The tabs Overview, Bank statement, Statistics and Diagram divide the information area into three sections. At the top you can see the time frame you are looking at. You can change this period using the arrow keys or the month/year button. Please not that you can also select quarters, half-years and years. The bottom (status bar) indicates the display mode, amount, selected account and the chosen time frame.

The display mode determines which entries are included. One click on this area (clock symbol) opens a menu with the following options:

Outlook: Includes all entries made up to today. All future entries are highlighted in grey.

Account balance: Includes all entries made up to today. Future entries remain hidden.

End of month: All entries up to the end of the month are included and displayed.

Month: All entries made within the month are included and displayed. You can choose to hide transfers via the settings.

Income: All types of income of the month are included and displayed. You can choose to hide transfers via the settings.

Expenses: All expenses made within the month are included and displayed. You can choose to hide transfers via the settings.

Use a user-defined filter to limit the presented data to the information that is important to you. All display modes will take this setting into account. An orange flag in the bottom right corner of the display indicates that the filter is on. You can also hide all transfers from the list by activating the switch. A yellow flag in the bottom right corner of the display indicates that this switch is on. This setting is useful when you want to look at your whole account. You can also use both filters at the same time.

The time frame is displayed in the right margin of the status bar. Clicking on this area (graph symbol) opens a diagram that visualises the data.

The account balance and selected account are displayed in the middle. One click on this area opens a menu for defining the "Selected Account". You can also chose "All Accounts". This menu displays the account name, the current balance and some information from the selected month (income, expenses, credit).

Status:

The accounts window shows all accounts in a detailed list. If there is more than one account, the total account balance is also displayed. The lower field shows an predefined number of entries from the selected account. You can configure the display under "Settings/Display/Status display". Here you can set the number of days shown before and after today’s date. There are also three different table views (current entries, watched entries and pending entries). If you click on an account in the top list, all the entries and amounts in the app will refer to the selected account. The account is also displayed in the status bar at the bottom.

Overview:
This display mode lets you control your account balance over the months. You can configure the display under "Settings/Display/Overview display". Overview gives you a visual representation of you account balance each month, depending on the chosen type of display The green bar (Income) moves from right to left, the higher the expenses (red) are. If the whole bar is red you know that money might run short that month. This lets you check your financial situation at a glance.
With one click on the bar you can see the statement for that month. Now you can search, edit or delete entries.

Bank statement:
This display shows you all entries for your account over the selected time period. You can change the order of the list using the transparent symbol (bottom left of the table). You can sort the information in a number of ways. The sorting options are displayed just under the upper navigation bar.
You can sort the data according to date, alphabetical order, amount, category or payment method. In this list incoming entries are marked in green and expenses in red. If you choose the current day display all future entries will be either grey or remain hidden. The symbol on the left next to the title indicates the type of entry (recurring entry, single entry, transfer). The entries will be grouped according by days only if you sort them by date.
One click on an entry in the list takes you to the detailed entry view. Now you can edit or delete the entry.
You can also visualise the information as a diagram. This shows the sum of all types of income or outcome over time.
If you touch the entry for about a second, a menu with the most important functions will appear.

Statistics
The statistics display visualises the sum of a select number of entries. The amount displayed depends on the selected time frame and account and, if applicable, on the chosen filter.
You can create statistics using categories, accounts or payment methods. You can change the selection using the transparent symbol (bottom left). The type of calculation is displayed in the navigation bar. When grouping entries according to main categories, the relevant sub-categories are also displayer.
If you click on cell in the table, you will see all the associated entries. The diagram symbol (bottom right) provides a graphic representation of the data.

Diagram (only available on iPad)
Diagram displays the total amount of income and expenses. The amount displayed depends on the selected time frame, account and filter. The "Income" and "Expenses" displays are a special case. They display the total amounts according to category, account or payment method.
You can change the selection using the transparent symbol (bottom left). The type of calculation is displayed in the navigation bar.

Settings:

Additional functions

The kit contains the following functions:
1. Enhanced statistics
2. Printing
3. CSV-Import

Managment
Use the settings to manage your accounts, recurring entries, templates, forms of payment and categories.

Here you can will a number of parameters to configure your app.
• You can set the day of the month the time frame starts, if you, for example, receive your salary on the 15th of each month.
• You can set a window for creating an expense to pop up each time you start the app.
• You can set the time frame for the Status display (display of entries).
• You can set the time frame for the Overview display.
• You can select additional field for accounts set up (account number, bank code, banking institute, account holder, ...).
• You can preset an email address and subject for exporting data
• Set what day your week starts (Sunday or Monday).
• Determine the maximum number of search results.

Choose a standard currency for your accounts and entries. At the moment you can only define one currency for all accounts.

Security:
Using the integrated PIN protection (4 digits) you can protect the app from unauthorized access. Without this PIN you will not have access to your data! Take care not to lose your PIN.

Back-up and Files
This covers everything related to back-ups, exporting CSV and HTML files and importing CSV files. In addition you can delete all entries or reset the whole app.

You can create back-ups or restore the app with a saved back-up. If you have enabled iCloud on your device, you can also save or download the files from the cloud. This means your files can be manually transferred between various devices
All back-up files are encrypted on the device or in the Cloud (256-Bit AES), to prevent unauthorized access to your private data.
You can acces your files using the iTunes filesharing function.
Open iTunes and select your device. Now click on the "Apps" tab at the top. This will open a list of apps that support file sharing. Click on the app to see all shared files in the list on the right. Y ou can access these files by using the buttons "Add" and "Save under”. Now you can save your back-up files to a specific location. If you add a file to this list and synchronise iTunes, the file will be automatically copied to the device. You can then upload this back-up file via the app’s recovery function (refer to "Settings / Export and Back-up / Data Back-up").

If you want to export your entry data, you can choose between CSV and HTML format. Please note that the number of results might be limited due to a previously defined filter. The result is either sent per email using the standard iOS e-mail function or saved on the device.
You can save your files on your PC/MAC using the iTunes file sharing function. Open iTunes and select your device. Now click on the "Apps" tab at the top. This will open a list of apps that support file sharing. Click on the app to see all shared files in the list on the right (CSV, HTML ...). You can access these files by using the buttons "Add" and "Save as". The only person to receive this sensitive information is the contact you chose.
No hidden emails will be generated! You can speed up the process by predefining an e-mail address and subject line in the settings (general).

If you want to import CSV files you need to first copy them to your device. Carry out the steps described in 4 and copy the files using the iTunes software. Then select "Import files" in the settings. The new window has three areas: import via iTunes sharing, overview and settings.
In the settings you can choose the account you want to add the entries to. Some banks add additional information to the CSV file (e.g. account name, account number, ...). As the CSV format has not been standardized between banks, only the entry information is transferred and all other information is ignored.
Next you can what to do with entries that already have been imported. The final settings deal with the charset and separator used in the CSV file. If the imported entries are not displayed correctly, you have to change the charset.
Usually the separator is defined automatically, but if a file cannot be imported, you need to change it. Every imported file is recorded in a summary. You can always undo an import by pressing the item in the table for a second. This will pull up a menu with the options view, delete and undo.
If you select an item in the table, you will see all imported entries. These entries can be edited or deleted later on.
Please check if the entries are displayed correctly. If necessary delete the whole transfer and change the settings.
At the moment we do not have access to the CSV format of every bank, meaning that we only support the following banks:

Setting up accounts

Define your counts using the admin menu. An account will have been set up for you during installation, but you might want to rename it. You can set up a new account using the button on the top right (New). Here you can also enter a different current account balance for each account.

Setting up recurring entries

You can set up recurring entries in the admin menu. This might include your rent, insurance payments or credits card instalments. For us, recurring entries are periodically recurring transactions with the same value (e.g. standing orders, direct debits or transfers between accounts). The entries generated by this feature can be edited individually at a later date. If you want to transfer money from one account to the other, you have to set up a transfer. This creates an outgoing entry in the source account and an incoming entry on the target account. These entries are linked to each other and are edited or deleted at the same time.

Creating templates

Create templates using the admin menu. Quickly create entries by using previously defined templates (e.g. "get petrol", "ATM"). You can also create a template in the accounts overview, by clicking on the entry for 1 second. You will see a menu over the entry with the option "Template". This does not overwrite any existing templates.

Edit categories

You can create, edit and delete categories in the Admin menu. There are two possible category levels (main and sub-categories). Alternatively you can use the entry criteria method of payment.

Click the "Category" tab in the window and select the menu (top right). By selecting "New" you can create a new main category. If you click on a main category in the list, you will see all the sub-categories. When you add a new entry, it will now be linked to the main category. You can change or edit the entries by selecting them.

Options
Use this menu point to select the first day of the month (e.g. when you get your salary). You can ignore all other settings at the moment.

Country settings
Choose a standard currency for your accounts and entries. At the moment you can only define one currency for all accounts.
In a newer version you will able to select a different currency for each account.

Creating an entry

Once you have configured the app you can add your income and expenses via the quick-access symbols on the status screen or by selecting the menu and the respective commands.

Either use a template or provide a title, the entry date and the amount and assign it to an account. Use one of the many criteria if you want to classify the entry. You can switch these criteria on and off in the settings, but you should use them to create meaningful statistics.

You can also create a recurring entry, by choosing a final date and frequency.

The final date for a recurring entry is automatically set to 4 years to give you a meaningful enough overview of your finances. You can change this date when creating the entry. Later on you can choose to end the recurring entry on any day, which will remove all future entries.

Finally, you can use the two switches "Watch" and "Clear entry". Use the "Watch" switch to add the entry to your watch list. The "Clear entry" switch is used to mark an entry as "paid", for example.