Know Exactly Where Every Dollar Goes — Without Lifting a Finger
Industry data: Financial awareness correlates directly with wealth — people who know their spending by category save 34% more annually. Finlingo categorizes 100% of your expenses automatically.
The Real Cost of Not Knowing
You can't optimize what you can't see. Manual expense categorization is tedious, inaccurate, and almost nobody does it consistently. Finlingo's AI does it instantly and accurately for every single transaction.
Industry data: Manual transaction categorization takes 3.7 hours/month — 44 hours/year
Industry data: Manual self-categorization is 68% inaccurate — people consistently underestimate dining and shopping
Industry data: 91% of users had never seen accurate spending breakdowns before using the app
Industry data: Seeing accurate spending categories causes 78% of people to change spending behavior within 30 days
How It Works
Set up in under 5 minutes. Works automatically from day one.
Connect and Import Transactions
Connect via Plaid or import CSV from your bank. Finlingo imports up to 24 months of transaction history immediately. No manual entry, no typing, no categorization needed from you.
AI Categorizes Instantly
Every transaction is automatically assigned to one of 20 categories (or your custom categories) using AI trained on 10M+ labeled transactions. Covers every merchant type — from gas stations to obscure online services.
See Your Full Spending Picture
Instantly see spending breakdowns: monthly totals by category, trend over time, percentage of income, and comparison to recommended benchmarks. Ask Finlingo AI questions about your spending in plain English.
Your Life, Before and After
The difference between reactive and proactive financial management.
Without Finlingo
No spending categories
Transactions are just amounts — no pattern visible
Manual categorization attempt
3.7 hours monthly, 68% inaccurate, abandoned within weeks
Generic category guesses
"I spend maybe this much on food?" — usually wrong by 40%
No trend visibility
Can't see if spending in a category is going up or down
With Finlingo
100% transactions categorized
Every dollar assigned to a category automatically
93% AI accuracy (improving to 97%)
More accurate than manual categorization, improving daily
Precise category spending
Know exactly what you spent on dining this month
12-month category trends
See if your grocery spending went up 15% since March
Built to Do the Heavy Lifting
Every feature designed to replace manual effort with intelligent automation.
20 Default + Unlimited Custom Categories
Start with 20 scientifically-designed categories (based on NFCC spending research) or create custom categories for your lifestyle. Merge categories, split transactions between multiple categories, rename defaults.
93% categorization accuracy out-of-box. Improves to 97%+ as AI learns your patterns in 30 days.
Merchant-Level Intelligence
Finlingo knows that Trader Joe's is groceries, Uber Eats is dining, SoulCycle is fitness. Covers 250,000+ merchants in our recent database. Any unknown merchant is auto-categorized by purchase amount and pattern.
250,000+ merchant database updated weekly. 98.3% of common merchants recognized instantly.
Split Transaction Categorization
That big Target run wasn't all one category — it was groceries, cleaning supplies, and household items. Finlingo lets you split any transaction across multiple categories for true spending accuracy.
Split transactions give 23% more accurate spending insights (industry reports).
Designed for Real People with Real Financial Lives
See how Finlingo helps people just like you.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is Finlingo's automatic categorization?+
93% accuracy out of the box, improving to 97%+ after 30 days as the AI learns your specific merchants and patterns. Our AI is trained on 10M+ labeled transactions and covers 250,000+ merchants.
What if a transaction is put in the wrong category?+
One tap to recategorize. Finlingo never makes the same mistake twice for that merchant. After 3 user corrections, the AI updates permanently — your specific merchant preferences shape the model.
Can I create custom spending categories?+
Yes. Create unlimited custom categories, subcategories, and labels. Examples: "Kids Activities," "Work Expenses," "Dog Costs," "Side Project Tools." Custom categories work with all Finlingo features.
How does it handle business vs personal expenses?+
Create a "Business" category (or custom subcategories for different client projects). Tag transactions as business or personal. Export business expenses as CSV for accounting or taxes.
Can I see spending categories over time, not just monthly?+
Yes. View spending by category for any time range: 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, 12 months, custom range. Compare any two periods side-by-side to spot trends.
See Your True Spending Picture in Minutes
Join 13,000+ people who discovered their actual spending for the first time.