Add images and receipts to entries! They’re saved to your iCloud Drive (or iPhone if you don’t use iCloud)
Beta: Gem pulls the total price from your receipts. You can turn it off in Settings > Recording
Send receipts to Gem with new “Save to Gem” action in share sheet
Set account balance! Open any account in Tracking > Tap “Set balance”
View your monthly balance. Open any balance in Tracking > Tap “Edit” > Choose period
You asked for it: New “Add expense” shortcut allowing you to choose category
All shortcuts now have a “Notes” property so you can add more details to entries
When calculating your expenses or budgets, Gem includes your income so your total spent is decreased. You can turn it off in Settings > Tracking > Include income
Improvements
Adds timestamp to export file name, so it’s easier to tell between them
Now in beta: Share expenses & budgets with a partner. Learn more
Open Settings > Share with someone, to try it
Adds 7 app icons: Coins, wallet, currency signs and more
Adds dark & tinted icons for iOS 18
More details: www.shelftwo.com/gem/faq/gem-together
Improvements
Show newest expenses first
iCloud backup is enabled by default
Troubleshoot iCloud backup failures
Bug fixes
Fixes some iCloud backup error handling
Fixes some features not working properly in the first launch of the app
Adds troubleshooting for 'Automation failed' notifications when using 'Import transaction' shortcut. Please email hey@shelftwo.com for instructions how to use them
Track savings goal, like a new iPhone. In Tracking > Tap “+” > New savings goal
Items in Tracking are now grouped by budgets, savings goals… Tap ••• to turn it off
Create new budgets directly from Tracking with new “+” button
Set budget to existing categories and accounts from new “+” button in Tracking
Add to your Tracking interesting financial bits: Tap “+” button to add monthly savings, balances, bills & more
Add records to budgets, accounts & savings goals from any screen in Tracking
Edit budgets & account details directly from any screen in Tracking
Improvements
If you organize your expenses by more than just categories and accounts, you can now let Gem know which is ideal to hold your accounts. In Gem, open Settings > Accounts > Manage > Preferred accounts
You can now clear the account field from existing records
Improved titles across screens in Tracking
Bug fixes
Fixes multiple layout issues on older iPhone models
Fixes balance card showing spending limit in Tracking
Fixes some items in Tracking always appearing as “All expenses”
Save reports from anywhere: Exploring your food expenses? Tap “Save report” to add it to your Tracking
View options in Tracking screen: View reports as list, or cards
Create accounts directly from Tracking screen to immediately start tracking them
Customize your organization system: In Settings > Accounts > Tap “Manage” to add new folders, like events or tags
When creating your first account, Gem will: Add it to your Tracking screen, mark it as your default account, and offer to move all existing expenses to it
Improvements
Improved suggestions for adding reports to Tracking
Improved titles for very specific reports, like “Food” expenses in “Spending” account
Delete reports directly from ••• menu
Bug fixes
Fixes tapping on “View entries“ in “All Expenses” report
Fixes tapping on “Search” from entry details not doing anything
Fixes double tapping on Search tab not starting keyboard search
Fixes double tapping on Entries tab not jumping back to today
Fixes a crash when restoring a backup, or when removing app tabs
Balance reports: View your total balance or any account's balance
Log money transfers between accounts
Improvements
“Unknown” categories now show up in report breakdowns (and transfers!)
Improved report suggestions when adding a new report
Bug fixes
Fixes imported entries missing notes, even though you’ve provided them
Fixes expenses not being recorded when you tap-to-pay (hopefully those pesky “Automation failed” notifications are gone, please email me if it’s still happening)
Fixes app crash when editing a report after deleting its account
Fixes widget crash when viewing budget
Fixes app crash on iOS 16 when choosing some category icons (please upgrade to iOS 17 to get more icons)
Fixes layout issues of your expenses list when using an iPhone Max in Hebrew language
Fixes column names in export
Feb 15, 2024
Celebrating 3 years of Emerald! 🎉
Gem 3.0
broccoli
Reports: View per week/year. Review entries. New card style: comparing to avg.
Improved: Category selection when logging expenses. Export last month, accounts, reports...
Customization: New category colors & icons (450 SF symbols), new settings for entry style
Tags settings: Your tags now show as “Categories” (and “Accounts” if you had them before)
Categories settings: Decluttered navigation, every category has its own screen
Categories settings: Explore how you use each category, with new stats and quick access to category report and recent expenses
New organization screen in settings (use it to create new “collections” for organizing your expenses, like “Events” or “Payment methods”)
First localization: Hebrew. If you’re interested in translating Emerald to your language, email me at human@shelftwo.com
Improvements
Search finally shows “no results” when none were found (it’s about time)
Search always shows “cancel” button to reset search without starting a new one
Updated tabbar design
Limits are now called budgets, hopefully it’s easier for everyone to understand :)
Bug fixes
Fixes savings calculation & disappearing income in Savings report (no more showing just last 3 months)
Fixes & improves progress bar of Savings report (available even with no savings goal)
Fixes search not showing section title when there’s just 1 section in the results
Fixes search losing "x" button when re-entering app, blocking you from clearing search
Fixes search visual glitches when switching light/dark mode
Fixes items in settings staying “pressed” when moving around
Fixes sliding to choose report cover style choosing the wrong style
Fixes shortcut always creating new categories when note includes unknown merchant (now it keeps the entry uncategorized and places the merchant in the note field)
Fixes ghost spacing in some pickers/sheets
Fixes numpad so it appears a bit sooner
Fixes formatting of entry details when entry has just category and no other details
Fixes placement of bottom buttons and bars in settings
Fixes visual glitches of non-styled categories in settings
Fixes various dark mode glitches
Nov 2, 2023
Gem 2.5
clover
(iOS 17) Log your expenses when you tap to pay. Categorization rules. See help to learn more
Add entry from always-there [+] button. Import uncategorized entries. Less lowercasing
Fixes: Searching by note, incorrect dates and amounts in imported entries
iOS 17: Emerald can automatically log your expenses when you tap to pay (requires setup, see help to learn more)
“Import transaction” shortcut for logging expenses. Tip: Add to automation in Shortcuts app
Set once & forget: Found a funny merchant, like “Venue DZ MX”? Set its category to “Coffee” and let Emerald repeat that for new entries from that merchant (Emerald creates import rules you can edit and remove)
You asked, it’s here: Log expenses from anywhere in the app with new “+” button on the bottom of the screen. Don’t like it? Go to Settings > Appearance to hide it
Improvements
Emerald can now import entries without a category. They appear semi-transparent on your list (also, they’re excluded from category breakdowns in your reports until you categorize them)
Entry details screen shows “Added using import” for imported entries
Category names are no longer lowercased (sorry about that)
iOS 17: Small-size widgets allow tapping “+” to log expenses AND tapping the widget itself to open Emerald
When setting a category, scrolling up expands the sheet so you see more categories
Updated animations when viewing or adding entries
Smarter import: Supporting more amount and date formatting
Bug fixes
Fixes widgets looking funny on iOS 17
Fixes searching entry notes not working
Fixes embarrassing crash when initiating a search from entry details screen
Fixes keyboard obscuring entry’s note field on smaller devices
Fixes entry not being updated when editing it from search results
Fixes import failure when some rows are missing some columns
Fixes import failure when a row has a comma within quotation marks
Fixes items in Settings appearing “pressed” after you tapped them
Fixes some visual glitches
Aug 8, 2023
Gem 2.4
kiwi
Make expenses repeat weekly or bi-weekly
Bring your own tag system: Import both category & its subcategories
Finally put an end to bad format drama during imports
Import your own tag system into Emerald. Select the required fields for creating parent/child tags (like ”Food” and below it “Groceries” and “Drinks”)
Improvements
Import: Smarter “guessing” of data formats, finally granting your device’s locale its respect
Import: That smarter thing on the top failed you? Choose your own date format
Export: Includes up to 3 levels deep (Food/Groceries/Fruits)
Export: Includes tags from all kinds (not just the main one) and repeaet schedule
Import data messed things up? Tap “Data” > “Delete all entries” to clear things up
Bug fixes
Fixes “05/08/2020” dates being imported into Emerald as “08/05/2020” even though your device clearly says it’s your date format of choice
Fixes export ignoring your preference to actually use decimal amounts
Fixes sketchy code written very late at night which in very rare instances at night delete all your entries and all history of you from this world (actually just the former)
Tags reimagined: Organize expenses by your favorite method: Categories, wallets, accounts, events - really, anything you can imagine
Set tag appearance with colors & icons
Tags can have spending limits & have their entries auto-repeat (previously aka Budgets)
Set a default tag for any organization method: both for expenses & income
New tagging style: Type to search or create new tag
Track just what you want by customizing My Reports section
Improvements
Your categories & budgets are now tags! (please shoot an email to hey@shelftwo.com if something went wrong)
When tagging expenses, you’ll see suggestions for your most used tags
On your Entries list, you can choose whether to show “Recurring bills” group (now called “Repeating expenses”)
My Reports section replaces Budgets section (just add a report for any budget instead)
Type in non-English languages to create tags (previ
More color contrast improvements
Notice: Emerald’s category guessing is temporarily disabled (typing “bath stuff” to auto-categorize as “Beauty”). It’ll come back real soon, sorry about that!
Notice: Entries will display notes (like “gift for Shila”) but editing or adding new notes is temporarily disabled. Also coming back real soon
Bug fixes
More bad calculation fixes. Math is never my thing
Fixes tag field (previously known as note) supporting English only keyboard
Fixes new entry screen not switching between fields sometimes
Fixes new entry screen having wrong height on iPhone 8
Fixes possible crash when running widgets for the first time
You can now do calculations when entering amounts, like 114 ÷ 3, that's 38! Skip that elementary school math!
Adds product analytics to help us understand how people use Emerald and improve it. It's anonymous and not shared/sold with others. You shouldn't feel uncomfortable! Just open Settings and turn off “Share analytics”, we love you and your feedback regardless :)
Improvements
Forces English keyboard when typing what you paid for (sorry folks, Emerald still works best only in that language)
Improved toggling between expense/income. Goodbye ambiguous “Got” button, may you rest in peace
Improved visual blending of app tabbar, coz someone had to spend some time doing that
Bug fixes
Fixes Entries screen title falling out of place on smaller devices, oopsy
Fixes some import screens saying “review 3 uncategorized entries” when in fact you had 2 entries, what’s up with that
You can now change entry from expense to income using the tags field
Improvements
Charts now highlight current day or month
When creating an entry, tags field is now hidden by default behind a “more options” button
When creating an entry, category button is now hidden if it’s an income entry (coz there’s just 1 category for income) or if suggestions are being displayed
In pickers, tapping on an already selected item now dismisses the picker
In entries screen, weeks with no entries are now collapsed by default
Small tweaks to Fitness category icon and Media category name
Bug fixes
In entries screen, fixes tapping on month switch causing the screen to scroll for no good reason
Fixes category colors in “top spending” charts, especially when looking at specific category
Fixes a crash when tapping on some “top spending” item
Fixes wrong values in “recent top spending” chart
Fixes some cells in settings awkwardly staying highlighted forever
Apr 18, 2021
Gem 1.2
arugula
Tapping on a bottom card now shows detailed reports (also in search)
7 new reports: Spending, savings, recurring bills, category, tag and more
Emerald Pro is now a one-time payment, not a subscription 😉