Insights
Where your income goes
Spending by category
Category budgets
Coming up
Fixed bills in the next 10 days
Latest spending
Savings
Goals
Going well
Worth a look
Compare months
The numbers
Why it was different
By category
About insights
Insights are worked out on this device from your own numbers, and nothing is sent anywhere. They're friendly pointers, not financial advice. They update every time you change something.
Income this month
Your regular income, plus anything extra you've added for this month.
Where your income goes
Last six months
Money in compared with everything going out.
Regular income
Salary and anything else that arrives every month, after tax.
Nothing matches your search.
Day by day
By category
Categories and limits
A comfortable monthly limit for each.
Edit your bills
Name, amount and the day of the month it's paid.
How it's spread
Savings over time
Your net worth each month, as of the last time you opened the app that month.
Accounts and investments
Buffer, savings accounts, funds and shares. For funds and shares, enter units and today's price. Update them whenever you like.
Progress
All goals together
When you'll get there
Based on what you put aside each month. This amount is taken out of what you have to spend.
Edit your goals
Target, saved so far and what you put aside each month. Update “Saved so far” whenever you move money.
Send me a message on Etsy
Open the shop and tap Message (or Contact shop owner). Ideas, problems or questions are all welcome.
Open ScandinavianNO on EtsyNothing from your budget is shared. You write the message yourself in Etsy.
Back up
Your budget lives only on this device. A backup is a small file you keep somewhere safe.
The transfer code is the same backup as text. Paste it into a note, an email to yourself or a message.
Restore or move to another device
- On this device, save or send a backup, or copy the transfer code.
- Open Northlight on the other device.
- Come to Your data there and restore below.
Restoring replaces the budget on this device.
How to never lose your budget
Add it to your home screen
iPhone: open in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Android: open in Chrome, tap ⋮, then Add to Home screen or Install app.
On iPhone this matters: Safari can clear website data you haven't opened for 7 days. Home screen apps are kept.
Choose one main device
Your phone and computer don't sync. Log your spending on one device, and move a backup when you switch.
Back up once a month
Save a backup file or copy the transfer code at the start of each month. Northlight reminds you after 30 days.
Avoid private browsing
Private and incognito windows forget everything when you close them.
Before you clear your browser
Clearing history or website data deletes your budget. Make a backup first.
Preferences
Start over
Remove everything on this device and begin with an empty budget. Back up first if you might want it later.
What it is
Northlight shows you one number that matters: what you have left to spend this month, after your bills and savings.
It's made for people who want a clear picture of their money without a subscription, bank logins or a complicated spreadsheet.
How it works
Your privacy
There's no account and no tracking. Your numbers never leave your device. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else.
Who made it
Northlight is designed in Oslo, Norway by ScandinavianNO, a small studio making simple, useful tools for everyday life.
Questions or ideas? Send us a message through our Etsy shop. We read every one.