Telegram expense tracker bot for your DMs

Text an expense, get it logged and categorized automatically.

Budget logs an expense the moment you text it in your DM with the bot — send "12.50 coffee" and it's saved with the amount, plus a category guessed from keywords in your note.

/today, /week, and /month total up what you've spent and break it down by category, /budget lets you set a monthly cap that alerts you at 80% and again at 100%, and everyone gets an automatic weekly summary DM.

Use it without adding the bot

Use it without adding the bot: type @BudgetLogBot 12.50 coffee in any chat and it posts the parsed amount and category right there — nothing is saved until you message it directly.

Commands

Command	Example	Does
12.50 coffee	12.50 coffee	Log an expense: any DM starting with a number is logged as that amount, with the rest of the text saved as a note and used to auto-guess a category.
/today	/today	Total spent today, broken down by category.
/week	/week	Total spent this week, broken down by category.
/month	/month	Total spent this month, broken down by category.
/budget	/budget 1500	Set a monthly spending cap; the bot alerts you at 80% and again at 100% of it.
/top	/top	Free: your 5 biggest expenses this month, ranked — spot where the money actually went.
/trend	/trend	Free: your last 7 days of spending as a one-line sparkline with per-day totals — catch a spending spike before it becomes a habit.
/export	/export	Pro only: DM you a CSV of your logged expenses.
/cat	/cat add subscriptions	Pro only: add a custom category (up to 50).
/pro	/pro	Unlock CSV export and custom categories for a one-time 150 Stars payment.

All BudgetLogBot commands

Free vs Pro

Privacy

• Each expense you log — amount and the note text you sent — is stored per user, so /today, /week, /month, and /export can total and list them back to you.
• The category is guessed from keywords in your note and stored alongside the expense; it's only ever used to build your own totals.
• This is a DM-only bot — nothing you log is posted to a group or visible to anyone but you.

See the full privacy page for what every bot in Tiny Telegram Tools stores.

FAQ

How do I log an expense?

Send a DM to the bot starting with a number, like "12.50 coffee" — the number is logged as the amount and the rest of the message is saved as a note used to guess a category.

How does category guessing work?

The bot matches keywords in your note text (like "coffee" or "uber") against a built-in list to pick a category automatically; Pro can also add custom categories with /cat add.

What happens when I hit my /budget cap?

The bot alerts you when your logged total for the month crosses 80% of the cap you set with /budget, and again at 100% — it doesn't block further logging.

What does Pro add?

CSV export via /export and custom categories via /cat, either as a one-time 150 Stars payment or a 100 Stars/month subscription.

How do I see my biggest expenses?

Send /top — it's free. The bot ranks your 5 largest logged expenses for the current month, so you can spot exactly where the money went without scrolling.

Related guides

• Track a Personal Budget by Texting a Telegram Bot
• Telegram Expense Tracker Bot: Log Spending by Just Texting
• How to Send a Secret Message on Telegram That Only One Person Can Open

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