Open your budget in any current browser
Tavala runs in a browser at app.tavala.io, and it is the same app as on the phone: the same tabs, the same screens and, once you sign in, the same data. Nothing to install, so it works on a Windows PC, a Linux laptop or a borrowed computer. Start as a guest with no account, or sign in and your ledger arrives and stays in step with your phone.
The same app, not a lighter one
The browser runs the Tavala app itself, built for the web, not a website that looks like it. The capture bar reads the same one-line entries, budgets count down the same way, debts get the same snowball or avalanche plan and every entry keeps its exchange rate. Chrome and Edge load a WebAssembly build, Safari and Firefox a JavaScript one; you see the same screens in each.
The first visit takes a few seconds while the app downloads. After that it opens from the copy your browser keeps, and it keeps working offline: changes wait in the browser and upload when you are back online. Keyboard shortcuts work as on a Mac, with Ctrl on Windows and Linux: Ctrl-N for a new entry, Ctrl-F to find one, Ctrl-1 to Ctrl-6 for the tabs.
As a guest, or signed in
Tap Get started and you are a guest: no account, no email, and your entries are stored by this browser on this computer. Clearing the site's data removes them, and a different browser does not see them, so create an account when you want them backed up. Sign in instead and your data downloads from your account and syncs with your phone. On the free plan one device syncs at a time, and every browser you sign in on counts together as one device, called Browser.
What a browser does not do
A browser has no app lock, no Home Screen widget, no bill reminders and no Face ID or fingerprint check; use your computer's own lock screen. Where the phone asks for Face ID before connecting a bank, the browser asks for your passkey. Tavala Plus is bought through a web checkout, $39.99 a year or $6.99 a month, and the plan card then reads Billed on tavala.io; a Group pass is bought in the phone app. Exports download a file instead of opening a share sheet.
| What | Tavala |
|---|---|
| Address | app.tavala.io |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge, Safari, FirefoxA current version |
| Offline | After the first visitChanges upload when you are back online |
| Without an account | Yes, as a guestStored by this browser only |
| Device check | A passkeyNo app lock; use the computer's lock |
| Plus | Web checkout$39.99 a year or $6.99 a month |
| Not in a browser | Widget, reminders, app lockGroup pass: buy it in the phone app |
Budget apps that run in a browser
Which apps you can open in a browser, and whether they work without a connection or an account.
| What | Tavala | YNAB | Monarch | Actual Budget | Goodbudget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, webA native Mac app; the web at app.tavala.io | iPhone, iPad, Android, webApple Watch; its app list shows no desktop app | iPhone, iPad, Android, webNo Mac or Windows app | Mac, Windows, Linux, webDesktop app; mobile is an installed web page | iPhone, Android, webiPhone only in the App Store; no Mac or Windows app |
| Works offline | Every screenChanges sync when you are back online | Advertised"even offline!" on its features page | Not stated | Yes"works regardless of your network connection" | Not documented"available wherever you have internet access" |
| Start without an account | YesAn account adds backup and sync | NoSign up for the trial | NoA subscription service | YesThe desktop app needs no server | NoA household sign-up |
| Price | Free; Plus $39.99 a yearor $6.99 a month on the web | $109 a yearor $14.99 a month; 34-day trial | $99.99 a yearor $14.99 a month (Core); Plus $199.99 a year | Free softwareHosting from $2 a month (PikaPods) | $80 a yearor $10 a month on the web (Premium) |
Questions about Tavala for the web
- Does Tavala work on Windows?
- Yes, in the browser. Open app.tavala.io in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a Windows PC; there is nothing to install and no Windows app.
- Does it work offline in a browser?
- Yes, after the first visit. The browser keeps a copy of the app and your data, so it opens and saves entries with no connection; with an account, changes upload when you are back online.
- Is my data on your server if I use Tavala in a browser?
- Not as a guest: a guest's entries are stored by the browser on that computer and nothing about them is sent. With an account, they sync through Tavala's servers in Ireland, as on a phone.
- Can I buy Tavala Plus in the browser?
- Yes. Plus is $39.99 a year or $6.99 a month through a web checkout, and it applies on every device you sign in on. A Group pass cannot be bought in a browser yet; buy it in the phone app.
Go further
- Tavala for MacA native app on the Mac, with the menu bar.
- Offline-firstEvery screen works with no connection.
- Private by designWhat leaves your device, and what never does.
- Use Tavala in a browserOpen app.tavala.io to use the same Tavala app in a browser. Sign in to sync with your phone, or try it as a guest. This page lists what a browser does not have.
- How sync and offline workTavala keeps a full copy of your data on every device, so it works offline. With an account, changes upload when you are online and reach your other devices.
- Sign in with a passkeyAdd a passkey to sign in to Tavala with Face ID, your fingerprint or your screen lock instead of a password. Add, use and remove passkeys.
Start with what you spent today.
There is no account to create and no card to enter. Pick your currency, add what you paid, and Home shows what is left.