Sign in on another device

Sign in with the same email and password you created the account with. Your spaces, wallets and entries download to the new device and stay in step with the others. Do not create a second account: it would start empty.

Sign in

1. Put Tavala on the device: install the app for that device, or open Tavala in a browser (see use Tavala in a browser).
2. Open Tavala. On the welcome screen, tap I already have an account. If you are past the welcome screen, you have two other ways in:
   • On the first-wallet screen, tap Already have an account? Sign in.
   • Open Settings and tap Sign in on the Guest card. On a phone, Settings is the round person icon at the top right. On an iPad or a Mac it is at the foot of the rail or the sidebar.
3. Enter your Email and Password and tap Sign in. If you added a passkey to your account, Sign in with a passkey is under the button on devices that support passkeys; see sign in with a passkey.
4. If your account has an authenticator app, the Two-step verification screen asks for the 6-digit code from that app. Enter it and tap Verify. See turn on two-step verification.
5. On the free plan, a device that does not hold the sync place may show Sync on this device?. Choose Move here or Not now; devices on the free plan explains both.
6. Tavala downloads your data and opens Home. A banner reads "Your data is now backed up and syncing across your devices." Tap the x to dismiss it.

If this device already has entries

The sign-in screen says: "Your current local data will be migrated into this account and start syncing." What that means depends on what the device holds:

• Entries, wallets with a balance, budgets, bills, trips or goals you added as a guest: they are added to your account as another space next to the ones you already have. Switch between spaces from the name at the top of Home. See spaces.
• Nothing but the empty starter space: it is discarded, so you do not end up with an empty space you never asked for.

Good to know

• The password is wrong. The screen says "That email or password didn’t match. Check them and try again." Use Forgot password? if you cannot remember it; see reset or change your password.
• The email was never confirmed. Tavala sends a new code and opens Confirm your email. The message reads "Confirm your email first - we’ve sent you a code."
• Signing in needs a connection, and so does the first download. After that the app works offline; see how sync and offline work.
• There is no Apple or Google sign-in. Email and password, or a passkey you added.
• Nothing happens until sign-in succeeds. If you cancel the two-step screen, the device stays a guest with the data it had.
• More help: I cannot sign in.