Budget by paycheck,
not by calendar month.

Monthly budgets break when you're paid biweekly. DistroFi starts a fresh plan every payday — bills, savings, debt, and spending come out, and a live Remaining balance shows what's actually left.

No bank linking. No ads. Free forever.

Start budgeting free
DistroFi home screen showing a pay period plan with live Remaining balance
Works with weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly & monthly pay We never ask for your bank credentials Installs on any device — no app store

How it works

One loop, repeated every payday. That's the whole system.

01

Payday starts a period

Your plan is anchored to your real payday — not the 1st of the month.

02

Plan the check

Income in; bills, subscriptions, savings, investments, debt payments, and spending buckets out.

03

Watch Remaining

One live number tells you what's actually safe to spend, with over-budget warnings and a What-If calculator.

04

Period ends, archives

History keeps every cycle. The next period starts automatically on your payday.

Everything your paycheck touches, in one place

Built for people living check to check or digging out of debt — not for spreadsheet hobbyists.

Bills that know your payday

Due-date badges, priority flags, swipe-to-pay, and push reminders 3 days out and day-of. Annual subscriptions are amortized monthly so they never ambush you. Couples can track who paid what.

DistroFi bills screen with due dates, paid states and subscriptions

Spending buckets that reset with your check

Set a budget per bucket per pay period, log expenses in seconds, and search your full transaction history. Unused budget can roll into the next period, envelope-style.

Rollover is a Pro feature
DistroFi spending screen with budget buckets and donut chart

Savings goals that fill like a waterfall

Your savings fill goals top to bottom — the first goal fills completely before the next one starts. Target dates show whether each goal is on track or behind.

DistroFi savings goals with waterfall fill and progress

See your way out of debt

Avalanche vs. snowball strategies, an extra-payment slider, and lump-sum what-ifs that show exactly how many months sooner you'd be debt-free and how much interest you'd save. Credit-utilization nudges included.

DistroFi debt planner showing payoff strategies and interest savings

Private by design

Most budget apps want your bank login. We never ask for it.

No bank linking

Manual entry, on purpose. No Plaid, no scraping, no third-party aggregators — we never ask for your bank credentials.

Couples privacy

Share bills and spending with your partner in real time while your income stays on your device. Merge money, not paychecks.

No ads, ever

You are the customer, not the product. The free tier is funded by Pro subscriptions, not by selling your attention or your data.

Your data is portable

Export everything as CSV, PDF, or JSON anytime. No lock-in.

Honest pricing

Comparable apps run $8–15/month with paywalled basics. DistroFi's core is free with no caps — paid tiers just add power.

Free
$0
  • Unlimited pay-period tracking
  • Bills, buckets, savings, debt
  • Full history & exports
  • Forever. No caps.
Pro Solo
$2.99/mo
  • Envelope-style rollover
  • AI advisor grounded in your numbers
  • Spending trends & insights
Pro Couples
$4.99/mo
  • Real-time partner sync
  • Who-paid-what tracking
  • Income-privacy option
  • Everything in Pro Solo

7-day free trial · Cancel anytime · No card required to try. The AI advisor is educational and not licensed financial advice.

Install in 20 seconds — no app store

DistroFi is a progressive web app. It installs straight from your browser and works on anything.

iPhone / iPad (Safari)

  1. Open distrofi.org/app in Safari
  2. Tap the Share button
  3. Tap Add to Home Screen

Android (Chrome)

  1. Open distrofi.org/app in Chrome
  2. Tap the ⋮ menu
  3. Tap Install app

Desktop

  1. Open distrofi.org/app
  2. Click the install icon in the address bar
  3. Or just use it in the browser

Questions people actually ask

Why doesn't DistroFi link to my bank?

On purpose. Manual entry means we never ask for your bank credentials — no Plaid, no screen-scraping. It also keeps you aware of every dollar, which is half of what makes budgeting work.

Is it really free?

Yes. Core tracking is free forever with no quantity caps — not a stripped-down trial. Pro adds rollover and the AI advisor; Couples adds partner sync.

I'm paid semi-monthly / weekly. Does that work?

Yes — weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly. Periods anchor to your actual payday.

What happens when my pay period ends?

It archives to history, you decide what to do with any leftover money (save it, roll it, or leave it), and the next period starts automatically.

Is the AI advisor financial advice?

No — it's educational, grounded in your own numbers. It is not licensed financial advice.

Your next paycheck deserves a plan.

Set up your first pay period in under five minutes.

Start budgeting free