| I faced an unexpected fund shortage 3 months ago and had no idea what my net worth was. So I built a tool to solve it (for free). Hey HY Three months ago, I hit a low point. I needed to move some funds for an emergency and realised I had no idea where I actually stood. My stocks were in Groww, my mutual funds in ICICI, I had physical gold in a locker, and I was juggling active loans. Every time I wanted an answer, I had to open four different apps and a physical diary. I started tracking everything in an Excel sheet, but it was tedious. My wife also wanted to track our family finances, and I wanted to sharpen my AI knowledge. So, I decided to turn this into a weekend project. The "3-Week" Evolution
It started simple: First Draft: Connected a real-time stock and MF tracker. It worked!
Gold & Net Worth: Added a gold tracker and a dashboard to calculate my total net worth to the rupee.
Collaboration: I added "Team Access" (Crew feature) so my wife and I could both view and update our shared corpus. My friends saw it, loved it, and started using it too.
By week 3, it was a solid tool, but there was one massive pain point: Manual Entry. The "Share Receipt" Spark
Everything worked well, but logging every expense was still a manual entry drag. Since most of our spending happens via UPI, I was looking for a way to simplify it. A friend suggested: "All these UPI apps have a 'Share' button after you pay. Just use that!" That hit a spark. I created a UPI tracker where, after every transaction, I just share the receipt to my project's dedicated email. The system automatically reads it and enters the value for me. No more manual entry! AI Helper & MCP Connector
Since I wanted to use this to learn more about AI, I didn't stop at simple tracking. MCP Connector: I've added a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector. This means you can actually connect your financial data context to Claude or ChatGPT. You can ask your favourite LLM: "Based on my Corpus Tracker data, can I afford to buy a new car this year?"
In-App Assistant: I’ve built a financial helper directly into the app chat. It helps you categorize, analyze, and process everything in natural language.
What’s Inside?
Unified Dashboard: Stocks (Groww-style), MFs, Gold, and Cash.
Loan Manager: Track principal vs interest for EMIs.
Share-to-Track: Forward UPI receipts via email/share for auto-logging.
Crew/Family Access: Manage a shared corpus with your partner.
AI Financial Helper: Chat with your data.
MCP Enabled: Use your data context in Claude/ChatGPT.
It's 100% Free
I’m launching this for free to everyone. No hidden charges, no "premium" tiers for AI features—everything is open and available. I built this to solve my own problem, and I’m happy to share it with the community. [Link to your app] Feel free to ask me anything about the tech, the UPI parsing, or the AI integration. I'm actively looking for feedback to make it better! P.S. — Special thanks to my wife for being the first alpha tester and to the friend who suggested the share button! |