Pennies: Budgeting on the Go
I recently purchased a new application for my iPod Touch—Pennies by Austin Sarner.
I’ve been waiting patiently for Cultured Code to update Things for the iPhone/Touch to include syncing with the desktop version. And although I’ve been enjoying working with pen and paper for day to day tasks, I’m excited to have a copy of my full master task list with me at all times on my Touch.
But I’ve also been keeping an eye out for other ways to make my Touch more useful. And I think Pennies may be a good option. It’s a small budgeting app for the Touch platform that focuses on the interface and ease of use.
As with anything Mr. Sarner produces, Pennies looks very sharp. Here are a few screens:
However, this does not appear to be a full fledged budgeting application. There are some restricting limitations. For example, in the small amount of time I’ve played with the app, I could not find a way to add new categories of expenses.
What makes more sense to me is to use this app as a tool to capture all the little expenses that I incur when out and about. These ‘little’ expenses surely add up, and I think summarizing with this application will be revealing. It should be a handy tool to add to my current budgeting setup.
