Totals

Mobile app that automatically tracks bank transactions via SMS parsing from Ethiopian banks

Android app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link: totals.detached.space
Built by: Solo codes

Bloat

251/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0

Float
300

Moat
400

500

Summary

Totals is a full, working personal finance app on both major stores. It has a real feature set and a strong local angle through SMS parsing for many Ethiopian banks, but it earns nothing and shows no plan to. Shipping has gone quiet since April 2026.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

The problem is real and fits how people here track money across banks and Telebirr. Users clearly exist, but the app is free with no ads or purchases, so there's no stated way to pay for it yet.

42/100

Rubric 41–60Plausible users and a believable way to charge them. Not yet shown to work.

Receipts (3)

Targets a real local need: one view of balances across CBE, Awash, BOA, Dashen and Telebirr.
“Introducing Totals. All your transactions in one place Totals is a mobile app that automatically tracks your bank transactions by parsing SMS messages from Ethiopian banks. It gives you real-time balance updates, detailed transaction history, smart analytics, and clear financial insights, all stored securely on your device. We built it to stop ourselves from going broke 💸 Multi-Bank Support ”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 15 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site says it's completely free, with no subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
The creator says open source gets paid only in stars, so there's no revenue model.
“you can read the full change logs for totals 1.3 here https://totals.detached.space/changelog theres a lot of small quality of life features, like pressing and holding each tab in the bottom nav bar does a different thing like quick adding expenses, switching profile, locking app, and many more also the only form of payment an open source gets is stars so star the repo on github 🌟 https:/”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 1 Apr 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The maintained set of bank SMS regex patterns across many Ethiopian banks takes ongoing effort to copy. Being open source with no server or network effects limits how defensible it is.

42/100

Rubric 41–60Local depth that takes real effort to copy: payment integrations, Amharic, regulation, partnerships, operational know-how.

Receipts (3)

Lists more than a dozen supported banks and wallets, each needing its own SMS parsing.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
The app fetches regex patterns remotely, which suggests a maintained parser set.
“For those of you with privacy concerns Security was our biggest focus We don't even have a server for it Your data never leaves your device The app only runs one get request when you first open the app to fetch all of the right regex patterns And the app fully works offline And of course it's open source so you can check out the code and verify Drop a star bezaw 😂😂 https://github.co”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 16 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Integrates a payment verification service (verify.leul.et), which adds some local depth.
“Introducing Totals 1.2.026 🎉 We wanted to end the year with a bang, so we packed this update with some seriously powerful features to help you close out the year strong. What’s new: Smart Budgeting Track and Set spending limits and get notified when you’re getting close. Multiple Profiles Easily separate different use cases like personal and work. Automatic Transaction Categorization Totals ”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 31 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Worked on across about four months, with a burst of releases in December and one more in April. Nothing since, so it has been quiet for around six months.

22/100

Sustained shipping14/60
Worked on across 4 months.
Consistency8/40
Updates in 2 of 4 months.
Quiet
No update for 189 days, so scaled to 39%.

Receipts (2)

Earliest post about it.
“Introducing Totals. All your transactions in one place Totals is a mobile app that automatically tracks your bank transactions by parsing SMS messages from Ethiopian banks. It gives you real-time balance updates, detailed transaction history, smart analytics, and clear financial insights, all stored securely on your device. We built it to stop ourselves from going broke 💸 Multi-Bank Support ”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 15 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“you can read the full change logs for totals 1.3 here https://totals.detached.space/changelog theres a lot of small quality of life features, like pressing and holding each tab in the bottom nav bar does a different thing like quick adding expenses, switching profile, locking app, and many more also the only form of payment an open source gets is stars so star the repo on github 🌟 https:/”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 1 Apr 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A full working app is on Google Play and the App Store, with real features, a changelog, docs and a sync API. The site is live and the privacy policy is detailed.

82/100

It's live20/20
https://totals.detached.space/ responded when checked.
HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
Real product35/35
A full working product that's live on Google Play and the App Store, with budgeting, profiles, categorization, insights, widgets, export and iOS support through Shortcuts.
Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (totals.detached.space).
Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-04-01.
Operations12/15
There's a changelog, a blog, a privacy policy, a support page, a sync API, a feature and bank request flow, and releases on two platforms. No status page is listed.

Receipts (5)

https://totals.detached.space/ responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
Lists Play Store and App Store links and a detailed feature set.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
Version 1.2 shipped budgeting, multiple profiles, auto-categorization and a tools tab.
“Introducing Totals 1.2.026 🎉 We wanted to end the year with a bang, so we packed this update with some seriously powerful features to help you close out the year strong. What’s new: Smart Budgeting Track and Set spending limits and get notified when you’re getting close. Multiple Profiles Easily separate different use cases like personal and work. Automatic Transaction Categorization Totals ”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 31 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Version 1.3 added quality-of-life features like long-press tab shortcuts.
“you can read the full change logs for totals 1.3 here https://totals.detached.space/changelog theres a lot of small quality of life features, like pressing and holding each tab in the bottom nav bar does a different thing like quick adding expenses, switching profile, locking app, and many more also the only form of payment an open source gets is stars so star the repo on github 🌟 https:/”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 1 Apr 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The navigation lists Blog, Changelog, Privacy, Sync API and Support, plus store links for both platforms.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It reaches users through app stores and its own domain, and the privacy design is solid. The app is free with no revenue, no payment path and no terms of service, and the team has gone quiet since April, so how it keeps going is unclear.

63/100

Distribution25/30
A web app on its own domain.
Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
Pricing10/10
A pricing page or stated prices on the site.
Revenue0/5
The creators say the app is free and the only payment is GitHub stars. A support-the-devs link exists, but no customers or revenue are reported.
Privacy policy7/7
Has a privacy policy.
Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
Support8/8
A way to reach support.
Commitment13/20
A small named team under the detached brand, a dedicated site, repo and changelog, a few releases kept up, and a first outside contribution merged. There's no funding or accelerator, and the last update was in April.

Receipts (6)

A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
Has a privacy policy.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space/privacy (opens in a new tab)
Says the only form of payment is stars.
“you can read the full change logs for totals 1.3 here https://totals.detached.space/changelog theres a lot of small quality of life features, like pressing and holding each tab in the bottom nav bar does a different thing like quick adding expenses, switching profile, locking app, and many more also the only form of payment an open source gets is stars so star the repo on github 🌟 https:/”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 1 Apr 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
States no subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · totals.detached.space (opens in a new tab)
Credits a small team and a concept and design contributor under the detached brand.
“Introducing Totals. All your transactions in one place Totals is a mobile app that automatically tracks your bank transactions by parsing SMS messages from Ethiopian banks. It gives you real-time balance updates, detailed transaction history, smart analytics, and clear financial insights, all stored securely on your device. We built it to stop ourselves from going broke 💸 Multi-Bank Support ”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 15 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
First open-source contribution merged.
“First open source contribution just merged to Totals You have no idea how many cool features are coming on the next update feel free to contribute here Website”
Post · @SoloDevChronicles · 29 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)