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CoinsBucket
Web budget app that tells you how much you can spend today, with a self-correcting daily budget.
www.coinsbucket.comActive
Site live 2026-10-26; privacy policy dated 2026-10-26 (may be auto-generated); Show HN 2026-08-21. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Budgeting apps
Where it stands apart
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? partly (some features need the maker's servers) (24% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? optional account (10% of 20 others)
- How do transactions mainly get in? typing or saying them (manual or chat-style entry) (14% of 21 others)
- What is the main way it helps you budget? safe-to-spend or cash flow forecast instead of a budget (14% of 21 others)
- Is privacy the headline of how it presents itself? barely or not at all (19% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (90% of 21 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (71% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Does it have built-in AI features, and where does the AI run? no built-in AI (55% of 20 others)
- Can you point your own AI assistant at your data (MCP server, agent skill, or open API)? no (62% of 21 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Can two or more people (a couple or household) work on the same finances in it?
Nearest neighbors
- BudgetFlow 69% of 16 shared answers match
- Unblur 63% of 16 shared answers match
- Masareef 56% of 16 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active Evidence is thin: the site is live but shows little without JavaScript. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Show HN by one maker; Pro tier billed through Lemon Squeezy. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart partly (some features need the maker's servers) Free tier stores data in the browser; Pro syncs to the maker's Supabase. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart optional account Account needed for Pro sync. Judgment call from the privacy policy. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Manual entry, own storage. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do transactions mainly get in? | stands apart typing or saying them (manual or chat-style entry) Income, fixed expenses and daily expenses entered by hand. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it sync with your bank automatically, and does that cost more than the app itself? | no automatic bank sync | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way it helps you budget? | stands apart safe-to-spend or cash flow forecast instead of a budget Daily safe-to-spend amount. | source 2026-10-26 |
| In the default setup, where is your financial data mainly stored? | on your own device only Free users: browser IndexedDB; Pro users: maker's cloud. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it have built-in AI features, and where does the AI run? | no built-in AI None seen on the site or privacy policy. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you point your own AI assistant at your data (MCP server, agent skill, or open API)? | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do people pay for it? | free, with an optional paid upgrade or pay-what-you-want Free tier plus Pro; Pro price not seen. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | web browser Next.js PWA. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can two or more people (a couple or household) work on the same finances in it? | Not documented | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is privacy the headline of how it presents itself? | stands apart barely or not at all | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · www.coinsbucket.com · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · www.coinsbucket.com/ · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · www.coinsbucket.com/privacy · collected 2026-10-26
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