Boo-dgetPrivacy Policy
The short version
- Your money stays on your phone. Boo-dget has no accounts and no servers, and we never see your data.
- No ads, no analytics, no tracking. We don't sell or share anything, because we don't have anything.
- Bank notifications, receipt photos and statement files are read on your phone and never uploaded.
- Google Drive backup is optional. If you turn it on, the backup goes to your own Drive, where only Boo-dget can open it.
- If you pair your phone with Boo-dget on your own computer, the two talk directly over your Wi-Fi, encrypted. Nothing passes through a server.
Who we are
Boo-dget is a personal budgeting app for Android and iPhone. "Boo-dget", "we" and "us" in this policy mean the app and its developer.
What the app keeps, and where
| What | Why | Where it stays |
|---|---|---|
| Your budget: income, spending, bills, jars, cash wallet, check-ins and notes | This is what the app is for. | Your phone |
| Your name (optional), payday, currency, language | So the app can greet you and count your month the right way. | Your phone |
| App lock PIN | To lock the app. It is stored as a one-way hash, never as the PIN itself. | Your phone |
| Payments found in bank notifications (Android) | So you can add them with one tap. | Your phone |
| A Google Drive backup (optional) | So you can restore on a new phone. | Your Google Drive |
Boo-dget does not keep receipt photos. The text is read from the photo on your phone, and the app deletes its copy of the photo straight after.
Bank notifications and text messages
On Android, this feature is off until you turn it on in the app and allow notification access in Android settings. Once on:
- Boo-dget only looks at notifications from the bank and wallet apps you pick.
- For text messages from a bank (like Banque Misr), Boo-dget reads only the new-message alert from that bank's sender, and only if you pick it. It never opens your SMS inbox and never reads messages from anyone else. It does not ask for SMS permission.
- It only keeps notifications that look like a payment (an amount and a currency). Chats, one-time codes and passwords are skipped.
- Each payment it finds waits for you as a suggestion. Nothing is added to your budget until you tap Add.
- All of this happens on your phone. Nothing is sent anywhere.
You can turn it off at any time in the app or in Android settings.
On iPhone, apps can't read text messages. If you set up a Shortcuts automation for Boo-dget, iOS hands it only the messages that automation picks, and they are read on your phone the same way. Delete the automation to stop it.
Receipts, pasted messages and bank files
When you scan a receipt, paste a bank SMS, or import a PDF, Excel or CSV statement, Boo-dget reads it on your phone to find the amounts. The file or text is never uploaded. If your bank locked the PDF with a password, the password is only used to open it on your phone and is never saved.
Receipts are read by a text reader built into the app (on iPhone, Apple's own), entirely on your phone. Nothing about them is sent to Google, Apple or us.
Your phone and your computer
Boo-dget also runs on Mac and Windows. If you pair a computer with your phone (by scanning a code it shows, or typing six digits), the two keep the same budget by talking directly over your home Wi-Fi. Everything they send each other is encrypted with a key only the two of them have, made during pairing. There is no account and no server, and nothing goes over the internet. Your app lock PIN, reminders and theme stay separate on each device. The phone's camera only reads the pairing code; no picture is kept. Unpairing stops the syncing; each device keeps the budget it has.
Google services the app uses
- Google Drive backup (optional). If you connect a Google account, Boo-dget asks only for access to its own hidden app folder in your Drive. It can't see any of your other files. The backup is a copy of your Boo-dget data, without your PIN or lock settings. We can't see it; it is stored in your Google account under Google's Privacy Policy.
- Phone backups. If you have Android's or iCloud's own device backup turned on, your phone may include Boo-dget's data in it. That backup is managed by Google or Apple under your account, not by us.
Permissions
- Camera: to scan receipts.
- Notifications: to remind you about bills, free trials and your Friday check-in. Reminders are set up on your phone. When app lock is on, they don't show amounts.
- Notification access (Android): only for the bank notifications feature above.
- Fingerprint or Face ID: to unlock the app. Your phone checks it; Boo-dget never sees your fingerprint or face.
Keeping your data safe
Your data lives in Boo-dget's private storage on your phone, which other apps can't read. You can add an app lock with a PIN or fingerprint. With the lock on, the home-screen widget and reminders hide your numbers. Backup files never include your PIN.
Deleting your data
- You can delete any entry, bill, jar or envelope in the app.
- Uninstalling Boo-dget deletes everything it stored on your phone.
- To remove Drive backups, open Google Drive on the web, go to Settings › Manage apps, find Boo-dget, and choose "Delete hidden app data". Disconnecting Drive in the app stops new backups.
- Backup files you shared or saved yourself stay wherever you put them.
Children
Boo-dget is made for adults managing their own money. It is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect anything from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If the app starts handling data differently, we will update this page and the date at the top before the change reaches you.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Write to us at the developer email address shown on Boo-dget's Google Play or App Store page.