Qapital: Set & Forget Finances 4+

By far easier to use and better for savings than other apps. The rules thing is cool where you set how to save, I did round up every $2, the 52 week rule, set and forget $10 a month, and spend less at a couple fast food restaurants and I’m projected $3000 in 6 months. I’ve done it before so it’s all very accurate. I like that you can add a partner to it now like a spouse etc so you both can save into something. And I’ve also done the investment portion where you can take that savings acct or a different one and tell the app how aggressive to be for investments it’s all super legit and I tell everyone about it I can. There’s a delay of money transfer on purpose because the app tries to make sure your bank has the money. And if you ever see your next “transfer” saying something like $200 don’t freak out lol that’s just the money it’s accumulated but the transfer portions are smaller based on what was calculated per transfer period which seems to be every few days or so. I only know this because it scared me once because I wasn’t expecting to budget that heavy one week but then it only took like $30 and the rest was the next week. It also adds up quick if you don’t have the money in your bank so the transfer money can get high. You can let it ride like I do or what I’ve also done is cancel a transfer or some of the transfer and continue later

Saving money always felt like taking something away from my present self to give to my future self, so I rarely did it. But with Qapital, I find myself jealously guarding my savings, and trying to find more reasons to save. It's a wonderful concept, and it works great. Plus, if you get their debit card, they pay interest on all savings; better interest than many other banks offer. And now they offer automatic and commission-free (which is not to say without charge) investing. I've looked over their fund picks; they're good ones. They've got an interesting approach to diversifying your investments that I like. By far the biggest flaw is the lack of a free tier. Having a savings account—even a spiffy one like this—shouldn't cost $6/mo. Remember, they make money off your savings. Paying for investing—and even checking—is okay, but the basic features should be free. I find it hard to recommend this app to friends without a free option. The only other real flaw is that you can't exclude some transactions from the Rules. There are tons of possible options for saving, but I only use the Payday rule, saving 10% of every paycheck (split between various savings and investment accounts), and Set and Forget to build up savings for my next car. I do wish they had a more aggressive portfolio, something like an S&P 500 Index, getting ~10% returns.

I love using this app. Very easy to use. I just wish the deposits were more frequent. I use the set and forget rule added with round up rule. Picked to have $2 dollars a day, because who would notice just few dollars a day? Except, it builds up and then by the time it does come out it’s a big enough amount that I notice (at times over $60) I recommend getting the debit card. Otherwise, you’ll need to wait a few days for the money to be put back in your account, which is a pain if this is your emergency fund.
Update: I have still been loving this app. I don’t really use it for savings. I take what I’ve earned each week from round up rule and transfer it to my debit card. Then that’s what I use for the week for lunch at work. The only thing I’ve seen change since I started using Qapital, was they now charge monthly fee. Not sure of the prices, I started using this so long ago that I was grandfathered in on the account type I was using. They still only deposit money in your account on certain days. But I did discover that if it’s starting to get higher then you really could afford, that you can go in and cancel pending deposits individually until you get down to the amount you’re wanting. And if your primary account gets down to a certain amount,(believe $150) then they will pause withdrawing from that account. Only reason for not giving 5 stars is because of their deposit schedule. Otherwise I love this app