What's New

All the latest updates, improvements, and new features in MonAi.

v1.8.3

  • Fixed category colors. Resolved an issue where category colors could display incorrectly — may require a logout and login to reflect the changes
  • Improved Apple Pay shortcut setup with clearer instructions
  • Fixed an issue where data could be re-fetched unnecessarily, improving performance
  • Other fixes and improvements

v1.8.2

Revamped Apple Pay. Setting up Apple Pay tracking is now a guided experience with step-by-step instructions and video tutorials. The new shortcut is also more reliable with built-in fallback handling.

  • More reliable Apple Pay tracking. The new shortcut runs in the background with fallback persistence, so transactions are captured even when things don't go perfectly
  • Pending transactions. See transactions that are still processing right on the home screen, with options to retry or edit them
  • Instant tracking. Voice transactions are now saved automatically without manual confirmation — you can opt out from the home screen or in Settings
  • Clearer error messages when Apple Pay transactions fail
  • Your last used email is now remembered for faster sign-in
  • Home screen performance improvements and UI cleanup
  • Improved AI category learning and various bug fixes

v1.8.0

Big Update

Budgets are here! Set spending limits for any category and stay on track. See at a glance how much you've spent versus your limit, right on the main screen, when selecting categories, and now even from your Home Screen with new budget widgets.
Set them up in Settings → Budget, or long press any category bar and swipe up to add or edit a budget directly.

  • Category budgets. Set monthly limits for any category and see your progress as a visual bar
  • Long press category bars. Quickly add a new transaction, set a budget, or see remaining budget for any category
  • Budget widgets. New configurable Home Screen widgets show your budget overview or list of categories at a glance
  • Remaining budget on entry. When selecting a category, instantly see how much is left in that budget
  • Smarter AI. The AI assistant now knows your budgets and suggests appropriate categories
  • Shared list widgets stay updated automatically in the background
  • CSV exports now include the transaction creator
  • Various UI improvements and bug fixes

v1.7.8

  • Fixes an issue where the transaction edit screen closed for some people when changing a list of a transaction
  • Fixes an issue where the recurrence edit dialog would pop up during the initial creation

v1.7.7

  • Fix crash when a tag was confirmed by pressing space
  • Fix sometimes categories of wrong list used when Apple Pay shortcut had a hardcoded list
  • List parameter can now be reset to default in Apple Pay shortcut
  • Further MonAi Account beta sync improvements

v1.7.6

  • Major bug fix for iOS 17 and earlier. Fixes an issue that caused the app to crash during launch on devices running iOS 17 and older.
  • Improvements for MonAi Account beta registration.

v1.7.5

  • Currencies can now be set per list
  • Support new Liquid Glass inspired UI also for iOS 18
  • Add back tag suggestion toolbar
  • Choose time of a transaction (not only date)
  • In app messages with relevant news
  • Join public beta features right within the app
  • MonAi Account public beta
  • Fix list menu not updating if transaction is moved to another list
  • Prepare public beta for AI Reports

v1.7.4

  • The list of transactions can be changed again from within the edit screen
  • Recurrence improvements (deleting or editing a transaction with a recurrence now lets you conveniently edit the recurrence as well)
  • Prepare new sync system for a more reliable synchronization

v1.7.3

  • Show total of the day on the list section header
  • Fix issue where expense and income switch would display full year value if rollover was enabled

v1.7.2

Performance enhancements.

v1.7.1

All new design with Liquid Glass! I try to stay up to date as much as possible so you always benefit from the latest and greatest changes. The beauty of Liquid Glass inspired me to redesign the home screen as well as the list of transactions.

v1.7.0

All new design with Liquid Glass! I try to stay up to date as much as possible so you always benefit from the latest and greatest changes. The beauty of Liquid Glass inspired me to redesign the home screen as well as the list of transactions.

v1.6.9

Addressed an issue where the subscription screen occasionally remained open even after a successful purchase.

v1.6.8

Bugfixes and improvements.

v1.6.7

Currency Converter is here. Turn it on to convert any amount from the chosen currency into your base currency. Say you're on vacation in the U.S. but still want to track your expenses in your main currency, just set the conversion currency to USD and it will automatically convert any amount to your base currency regardless if you're using the Apple Pay automation or tracking it manually.

Also fixes an issue where the amount on the transaction entry screen wasn't formatted correctly if you had income disabled.

v1.6.5

Improve Apple Pay Automation.

v1.6.4

  • Improve handling for bluetooth headphone microphones
  • Fix tags auto added by AI not saved properly
  • Improve amount formatting for Apple Shortcuts™
  • Show more info on recurrence to know upcoming ones

v1.6.3

Fixes an issue with the "Transaction with Prompt" Apple-Shortcut.

v1.6.2

New and improved Apple Pay shortcut which should be more robust and prevent problems with the amount. It also lets you pre-select tags and the list in which the transaction should be saved.

v1.6.1

  • Fix a bug where it wasn't possible to enter a fraction starting with 0 (like 10.05)
  • Fix rollover applied even though income was disabled

v1.6.0

Huge Update
  • Create tags for each transaction to categorize them even better
  • Tags will be automatically selected similar to the categories or can be added manually
  • The transaction list now has a new design and search functionality. You can either search by tags, text or amount
  • You can save your search to show the graph depending on your search
  • You can decide if you want to see only expenses, only income or both in the transaction list
  • You can now select "all time" to see all of your transactions
  • Lots of fixes and improvements

v1.5.2

Dark Mode. MonAi now supports dark mode, adapting to your system preferences for a more comfortable experience at night.

Spanish Localization. Hola! MonAi is now available in Spanish.

Voice Input Improvements. Voice input is now more flexible:

  • Tap and hold or use single tap to start/stop recording
  • Cancel voice input if needed
  • Improved permission handling

New Features & Improvements:

  • New quarterly recurrence option for recurring transactions
  • Enhanced currency and amount display
  • Various performance improvements under the hood

v1.5.0

Split expenses. Shared lists now save the creator of the expense so you can see who spent how much and then split the total evenly among all participants. You can even group participants which is great for couples.

Split expenses feature

The creator of the expenses do not work for older transactions, you can change the creator on the transaction edit screen.

v1.4.14

Shortcut / Apple Pay improvements. The shortcut - which is also used for the Apple Pay automation - now lets you manually choose a category in case it couldn't be automatically detected.

v1.4.1

Recurrence issue. There was an issue where recurring transactions were sometimes not triggered. This is fixed now and not triggered transactions were back tracked with this version automatically. You might want to double check in case you added them manually as a temporary fix.

List of recurring transactions. In the settings you can now view and remove all of your recurring transactions.

Swipe to change month. On the main screen of the app, you can now swipe left and right on the amount label to quickly jump to the next or previous month. (Pro users only)

Rollover. If you decided to show your income you can now enable rollover in the settings, which lets you see your total balance (income - expenses) of all transactions rather than only this month.

New category from transaction entry. You can now add a new category right from the transaction entry screen. Just tap the + icon next to the categories.

v1.4.0

Home Screen Widget. I heard you, loud and clear. It was time for a widget. Here it is. It's a start, there's more to come further down the road.

MonAi Home Screen Widget

v1.3.0

Recurring transactions. The most requested feature is now a reality. You can now easily add recurring transactions, or add a specific date, right from your already familiar entry screen.

Just open the entry screen and select from the dropdowns above your description field.

The speech to text recognition currently works for setting a date but not yet to set recurring entries.

Just say something like "Spent 50 dollar at Walmart yesterday".

v1.1.1

Currency selector. You are now able to change your currency separate from your app region.

In the MonAi app, go to Settings and scroll down to "Currency".

There is currently only one base currency, so entering multiple different currencies is not possible as of now.

v1.1.0

Siri support*. Add your expenses automatically without even opening the app.

*Unfortunately it does come with a small asterisks:

  • Available for iOS 16+
  • Supported languages are English and German
  • Due to a limitation it needs to be a 2 step process, activated by: "New expense (in MonAi)", followed by a question from Siri to enter an amount and a description

The implementation uses AppIntents, so this will also be available in your shortcuts app for you to build your own awesome workflows.

Any issues? Don't hesitate to contact me at monai@florianvates.com

v1.8.0

Smarter notification automation. Notifications are now always saved locally if some information is ambiguous, so you never miss a transaction. You can also decide manually if you want upcoming transactions to be tracked or not.

  • AI improvements are now more robust
  • On Android 13 and above, you can now choose your preferred language in the app specific system settings. (Settings > System > App languages > MonAi)
  • Option to re-add Google Pay after removal
  • Fixed bi-weekly and bi-monthly recurrences not triggering in some cases
  • Fixed rounding errors on the home screen
  • Fixed back button handling on the home screen
  • Fixed category improvement not being removed when switching lists