Do I need to be good with money for this?
No. You need to be able to download a statement from your bank’s website, which you have almost certainly done before. iSpend does the reading, the sorting and the adding up. You do the looking.
Do I have to connect my bank?
No, and you couldn’t even if you wanted to. There is nowhere to type a bank password. You download a statement the way you already do, and upload the file.
What if my bank isn’t on the list?
It still works. iSpend works out which part is the date, the description and the amount. If it gets one wrong you put it right once, and it remembers that layout from then on. Credit unions and small banks are fine.
How long does the first statement take?
A minute or two to upload and preview. iSpend then sorts most charges itself and asks about the rest, grouped by merchant, so a first statement means a dozen or so answers. The second asks far fewer.
Does an AI read my statements?
Only if you turn it on and add your own key. Leave it alone and nothing of yours goes near an AI. Even switched on, it only suggests. You decide.
What happens when the trial ends?
Nothing is deleted. After a few days’ grace the account goes read-only: you can still sign in, look at everything and download all of it. Subscribing switches it all back on. Canceling takes two clicks, and payments go through Stripe, so your card never touches iSpend.