A log built for the small stuff that adds up
Type the amount, pick a tag, save. The form clears for the next one. Favourites and autocomplete make the repeats faster, and in-store Apple Pay taps can log themselves.
Favourites for the spends you repeat
The morning coffee, the same lunch, the weekly transit top-up. Favourite a transaction once and the Log tab's Favourites screen re-logs an identical entry in a tap.
Nothing to open, nothing to close
The Log tab opens straight to the entry form, and saving clears it for the next entry. Autocomplete suggests a name and tag from past entries, so the second coffee is faster than the first.
Widgets open straight to the log form
Lock screen and home screen widgets open straight to the Log tab, skipping the app launcher. Today's spend and budget progress sit on the lock screen too, so the number is in view before you've logged a thing.
Apple Pay taps logged from Wallet
Set up the Wallet automation in Shortcuts, and CashJot logs each in-store tap with the amount, merchant, and card from Wallet, and a notification confirms it. Captures that need review (currency mismatch, $0 hold) wait in the Captures view. Setup guide.
The approach
A lot of expense tracking falls apart on the small entries: the ones small enough to forget by evening and just enough hassle to skip in the moment, three or four times a day. Plenty of them are cash, which no bank feed will ever see. CashJot is designed to make each of those entries quick enough that you actually log them.
Favourites cover the spends that repeat. Autocomplete fills in from your history. Widgets open the form directly. Apple Pay capture handles in-store cards on its own. None of these are big features alone; together they keep every entry quick, whether you log on the spot or catch up in the evening.
Each of those has a small setup or a habit worth knowing: the logging help page collects them in one place.
Frequently asked
That works just as well. Favourites and autocomplete speed things up either way, and the form clears after each save so the next entry is ready. Apple Pay capture is the only piece that happens at the moment of the tap; the rest works the same whether you log as you go or catch up in the evening.
No. There's a one-time Wallet automation in Shortcuts to set up, and multiple cards can be covered in the same automation. After that, in-store taps are logged with the amount, merchant, and card from Wallet, with a notification confirming each one. The full walkthrough is in our Apple Pay guide.
It's still there. Open the Log tab and tap the tray icon, or open Settings → Apple Pay → Captures.
No. The spending and transactions widgets open the Log tab on an empty form so you can type the amount and tag; other widgets open their own tab. Only the Apple Pay capture notification opens the Log tab on a prefilled form.
Favourites are for one-tap re-logging of typical one-off spend, like the morning coffee or the same lunch. For bills, set up a recurring expense instead. It shows up on schedule without you logging anything by hand.
The Log tab, favourites, and the lock screen and home screen widgets are all available for free. Apple Pay capture is part of CashJot Plus.
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