Occasion budgets · Masareefy
A budget for Ramadan, Eid and travel, beside the month's budget
Pick the occasion and say how much you want to spend on it; the app sets its dates and shows every day what you have spent of it and what you can spend each day until it ends.
30-day trial • No payment card required
At a glance
The year's seasons, ready
Ramadan, Eid, the summer holiday, back to school and travel, or any occasion you name.
Dates worked out
Ramadan and Eid dates come from the Hijri calendar on your phone, and you can change them.
What you can spend a day
The Overview shows what you have spent of the budget and what is left for each day.
Last time, remembered
The app shows what you spent on the same occasion before, to start from.
An occasion that spans two months, without upsetting your budget
Ramadan, Eid, the summer holiday and school costs are what upset most households' budgets, and many of them start in one month and end in the next. An occasion budget in Masareefy is a lens on those days alone: you know what you spent in Ramadan, for example, while the month's budget and this week's figure stay as they are.
Throughout the occasion its card sits on the Overview: spent so much of so much, a bar that marks today, and one line with what you can spend each remaining day. If you go over, the card says by how much.
A Ramadan budget, step by step
Open New occasion
From the ≡ menu choose Occasions, then New occasion. A few days before Ramadan, both Eids, the school season and the summer holiday, the app also offers a budget for the one coming.
Pick the occasion
Tap Ramadan, Eid, Summer holiday, Back to school or Trip, or Something else and type its name. Ramadan and Eid show how many days are left until they start.
Say how much you want to spend
The sheet asks how much for Ramadan and shows what you spent last time, to reuse if you like. The dates are filled in, and Edit changes them.
Record purchases as usual
Every purchase in its days counts, except bills and loans. Turn on Count only what I pick and you choose what counts, with the Part of Ramadan button in the add sheet.
When the occasion ends
After the last day the card stays to give you the result: the budget has ended, and how much you did not spend or how far you went over, until you close it. The occasion moves to Past on the Occasions page, and when next Ramadan comes the sheet shows what you spent on this one.
One simple price after your 30-day trial
Enjoy full access for 30 days, then choose the plan that suits your household budget.
Monthly
Month by month.
Every feature, including:
- Voice logging
- Reading receipts from photos
- Shopping lists
- Sharing the budget with one family member
Quarterly
Works out at 150 EGP a month.
Every feature, including:
- Voice logging
- Reading receipts from photos
- Shopping lists
- Sharing the budget with one family member
Yearly
Works out at 133 EGP a month.
Every feature, including:
- Voice logging
- Reading receipts from photos
- Shopping lists
- Sharing the budget with one family member
When a subscription ends, your full ledger remains accessible, you can add an expense by hand, and you can export your data to Excel.
Advanced features such as voice recording, receipt scanning, and creating occasion budgets pause until renewal; past occasions keep their names and dates. Read about Premium and the trial
Questions about occasion budgets
Does a Ramadan budget come out of the month's budget?
No. An occasion budget changes neither the month's budget nor what is left to spend this week; it shows what you spent during the occasion's days against the amount you set for it.
How does the app know when Ramadan and Eid fall?
It works them out from the Umm al-Qura calendar on your phone; if your phone does not have it, you enter the dates yourself. Either way you can change them.
What counts toward the occasion?
Every purchase in its days, except repeated bills and loans. To choose what counts yourself, turn on Count only what I pick.
Can two occasions overlap?
No. One occasion per day, so the same purchase is never counted twice.
Can I budget for a trip or a wedding?
Yes. Choose Trip or Something else and enter the name, the dates and the amount.
Are occasion budgets included in the free trial?
Yes. The free trial gives you every feature for 30 days with no payment card. When a subscription ends, creating occasions pauses and their figures are hidden until you renew.
Next Ramadan, with a budget you know from day one
Set the amount before the season starts, and see every day what you can spend until it ends.
30-day trial • No payment card required