Remaining cash
Income minus spend this payday cycle. Birrly never invents a balance or reads your bank.
Ethiopia · Telegram · ETB
Know what you have left until payday.
Birrly is a personal money companion. Send a Telegram message when you spend. See remaining cash in the Mini App. Not a bank. Not a spreadsheet. Not a guess.
ገንዘብ ማስተዳደር እንደ ቴሌግራም መልእክት ቀላል መሆን አለበት።
Product
Built for how money actually moves here.
Salary hits. Lunch, taxi, rent, idir. Someone owes you. Birrly keeps that in one place you already open every day.
Chat first
Type 80 taxi or taxi 80, in English or አማርኛ. The first time you open the bot, it asks your monthly income. Free includes short commands plus 20 AI parses a day. Premium is unlimited natural language.
Categories, when you need them
Log ምሳ 500 before Food exists and Birrly asks to add the category, then saves the expense. Nothing fails with a blank error.
Payday countdown
Set your payday day. The Mini App counts the days left. Income starts from what you told the bot, not a guess.
Shared money
A group budget for the flat, or a group savings goal. Free includes one of each, with up to 3 people. Premium removes the cap.
Debts
Abebe 2000 is enough. Track who owes whom without a spreadsheet.
Reminders
Rent, Wi‑Fi, school, idir. Free includes up to 10 active reminders. Premium is unlimited.
AI Money Coach
Premium reads your own numbers and explains them — cash flow, hidden money leaks, and a plain-language monthly audit. Analysis of what you logged, never advice to buy or invest.
Languages you already use
English, አማርኛ, Afaan Oromo, ትግርኛ, and Soomaali — with mixed messages welcome.
How it works
Chat in Telegram. Glance in the Mini App.
- 01Open the bot
The first launch asks your monthly income, then you can skip or save it as salary.
- 02Message the way you talk
80 taxi, taxi 80, or ምሳ 500. If the category is new, Birrly asks to add it before saving.
- 03See what is left
Open the Mini App or the web dashboard for remaining cash, shared budgets, and savings.
Telegram
What is your monthly income?Asked once, the first time you open the bot.
40000
Saved. Salary · 40,000 ETB
taxi 80
Saved. Transport · 80 ETB80 taxi and taxi 80 both work. Remaining comes from your ledger.
ምሳ 500
Food isn't a category yet. Add it and record 500 ETB?
Abebe 2000
Debt noted. Abebe owes you 2,000 ETB.
Web Dashboard
Your Birrly, also on the web.
Sign in once with the same Telegram account you use for the bot. Everything you log in chat or the Mini App shows up here instantly — no re-entry, no sync step.
- BudgetsMonthly spending limits per category with live progress.
- Savings goalsSee how close you are and add contributions in one tap.
- DebtsTrack what you owe and what you're owed. Record payments.
- Group budgets and savingsShare a spending limit or a savings goal. Invite people and log together.
- Monthly reportsExpense breakdown by category. AI insights and Money Coach for Premium users.
Android app · Birrly Bridge
Stop typing every expense. Let your bank SMS do it.
Every time money moves, your bank texts you. Birrly Bridge reads those alerts on your phone, detects the amount, and asks you one thing — what was it for? Pick a category, tap add, and it's in Birrly. No app-switching, no retyping.
1
Your bank texts you
CBE, Dashen, Awash, Abyssinia, Telebirr and more — a normal SMS like “debited by ETB 500.00”.
2
Birrly detects it on your phone
Parsed on-device — the raw SMS never leaves your phone. You get a notification with the amount.
3
You pick a category
Tap “Add to Birrly”, choose Food, Transport, Rent… and it's saved. You control every entry.
4
It syncs everywhere
Signed in with the same Telegram account, so it appears instantly in the bot, the Mini App, and the web dashboard.
Pricing
Free is a complete notebook. Premium unlocks unlimited AI and planning.
Pay Premium with Telebirr from the Mini App using your reference code. No card required.
Start here
Free
0 ETB
Forever · full notebook
- Unlimited expenses and income
- Debt tracking
- Up to 10 reminders
- Up to 5 category budgets
- 1 savings goal
- 1 group budget and 1 group savings goal (up to 3 people)
- This-month reports
- Chat either way — 80 taxi or taxi 80 — plus 20 AI messages / day
- Asks for monthly income on first launch, and before adding a new category
- Payday countdown and remaining cash
Most chosen
Premium
200 ETB
per month · or 2000 ETB / year (~167 ETB/mo) Save 17% yearly
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited AI natural-language chat
- Unlimited reminders
- Unlimited budgets, savings goals, group budgets, and group savings
- This month vs last month reports
- AI Money Coach — cash flow, money leaks & audit
- Activate after Telebirr payment in the Mini App
Trust is the product.
Operators never casually open your ledger. Remaining cash is math from what you logged. The internal dashboard shows usage counts, not your salary or your lunch memo.
FAQ
Straight answers.
Is Birrly a bank?
No. It is a notebook and companion. It does not hold deposits, move money, or connect to your bank.
Do I need a password?
No. Telegram is the identity. Open the bot or Mini App from your Telegram account.
Will it guess how much I have?
No. Remaining cash is calculated from transactions you recorded. If income is missing, it says so.
What does Free include?
Unlimited transactions and debts, up to 10 reminders, up to 5 budgets, 1 savings goal, 1 group budget and 1 group savings goal (up to 3 people each), this-month reports, payday countdown, chat in either order (80 taxi or taxi 80), a first-launch question for your monthly income, and a daily allowance of AI natural-language messages.
What does Premium add?
Unlimited AI chat for full sentences, unlimited reminders, budgets, savings goals, group budgets, and group savings, this-month vs last-month reports, and the AI Money Coach — a personalised read of your cash flow, money leaks, and a monthly audit built from what you logged. Activate in the Mini App after paying via Telebirr.
What happens the first time I open the bot?
Birrly asks your monthly income and can save it as salary. You can skip. Later, if you log something like ምሳ 500 and Food is not a category yet, it asks to add Food and record the expense together.
Can I share a budget or a savings goal?
Yes. Create a group budget or a group savings goal in the Mini App or on the web, then invite people. Free includes one of each, with up to 3 people. Premium is unlimited.
How do I pay for Premium?
Pay with Telebirr from the Mini App subscription screen. Include your unique reference code. After we verify the transfer, Premium is activated on your account.
Which currency?
Ethiopian Birr (ETB). Built for people who get paid and spend in birr.
Start in the chat you already use.
Open Birrly in Telegram. Log one taxi. See remaining cash update.
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