u/Dev_Gohil_

Hey everyone, I recently launched my first iOS app called Villix.

It’s a free spending tracker with no ads. You can track expenses, scan receipts, organize purchases, and get a better idea of where your money is actually going.

I built it because I felt like banking apps show where you spent money, but not what you actually bought or what habits keep repeating.

Would love any honest feedback if anyone wants to try it.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/villix/id6759687497

I just launched my first iOS app this week and didn’t expect much, but it ended up getting around 24 downloads in the first couple days.

I built it mostly out of frustration. I tried a bunch of finance apps and they all kind of felt the same, lots of charts and totals, but I still didn’t really know what I was actually spending money on day to day.

So I made something simpler for myself.

Right now it lets you:

• connect your bank (uses Plaid)
• see individual purchases clearly
• notice repeat spending
• and mark stuff you regret buying later

It’s completely free right now, and I didn’t put any ads in it either. I mostly just want to get real feedback and see if it’s actually useful.

So far I’ve only shared it with a small waitlist and a few posts, nothing crazy.

Still super early and I’m trying to figure out what actually makes someone stick with a finance app long term.

If you’ve tried a bunch of these apps, what made you keep using one vs dropping it?

I recently launched Villix, a spending intelligence app I’ve been building.

The idea came from a simple frustration: bank apps tell you where you spent money, but not what you actually bought.

A transaction might say:

“Walmart $42.18”

But that does not tell you whether it was groceries, snacks, school supplies, hygiene products, or impulse purchases.

So I built Villix around three ideas:

1. Bank transactions show the merchant and total

2. Receipts show the actual items

3. Reflections help people understand whether a purchase was actually worth it

The receipt scanning part turns everyday purchases into item level history, so users can start seeing patterns like:

“How much do I spend on coffee?”

“What snacks do I keep buying?”

“Which purchases do I regret later?”

“What items are getting more expensive over time?”

The goal is not just expense tracking. It is helping people understand their spending behavior at a deeper level.

I launched the first version recently, and one thing I’ve learned is that building a powerful feature is not enough.

If users do not immediately understand when and why to use it, the feature almost does not exist.

For anyone building consumer SaaS, I’m realizing onboarding and positioning are just as important as the actual product.

I’ve noticed a lot of budgeting and expense apps are great at showing numbers, but not always great at helping people understand their behavior.

I’m working on an iOS spending app where the goal is to make purchases easier to reflect on, not just categorize. The idea is simple: track transactions and receipts, then let users mark purchases as worth it or regret, add notes, and eventually see patterns like impulse spending, recurring expenses, and items they keep buying.

I’m curious from people who have tried expense or budgeting apps:

What made you stop using one?

What feature would make you come back regularly?

Would reflection prompts after purchases feel useful or annoying?

Not trying to promote anything here, mostly looking for honest feedback while building.

The map feature works like this: every time someone scans a receipt, the items get pinned to the map with the exact price and location. So anyone nearby can search any item and instantly see who sells it and what they charge.

I searched "latte" near me and found:

— Peet's Coffee: $5.75

— SFSU Cafe: $5.10

— Both within 500ft of me

Tap a pin → item details → directions in Apple Maps.

The more people scan receipts, the smarter the map gets for everyone around them.

It also scans receipts from your lock screen widget, auto-matches them to your bank transaction, tracks subscriptions, and splits expenses.

Free on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/villix/id6759687497

Would love feedback from early users.

Hey r/Entrepreneurs — wanted to share my launch because this community has been a big part of my motivation.

I built Villix — a spending intelligence app for iPhone.

The problem I kept running into: every expense app shows you "$47 at Walmart" — but what did you actually buy? You have no idea. So I built something that fixes that.

Here's what makes it different:
• Scan receipts from your lock screen widget (no unlocking needed)
• It extracts every item you bought with OCR
• It automatically matches that receipt to the bank transaction it came from
• You see a map of every purchase with item-level detail and price by location
• It tracks subscriptions, splits expenses, and gives AI-powered spending insights

I have 3 users right now. That's it. But the product works and I'm proud of it.

If you want to try it, it's free on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/villix/id6759687497

Would love any feedback — brutal honesty welcome.