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Spending comparison

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Spending comparison lines up each category's spending month by month, so you can see where your spending grew or shrank.

To open it, go to Insights and tap Spending comparison under Financial performance. You can also tap the This month vs. last month's spending chart in What's the big picture of my budget?.

What you'll see​

Each expense category gets a row, with a column for each of your last five months (up to the current one). Each column header reads like "Aug 24 vs 31 Jul": the month compared with the one before it. Scroll sideways to see older months.

For every category and month you'll see:

  • the amount spent
  • the change from the previous month as a percentage, with an arrow showing whether spending went up, down or stayed flat

Increases and decreases are colour-coded, so the biggest changes stand out. Tap a category name to open its details.

Watchlist​

Keep an eye on the categories that matter most by adding them to your Watchlist, which appears at the top of the screen.

  1. Tap a category's icon.
  2. The category is added to the Watchlist. Tap the icon again to remove it.

Sort, group and compare month-to-date​

Use the buttons in the top bar to:

  • Sort: Default, By percentage change or By total spending, ascending or descending.
  • Group: by Category group, or No grouping to see all categories in one list.
  • Month-to-date comparison (in the ⋮ menu): compare spending from the 1st up to today's date in each month, instead of full months. This is the fairest way to compare the current, unfinished month with earlier ones.

Use the bookmark button to bookmark the report.

Free and Pro​

On the Free plan you can see the comparison for the first 2 categories in each group. Pro unlocks every category, the Watchlist and Month-to-date comparison.