never include message content, amounts, merchants or account numbers.
Do I need to link my bank account?+
No. There's no bank login, no account aggregator and no net-banking password. Spendly works from the SMS alerts you already receive.
Which banks are supported?+
All major Indian banks and card issuers, including SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak, IDFC First, IndusInd, Federal, Canara, PNB, Bank of Baroda and AU, plus UPI apps, wallets, FASTag, utilities, insurance and mutual fund alerts.
What does on-device intelligence mean?+
Everything Spendly does, from reading your bank SMS and understanding each transaction to answering your questions and spotting insights, runs on your phone itself (on the edge), not on a server. That's why it's private, works offline and answers instantly.
How does the smart search work?+
You type a question the way you'd say it, like “Swiggy last month” or “transactions above 1,000”. Spendly's on-device language engine works out the merchant, date range, amount and category, then calculates the exact answer from your local data. It runs offline, so it's instant and nothing leaves your phone.
What alerts will Spendly give me?+
Bill and EMI reminders 3 days before, 1 day before and on the due date; a reminder the day before a subscription renews; a low balance warning when your combined bank balance drops below ₹10,000; a salary check if no salary credit has arrived by the 7th; and a heads-up when you spend much more than last month.
Can I rescan my inbox or start fresh?+
Yes. Tap the sync icon and choose Clean full scan to re-read every banking SMS, or Incremental sync to pick up only new messages. You can also load a demo dataset to explore the app first.
Does Spendly have dark mode?+
Yes. Turn it on in Settings → Preferences.
Is Spendly available on iPhone?+
Spendly is available on Android. iOS doesn't let apps read SMS, so automatic tracking isn't possible on iPhone.
How do I delete my data?+
Open Settings → Clear all stored data, or just uninstall the app. Since nothing is uploaded, that removes everything.