FINANCE WATCHTOWER

Features

Everything you need to know if your strategy is working.

Budgeting, portfolio tracking, tax return, expense splitting — one app for your entire financial picture.

Finance Watchtower dashboard showing savings result and portfolio benchmark comparison

Savings & Budgeting

Did I hit my savings target this month?

Set a monthly savings goal once. Watchtower tracks income minus expenses and tells you the result — no categories to reconcile, no spreadsheet to maintain.

  • Monthly savings result vs. target
  • Spending by category with budget limits
  • Recurring payments with upcoming notifications
  • Smart suggestions when you consistently miss a budget
  • Rolling 12-month savings trend

Portfolio Tracking

Are your investments beating the market?

The hero differentiator. See if your ETF returns are beating inflation, bank interest rates, and the S&P 500 — all on one screen. No broker login needed.

★ Portfolio tracking is a Basic plan feature

  • Annualised return (corrected for time in market)
  • Benchmark comparison: VAS, S&P 500, ASX 200, MSCI World
  • Your ETF returns vs inflation
  • Your ETF returns vs bank interest rates
  • Savings rate and portfolio growth side-by-side

Tax Return

Your tax return, done in minutes.

PAYG, dividends, stocks, and investment property — all in one place. Basic plan adds deduction recommendations so you never leave money on the table.

  • Full-time income (PAYG)
  • Dividend and stock income
  • Medical insurance deductions
  • Investment property income
  • Side hustle income
  • Recommended deductions (Basic+)

Events — Expense Splitting

Split expenses without the back-and-forth.

Like Splitwise, but built into your financial dashboard. Invite people, log shared expenses, and settle up. Multi-currency within a single event on Basic.

  • Create events and invite friends
  • Shared expense logging
  • Multi-currency support (one currency per event on Free)
  • Multi-currency within events (Basic+)
  • Shared Finance Watchtower accounts sync automatically

Receipts & Invoices

Stop losing receipts.

Scan and attach receipts to transactions. Query your receipts without clicking through each one individually. Scanning credits available on any plan.

  • Scan receipts via mobile camera
  • Attach receipts to transactions
  • Query receipts by merchant, date, or amount
  • 100 scans for $5 — available on any plan
  • Unlimited scans on Pro

Mobile App

The app that fits your day.

iOS and Android. Pin your favourite view — your road trip events, your morning transaction log, whatever fits your life today.

  • iOS and Android
  • Pin a favourite view as your home screen
  • Quick-add transactions
  • Scan receipts from your camera
  • In-app and email notifications
  • Configurable notification settings

Start free today.

No credit card. No bank connection required. See if your strategy is working in minutes.