Works with any bank that emails receipts
Your bank emails, written into your own Google Sheet.
Budget Bear reads the payment and receipt emails in your Gmail and adds each one to a sheet you own. No typing, no bank passwords.
Free to start. Gmail access is read-only.
How it works
Three steps, and only the first one is yours.
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Connect your Gmail
Sign in with Google and allow read-only access. Budget Bear only uses payment and receipt emails. Personal emails and promotions are skipped.
- 2
The bear reads each email
Every new receipt is read the moment it arrives: who you paid, how much, and when. Unsure about one? It sets it aside for a quick look instead of guessing.
- 3
Your sheet fills itself
Each payment becomes a row in a Google Sheet in your own Drive, already sorted into a category, with your budget and goals kept up to date.
Your sheet
A real spreadsheet, not a locked app.
Everything lands in a Google Sheet in your Drive. Open it on any device, add your own formulas, share it with your partner. If you ever leave, the sheet stays with you.
- Every payment, sorted by category
- A monthly budget that tracks itself
- Goals that grow from what you have left
| Date | Merchant | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Corner Café | Eating out | $4.80 |
| Oct 12 | City Metro | Transport | $2.75 |
| Oct 10 | Green Grocer | Groceries | $38.20 |
| Oct 8 | Streamly | Bills | $10.99 |
| Oct 6 | Book Nook | Shopping | $16.50 |
| Oct 4 | Fuel Stop | Transport | $41.30 |
A month with your bear
You live your month. The bear keeps the books.
- Day 1
Receipts start arriving
Your bank emails a receipt. The bear is already reading it.
- Every day
Spending writes itself down
Coffee, groceries, the bus. Each one lands in your sheet within minutes.
- Now and then
One quick question
If an email looks odd, the bear asks you once instead of guessing.
- Month end
Leftovers go to your goals
The month closes on its own. What you did not spend moves into your goal jars.
Privacy
Your data stays yours.
No bank passwords, no screen scraping. Budget Bear works from the emails your bank already sends you.
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Your sheet, your Drive
The spreadsheet is created in your own Google Drive. You can open, edit or delete it at any time.
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Read-only Gmail
Budget Bear can read receipts. It can never send, change or delete an email.
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Leave whenever you like
Delete your account on the Account page and your Budget Bear data is removed right away. Your sheet stays in your Drive.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when it earns its keep.
Prices in US dollars. Cancel any time; your sheet stays yours either way.
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Free
For trying it on one inbox.
$0 / month
Free forever
- 50 automatic transactions a month
- 1 Gmail inbox
- 1 Google Sheet
- Just you
- Most homes pick this
Pro
For you and your household.
$6.58 / month
$79 billed yearly · save 26%
- 1,000 automatic transactions a month
- 5 Gmail inboxs
- 3 Google Sheets
- Up to 4 people in your household
- Monthly report, emailed to you
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Business
For many inboxes and sheets.
$16.58 / month
$199 billed yearly · save 30%
- 10,000 automatic transactions a month
- 15 Gmail inboxs
- 7 Google Sheets
- Up to 20 people in your household
- Monthly report, emailed to you
Every plan includes
- Monthly budget that tracks itself
- Goals and month-end close
- One-line cash entry
- Your data in your own Google Sheet
New accounts get 14 days of Pro free, no card needed. After that you stay on Free unless you pick a plan.
Questions
Things people ask the bear
Do I need to give Budget Bear my bank password?
No. Budget Bear never connects to your bank. It reads the payment and receipt emails your bank and shops already send to your Gmail.
Which banks and shops does it understand?
Any that send email receipts. Well-known senders are read by fixed rules; anything new is read carefully and, if the bear is unsure, it asks you once and remembers your answer.
What about cash?
Cash never sends an email, so there is a one-line Add cash box on your phone. Type the amount and you are done.
Can I edit the Google Sheet myself?
Yes. It is a normal Google Sheet in your Drive. Add notes, charts or your own tabs. Budget Bear only writes to the parts it manages.
Can my partner use it too?
Yes. On Pro, invite your household and connect more than one inbox. Everyone’s spending lands in the same shared sheet.
What happens when I reach my monthly limit?
New receipts wait in line instead of being dropped. They are written to your sheet when the next month starts or as soon as you upgrade.
What happens if I stop paying?
You drop back to Free and pick which inbox and sheet stay active. Nothing is deleted, and your sheet is always yours.
The bear is resting. Your sheet does not have to.
Connect Gmail once. From then on, every receipt finds its way into your sheet.
Free to start. No card needed.