See the whole month at a glance
The dashboard shows what came in (job, parents, scholarship) and what went out, with a clear running total. No more end-of-month surprises.
↳ Monthly dashboard
Students
Make a small budget go further
Between rent, groceries, books, and a part-time job, every euro counts. Tefteri helps students see the whole month at a glance and stop running out of money on the 24th.
If this sounds familiar
- Money disappears between cafes, deliveries, and small daily spends
- Rent share and bills land at the worst time, mid-month
- Books, supplies, and one-off course fees blow up the budget
- By week three of the month there is nothing left and panic sets in
How Tefteri fits in
Two budgets to keep you honest
Set one budget for food and one for going out. The free tier gives you two budgets, which is exactly the amount most students need to stay on track.
↳ 2 free budgets
Track recurring rent and bills
Set up rent, internet, and the gym as recurring entries. They appear automatically each month so the dashboard always reflects reality.
↳ Recurring entries
Privacy Mode for the cafe
Tap once to hide amounts. Open Tefteri in a study group without showing your roommate exactly how broke you are.
↳ Privacy Mode
Frequently asked
Is Tefteri free?
Yes. The free tier covers tracking, dashboards, two budgets, recurring entries, subscription auto-detection, and iCloud sync. Pro is optional, from 2.49 per month or 14.99 a year.
Do I need to link my bank?
No. Tefteri does not log into bank accounts. You enter income and expenses manually, which only takes a few seconds and keeps your data on your device and your iCloud.
Can I track scholarship and part-time job income separately?
Yes. Use the Payroll category for your job and a separate label or category for scholarships and family support. The dashboard shows them as distinct income streams.
Will it work on an old iPhone?
Tefteri runs on modern iOS but is light on resources. It does not need a constant internet connection. Most of the app works fully offline.
Ready to take control?
Free to download. Free forever to use the basics.
It is the first of the month. The rent share goes out, the part-time job pays you halfway through, and you have a course fee due before exams. You tell yourself this month will be different, but by week three the lunches out, the deliveries, the small impulse buys have eaten the cushion, and you are sending a text home asking for help. This is not a discipline problem. It is a visibility problem. You cannot manage what you cannot see, and Tefteri is built to make seeing simple.
A clear picture of the month
The Tefteri dashboard puts income on one side and expenses on the other. You see the running total update as you log things. A coffee, a textbook, the rent share, a paycheck. After two weeks of use, the picture is honest enough that you stop guessing. You know exactly how much is left, and you know which category is the leak.
For most students the leak is one of three things: food delivery, going out, or small recurring services that quietly add up. Tefteri auto-detects 33 plus subscription brands and groups them under Subscriptions, so the streaming, gym, and cloud storage charges sit in one row instead of scattered across the month.
A mini case study
Alex is a second-year student. They earn around 380 a month from a part-time cafe job, get 250 from family, and a 100 scholarship installment lands every two months. Rent share is 280, groceries about 180, books and printing roughly 40, going out and delivery another 120 if they are not careful. Alex set up two budgets in Tefteri: Food at 200 and Going Out at 80. By week two they could see the Going Out budget was already at 70. They cooked at home for the rest of the month and finished with 35 left in the bank. First time that has happened all year.
Two budgets is enough
Personal finance apps love to upsell you to ten budgets and forty categories. Most students do not need that. Tefteri Free gives you two budgets, which is exactly the amount that helps without overwhelming. Pick the two areas where you actually overspend (usually food and fun) and watch them. The rest takes care of itself.
Why Tefteri
- Free tier covers everything a student needs to start
- Two budgets keep you focused on the categories that matter
- Privacy Mode hides amounts in public with one tap
- iCloud sync keeps your data backed up automatically