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Budget app for Egypt

A Budget That Fits Your Salary.

Plan each category in EGP from what you really earn and spend, then see what’s left every day.

Free to use. Windows and Android. No bank login.

Three ways to plan

Pick a Rule for Each Category.

Set it once. Lightning works out the amount every month, and Fill this month starts a month from last month’s plan or your bills.

A Fixed Amount

Rent is 12,000 EGP, so the plan is 12,000. Best for bills that don’t change.

A Share of Income

A percentage of your average monthly income, so the plan grows when your salary does.

Your Usual Average

Not sure what to plan? Start from what you usually spend in that category.

Where the month stands

See What’s Left in Your Plan.

Mohab’s October plan, on 2026-10-04.

Left in Plan

October, from 2026-10-01

34,624EGPAbout 1,481 a day for 28 days
  1. PlannedEvery category with a plan38,034
  2. SpentFood & Groceries so far−3,410
  3. Left in plan34,624
The same figures on Mohab’s Budget screen

Good questions

Budgeting, Answered

Plain answers for a salary paid in EGP.

How much of my salary should I budget?

There is no one right share. Start from your real numbers: import two or three months of statements, see what you usually spend in each category, and plan from that. Then trim one category at a time.

Do bills count in the budget?

Yes. A scheduled bill in a category with a plan counts inside that plan, so rent is never counted twice.

What happens to money I don’t spend?

Turn on carryover for a category and what you didn’t use is added to next month’s plan. It moves no money; it only raises next month’s limit.

Does a budget move money?

No. A budget is a plan. Only what you record in your accounts moves money, and the budget compares the two.

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