Every Feature, Free
Use every feature in Lightning for as long as you like. No expiring trial, subscription, licence fee or paywall.
Free personal finance for Egypt
All Your Money. One Clear Picture.
Every account, dollar, certificate and gram of gold, on your phone and PC, never on a server.
Version 1.5.0 for Windows and Android. No account, no bank login.
Accounts, shares, gold and dollars
Your Money Is in Many Places. Lightning Counts It as One.
A bank, THNDR, gold at home and six more. Lightning adds it up in EGP, takes off what he owes, and leaves out what isn’t his.
CIB Payroll
157,582EGPBank accountTHNDR
48,996EGPShares and a fundGold at home
110,295EGPValued by weightSix more places
678,830EGPCash, Vodafone Cash, dollars, a certificate, a US fund and a family flatMohab, our sample household, on 2026-10-04
Net Worth
995,703 in nine places, less 6,900 held for family and 78,500 he owes
Phone and PC
One Ledger. Two Screens. Pair Once.
Your phone holds the ledger. Your PC borrows it when you sit down, then hands it back, over your own Wi-Fi, with no account and no server.
The PC has the ledger. Your phone can read it.
Same ledger, same figures: +311,804 this year on bothOne edits, the other reads
Pair once, then just open it: how pairing works
Safe to spend
Watch Your Cash Before It Moves.
Salary, bills, loan payments and your emergency fund top-up are already in the plan.
101,534EGP
Cash at its lowest month end, 2026-11
Illustrative path between two real month ends of Mohab’s plan: 117,111 EGP in 2026-09 and 101,534 EGP in 2026-11.
- Salary landsIncome in the plan
- Bills leaveCounted on their due dates
- Loan instalmentCar loan, month by month
- Emergency fund top-upSet aside before spending
Every number shows its working. See three of Mohab’s, worked out
Our promise
Free to Use. Yours to Keep.
Every money feature is free. Optional cosmetics let you support development.
Optional Cosmetic Themes
When the in-app cosmetics shop is ready, you can choose to buy a theme to support development. It changes appearance only; no financial feature is locked behind a purchase.
Your Money Stays with You
No bank login, no server. One encrypted ledger on your phone, borrowed by your PC, opened with one password.
Good questions
Questions, Answered
What Lightning does today, and what it doesn’t yet.
Is Lightning a free expense tracker for Egypt?
Yes. Every feature in Lightning is free to use indefinitely: no expiring trial, subscription, licence fee or paywall. If you want to support development, you can choose to buy optional cosmetic themes in the app. They change appearance only and never unlock any feature. The in-app cosmetics shop is still being completed. See how the free expense tracker works.
Is Lightning ready to use?
Yes. It’s a beta, and it works with your real numbers today: import your statements, add your balances and use every screen. You may meet a rough edge; the release log lists what’s still open.
How do I start?
Download the Windows or Android beta from Downloads. On Windows, unzip it and open Lightning. Mohab’s sample year is there too, to learn the steps before adding your own.
Does it read all my messages?
No. Only messages from your banks, and only after you allow it. Messages from people are never read, and each bank message waits in review: nothing posts until you say so.
Does it connect to my bank, or send my data anywhere?
No. Lightning never asks for bank logins: download a CSV from any bank or wallet, match its columns once, and review every row. Your money data stays encrypted on your phone and PC. The only things looked up online are the latest prices and exchange rates for what you hold. How importing works · Where your data lives.
Can I track dollars and US shares?
Yes. Each account keeps its own currency, and Lightning counts it in EGP at the day’s rate, or the rate your bank gave you. The largest US stocks and ETFs on Nasdaq and NYSE get their prices by themselves. Gulf and European shares work too, with prices you type. See how dollar savings are tracked.
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