Zaim

What Zaim is

Zaim is a budgeting and expense-tracking service from Tokyo-based maker Zaim, founded in 2012. It is available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its free plan supports recording expenses and income, analyzing budgets and spending, connecting bank and card accounts automatically, and scanning receipts. Its free plan includes everyday money records and spending review.

Zaim also supports bill tracking, account synchronization, and report export. A 30-day trial is included in its pricing note. Premium plans are offered for the web and mobile app, each with monthly and annual options. Premium Web adds on-demand account updates, custom categories, asset and life-planning features, CSV history downloads, and ad removal. Premium app plans include premium mobile features, on-demand account updates, custom categories, and ad removal. The listed free plan costs nothing. Zaim’s free tools cover expense and income records, budgets, spending analysis, account connections, and receipt scanning, while its premium options add account update and organization features.

Who it suits

Zaim suits people who want to record income and expenses, review budgets and spending, and connect bank or card accounts. It is available to web users and people using iOS or Android, with premium options for both web and app.

Getting started

1. Visit the Zaim website.
2. Choose the web service, or use the iOS or Android app.
3. Start with the Free plan for expense and income recording, budget and spending analysis, automatic bank and card connections, and receipt scanning.
4. Choose a Premium Web or Premium app plan if you need its listed additional features.

Verdict

Choose Zaim if you want expense recording, budget and spending analysis, automatic bank and card connections, and receipt scanning in a service available on web and mobile. Look at the Premium plans if you need features such as on-demand account updates or custom categories. Premium web plans include asset and life-planning features and CSV history downloads; app plans list premium mobile features.