Your month at a glance
Income, spending, what’s left, categories and the last 12 months.
October 2026
- Housing & energy−€1,012.00
- Groceries−€486.35
- Transport−€241.80
- Leisure & subscriptions−€128.93
- Eating out & travel−€96.40
Sample data
In development
Ask your account statements.
Batzen reads your account’s transaction file, sorts every booking and answers questions like “How much did I spend on groceries in September?”. The AI runs on your Mac.
In development, not yet in the App Store. Sign up and we’ll email you once when Batzen is out.
- No subscription
- Free with 1 account
- Built so banking data stays on your Mac
You asked: “How much did I spend on groceries in September?”
WhatSpending
Spending on groceries in September 2026
−€512.47
from 23 transactions, −€468.10 in August
Not sure
“Should I save more?” is a request for advice. Batzen only answers questions about your transactions and gives no financial advice.
Calculated without AI. No financial or tax advice.
A budget book used to mean: a spreadsheet, or handing over access.
By hand in a spreadsheet
- Open the CSV and assign every row to a category yourself.
- Start over every month.
A service that connects to your account
- You give an outside service access to your account.
- Your transactions are kept by an outside service.
Batzen
- Drop in the file, Batzen sorts it.
- Nothing leaves your Mac.
- Nobody gets access to your account.
First what it understood, then the number.
Before Batzen gives you a number, it shows how it understood your question. So you see what is being calculated.
Your question
“How much did I spend on groceries in September?”
Building blocks
What: spending, When: September 2026, Category: groceries. You can change every block.
The number
The calculation doesn’t use AI. The AI only interprets the question.
Not sure If a question is unclear or asks for advice, Batzen says “not sure” and doesn’t make up a number.
Three steps from bank file to answer.
sparkasse-2026-07-09.csvSparkasse CSV-CAMT, 17 columns detected
Drag into the Batzen window
Sample data
What Batzen takes off your hands.
Sorted, and it learns
19 categories. Fixed rules first, then AI. Every correction becomes a rule.
REWE Markt GmbHREWE SAGT DANKE 48213371Groceriesby rule “REWE”−€42.17
Transfers don’t count
Money moved between your own accounts is recognised and not counted as spending.
Subscriptions in view
Recurring payments with the next charge and a note when the price goes up.
Budgets without finger-wagging
Per category, worded neutrally: “€X of €Y used”.
- CAMT and CSVMap an unknown CSV once, Batzen remembers it.
- Export and backupCSV or JSON. A local backup before every import.
- German and EnglishThe app comes in both languages.
Common export formats of German banks, e.g. Sparkasse, DKB, ING, Commerzbank.
Built so your banking data doesn’t leave your Mac.
No sign-up, no cloud
And no tracking in the app.
No network connection of its own
Batzen has no network permission. The app checks this in its signature and shows it under Settings › Privacy.
No access to your account
You download the file yourself. There is deliberately no automatic connection.
Batzen itself collects no data
Purchases go through the macOS App Store service.
What you need.
- Mac with Apple siliconM1 or later
- macOS 26 Tahoeor later
- Apple Intelligencefor AI categories and free-form questions. Without it, import, rules, overview, budgets and subscriptions still work.
Planned
Pay once. No subscription.
Free
€0.00
- 1 account
- All features
- No time limit
Full version
€29.99 one-time
- Any number of accounts
- Family Sharing
- No subscription
€29.99 incl. VAT in Germany and Austria; the App Store shows the price for your country.
Questions, answered honestly.
Anything else? Write to support@getbatzen.app
Does Batzen connect to my bank account?
No. You download the file yourself in online banking. That’s intentional: this way nobody gets access to your account.
Where does my data go?
Batzen processes your bank files, transactions and questions only on your Mac. There is no sign-up, no cloud and no tracking in the app. The AI, Apple Intelligence, also runs on your Mac.
Do I need Apple Intelligence?
Only for the AI features. Without it, import, rules, overview, budgets and subscriptions still work; only AI categories and free-form questions are missing.
Is there a subscription?
No. The plan: free with 1 account and all features, no time limit. The full version is a one-time €29.99 for any number of accounts.
Is there an iPhone version?
Not yet, and there is no date for it.
What can’t Batzen do?
No automatic connection to your account, that’s intentional. No iPhone, no iCloud sync and no credit card PDFs.
When will Batzen be released?
There is no date yet. Join the waitlist and you’ll get an email when Batzen is out.
Is this financial advice?
No. Batzen answers questions about your transactions and gives no financial, investment or tax advice.
Be there when Batzen is out.
One email at launch. No newsletter.
In development, not yet in the App Store. Sign up and we’ll email you once when Batzen is out.