http://cheque-up.com<p>Once you're signed up, you can text in 'balance' to retrieve your balance, and 'officemax, 42.49' or 'paycheque +10000' to update your budget.<p>It's still in the really early stages - but I'm looking for feedback and monetization ideas.
Seems like a cool idea, and I can definitely see this working for the non-smartphone market, especially with people like my dad, who's company still issues a non-smartphone company phone.<p>However, by far the biggest red flag for me is that there is no About page or any description of what actually happens. Is there a web interface for me to login to after I've got some expenses logged? Or is it purely a phone-driven interface? Some screenshots, or maybe a diagram of the process would be essential here.
As a huge Mint.com fan I'm having a hard time figuring out why I would use this. I also have the Android app which lets me see a whole bunch of info about my budget automatically.<p>Is your target market people without smart phones? I could see this working with them. My biggest worry would be the fact people are lazy when it comes to budgets. I know I am. I like Mint.com because I can spend like normal without manually tracking it and eventually they send me an SMS saying STOP SPENDING MONEY. :)
This seems cool to me... does it let me text in expenses, and then track my balance? Issues tho:<p>1) It wasn't really clear to me what "initial budget amount" means... monthly? I was expecting to put in my balance I think.<p>2) I think I was confused about the description too... description of what? My monthy budget? It's my monthly budget! What else is there to describe?<p>3) It says "Whoops! That password was bad" when I try to log in
You'll want to consider international users. I'm in France and, I'm sure, you're based Stateside. Will it work for a user such as me? I assume not... but if it will, tell the user, and give international dialing numbers.
I don't know anything about your website and you expect me to give you my phone number? No thanks. Is there a link to a demo that I missed, because that would help a lot.