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Case study · Live since Jan 2026

Rinalance

A manual-first personal finance dashboard for people who want to know where their money stands without connecting a bank or maintaining a spreadsheet.

PWA · Personal Finance · Multi-Currency · Subscriptions · Budgets · SaaS

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Rinalance landing page with the headline Know where your money stands and an example account card
Public landing page with an example account and monthly overview.
Rinalance dashboard showing total balance in EUR, monthly activity, currency balances, and a spending calendar heatmap
Account snapshot with total balance, monthly activity, per-currency balances, and a year-long spending calendar.
Rinalance account assets view listing a bank account, cash wallet, travel card, and index fund with the currency selector open
Assets inside one account, with investment and other balances split and a display-currency switch.
Rinalance statistics page comparing September spending with August category by category
Monthly statistics: income, spending, net result, and a category-by-category comparison with the previous month.
Rinalance subscriptions page with monthly total, active and due-soon counts, and a list of recurring payments
Subscriptions with estimated monthly total, due-soon and overdue tracking, and spending by category.
Rinalance debts page showing money owed to the user and money the user owes with repayment progress
Debts split into owed-to-me and I-owe, with net position, due dates, and partial repayments.
Rinalance asset detail page for a bank account with quick actions and a dated list of records
Asset detail with quick actions for records, transfers, and balance prediction above the dated ledger.

The challenge

Personal finance information is usually split between banking apps, subscription reminders, spreadsheets, and notes. Bank-connected tools trade privacy for convenience, and heavy budgeting software feels prescriptive. Rinalance was designed as a calmer alternative: every balance follows from records the user enters, and each account stays an isolated financial context.

What was built

  • Model money around accounts as separate financial contexts, each holding its own assets, records, subscriptions, debts, and budgets.
  • Make records the source of truth so every balance, chart, and statistic is recalculated from dated income, expense, and transfer entries.
  • Store money as integer minor units and keep every asset in its original currency, converting totals only in the currency the user is viewing.
  • Ship as an installable, responsive PWA with light and dark themes so it works as a daily tool on phone and desktop.

Product decisions

  • Stay manual-first: no bank-feed aggregation, so the user decides what gets recorded and can delete everything at any time.
  • Free users can track indefinitely; Premium (EUR 4.99/month) adds budgets, cash-flow forecasts, custom categories, email reminders, and higher limits.
  • Application code calculates every financial value; AI, when added, may only explain results and never change records.
  • Keep debts, subscriptions, and scheduled activity as their own commitments instead of folding them into ordinary expenses.

Delivered functionality

  • Accounts with assets, investments, and drag-and-drop ordering
  • Income, expense, and transfer records with categories and notes
  • Statistics with month-over-month category comparison and a year-long spending calendar
  • Subscription tracking with billing cycles, due dates, and monthly cost estimates
  • Debt tracking for money owed and owing, with partial repayments and net position
  • Monthly budgets, custom categories, and a 30/60/90-day cash-flow forecast
  • Seven currencies (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, JPY, CAD, AUD) with live exchange rates
  • Balance prediction, charts, CSV export, and account deletion
  • Stripe-backed Premium plan with in-app and email reminders

Result

  • A publicly available finance SaaS at rinalance.com with a free plan and a paid Premium tier.
  • One workspace for balances, activity, commitments, and trends without handing over a bank login.
  • A supporting site with pricing, feature guides, use cases, comparisons, and free finance calculators.

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