WanguA budget for you and your people
Share the bills.Keep the rest.
Wangu is the budget for you, your partner, your family, your housemates or your friends. It runs payday to payday, in any currency, you share what you choose, and what is yours stays yours.
How it works
One road between two paydays.
Calendar months do not match how you get paid, so Wangu runs payday to payday: weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Scroll and watch a pay period spend itself.
The pay lands
Wangu starts a fresh period and lines every bill up against it, so you see the whole month before you spend a penny.
Rent and council tax −£918
Shared bills belong to everyone in the Kitty. Whoever pays ticks it off, and the whole household sees it.
Groceries and the bus −£272
Every budget turns amber at 80% and red when you are over, so surprises show up early, not on payday.
A gift nobody else sees −£145
Personal items stay personal. Everyone else sees only that something private exists, never what or how much.
Plan, then spend −£221
Plan shows where your balance is heading to payday, so a night out is a choice, not a gamble.
Still in the green.
Money left, a daily allowance to the next pay, and a fresh start. Calm, on repeat.
Play with it
A real Wangu, with made-up people.
Tap around. Everything here runs in your browser on demo data. Nothing is saved and nothing is sent anywhere.
Four things to try
Maya, Tom and Sam share a Kitty. You are Maya. Work down the list, or just explore.
- ✓Open Bills and tick off the electric
- ✓Add a spend and watch the ring move
- ✓Switch to Tom and see Maya's private gift hidden
- ✓Open Plan and drag the day slider
This is a simplified preview with demo numbers. The real app does a lot more, and your data never leaves your own Kitty.
Same Wangu. Different view.
Most budgeting apps make you choose between sharing everything and sharing nothing. In Wangu each item is shared or private, and the owner decides. Switch who is looking, then flip an item.
Only the owner can change an item. Others cannot see private amounts, even in totals.
A Kitty for the occasion.
Holiday, stag weekend, wedding fund or a shared house: start a Trip Kitty, invite the group and see who has put in and what is left. Tap a name to add £50.
Demo only. Real Kitties track the payments you record yourselves, with no card details involved.
Features that change the game
The things other budget apps do not do.
Most money apps count your past. Wangu helps you plan, share and decide, in your own currency, with the people you actually live and travel with.
Payday to payday, not calendar months
Paid weekly, every two weeks or monthly? Your budget month runs from payday to payday, so what you see matches what is actually in your account. A ring shows money left, and a daily allowance tells you what is safe to spend today.
Share the bills, keep your pockets
Every item is shared or private, and the owner decides. Others see paid or unpaid, never your private amounts.
Safe to spend today
One number that accounts for bills still to come, so a coffee never turns into a missed payment. Ask Siri on iPhone.
Any currency, more than one
Set up in your own currency out of 160. Paid in dollars by a remote job and pounds by another? Add both and see one total.
Give every pound a job
When pay lands, a one-minute ritual shows what is left unallocated and where to put it.
Plan ahead
A year view payday by payday, what-if scenarios and "can I afford it?" answered with your real numbers.
Say it or scan it
Say "12 pounds lunch at Pret" and it is logged. Photograph a paper bill or a handwritten note and Wangu reads it.
Money sent home
Live rate, what actually arrives after fees, and a heads-up when the rate is good. Compare transfer providers side by side.
Tell Kitty
Type "council tax is £147 from December" and Wangu prepares the change. You preview it, and you can undo it.
Several Kitties, one login
Home with your partner, a trip with friends, a pot for the kids. Each Kitty has its own people, chat and rules.
Bring your history with you
Moving from YNAB, Mint, Monzo, Starling, Revolut or a similar app? Export your transactions as a CSV and Wangu reads them on your device, carries your categories across and spots your regular bills. No starting from scratch. A Plus feature.
Net worth
What you own minus what you owe, so debt and savings sit on one honest page.
Locked and backed up
Face ID or a PIN, hourly backups, and a typed confirmation before anything is deleted.
Trip Kitty
Split it. Settle it. Stay friends.
Start a Kitty for the occasion, invite the group and see who has put in and what is left. When the trip is over, it is over.
How Wangu is different
Built around people, not just accounts.
Most money apps start from one person and one bank connection. Wangu starts from the people and the pay period. A general look at common patterns, not a review of any one product.
| What you get | Wangu | Banking-app budgets | Bank-feed trackers | Envelope budgeting apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget runs payday to payday | ✓ | |||
| Share bills and goals, keep your own pockets private | ✓ | – | – | |
| Others see paid or unpaid, not your amounts | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Ring of money left and a daily allowance | ✓ | – | ||
| Plan ahead: year view, what-if, price changes | ✓ | – | ||
| Works with any bank, start without a login | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Money sent abroad: live rate and what arrives | ✓ | – | – | |
| Paid in more than one currency, in one total | ✓ | – | – |
✓ usually has it · some do · – rarely. Based on public app pages and reviews in October 2026; features change, so check before you decide. The Wangu column shows what is built today.
Set up
A few minutes, then it is yours.
Just me, a couple, a family, housemates or friends.
Add what you pay and when you get paid. Wangu lines them up.
Share a join code. You approve who comes in.
See what is due before payday and plan the big things.
Pricing
Try everything free for 30 days.
No card needed to start. After 30 days, pick the plan that fits. One subscription covers everyone in your Kitty. If you do not pick one, Wangu becomes view-only and your data stays safe and exportable.
Free trial
For one or two people
- Up to 2 people in a Kitty
- Bills, spending, savings and plan
- Shared and private items
- Payday-to-payday months, any currency
- Voice entry, safe to spend, reminders
- A taste of Wangu AI
Plus
For couples, families and friend groups
- Everything in the trial, with no time limit
- Up to 6 people in a Kitty
- 60 Wangu AI credits a month
- Scan bills and handwritten notes
- Net worth, group chat, transfer comparison
- All Learn lessons
Pro
For bigger groups
- Everything in Plus
- Unlimited people in a Kitty
- 150 Wangu AI credits a month
- Room for housemates, clubs and big families
Cancel any time. On iPhone, plans are billed through Apple. Wangu never sees your card details.
Trust
Built for the awkward conversations.
Private by default
Personal items are hidden from everyone else in your Kitty.
You approve who joins
Join codes only get people to the door. The owner lets them in.
Backed up
Hourly backups, and a typed confirmation before anything is deleted.
Yours to leave with
Your data belongs to you. We do not sell it.
Questions
Answers before you ask.
Is Wangu only for couples?
No. Wangu works for one person, partners, families, housemates, friend groups and one-off trips. You can run several Kitties and switch between them.
How is Wangu different from my bank's budgeting tools?
Your bank sees your bank. Wangu sees your plan: payday-to-payday budgets, bills, shared goals and the people you share them with, across any bank. You choose what each person sees.
Can the others see everything I spend?
Only what you mark as shared. Personal items show up to others as hidden.
Do I have to link my bank?
No. Wangu works with any bank because you add your bills and spending yourself, or import a statement. Optional live bank feeds for the UK and Europe are planned for Pro, and you will never need them.
What does it cost?
Every household gets 30 days free, with no card needed. After that Plus is £3.99 a month (£34.99 a year) and Pro is £7.99 a month (£69.99 a year). One person pays for the whole Kitty.
What happens when the 30 days end?
Wangu becomes view-only until you pick a plan. Nothing is deleted, you can still look at everything and download your data, and choosing a plan puts you straight back to where you were.
Where does it run?
On iPhone and in your browser. Your Kitties sync between the two.
Can I move over from another budgeting app?
Yes. Export your transactions from your old app as a CSV file and choose it in Wangu. It recognises the layouts of YNAB, Mint, Monzo, Starling and Revolut, keeps your categories and finds your regular bills. Importing from another app is part of Plus and Pro.
Does it work outside the UK?
Yes. Choose your own currency when you set up, from 160, and add pay in other currencies if you are paid in more than one. Everything works anywhere. The optional bank feeds are planned for the UK and Europe first.
Who is behind Wangu?
Wangu is made by Zimba Technologies. Questions are always welcome on the support page.
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