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19 October 2026

A habit app that never asks for your bank login

A glass jar of nuts labeled Cancún on a kitchen counter

Most money apps ask for your bank login before they've said hello.

NutBit doesn't. It's a habit app with no bank login. It never connects to your bank, never holds your money and never moves it. It just helps you build one habit: catching the urge and not buying.

What NutBit is

A habit tracker with goals and a couple of squirrels. It records the moment you resist an impulse, and the moment you set that amount aside for something you want. It isn't a bank, it doesn't hold money, and it doesn't give advice. That's the design, not fine print.

So how does money move?

Only you move it. NutBit just keeps count.

  • Save: you resist something and log it. Nothing moves yet. You've recorded the win.
  • Stash: this is the real step. You move that money to an account of your own, or put it in an envelope or your piggy bank. Then you mark it as stashed in NutBit.

Stashing isn't a button that does it for you. You're actually moving your own money, and NutBit records that you did. It never sees your balance, never touches the transfer, and never holds the money. Delete the app tomorrow and your money is exactly where you put it.

Why you do the stash yourself

Some apps do things for you in the background. NutBit is built to make the habit stick, so you're the one who acts. You make the choice, you move your own money, you watch your goal fill. After a few weeks it's yours, with or without an app.

You can check every number

You enter every save and stash yourself, so there's no black box.

  • Progress is what you've stashed against your goal.
  • Each goal says on track, behind, due soon or overdue.
  • Delete a goal and what you stashed toward it moves to your General Stash, so your history still adds up.
  • Shared goals: everyone has their own share and does their own stash.

Less to share

NutBit doesn't need your bank login, account numbers or transaction history. It only knows what you log. See our Privacy Policy and Terms for how we handle what you do enter.

A habit that doesn't vanish

  • The core loop stays free. Save, stash, goal is in NutBit Free, and Free stays free.
  • Your history stays if Plus ends.
  • Streak Savers cover you when you miss a day.

Is it for you?

Yes if you: don't love giving apps your bank login, want to build the habit, like knowing where every number comes from, or want to do it with friends.

No if you want everything to happen on its own with zero effort. That's a different kind of tool.

FAQ

  • Does NutBit connect to my bank? No. Never.
  • Can NutBit move my money? No. Only you can. When you stash, you move your own money.
  • Where does my stash go? An account of your own, an envelope or your piggy bank.
  • Is NutBit a bank? No. It's a habit app.

Build the habit on your terms. NutBit is coming soon to iOS. Join the waitlist.

NutBit is a habit-tracking tool. It does not hold or move your money and is not financial advice.

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