How to Track Your Trip Budget

Set a number you don't want to go over, and let SimplyVoy watch it for you as expenses come in.

Step 1 — Set a total budget

Open a trip's Settings tab and find the Budget section. Enter a Total budget and tap Set budget.

Step 2 — Break it down by category (optional)

You can also set a budget per category — Accommodation, Food, Transport, Activities, Shopping, Other. This is entirely optional; categories with no sub-budget just track total spending without a limit.

Step 3 — Log expenses as normal

Every expense you add (see the Split Expenses guide) counts toward the budget automatically, using its category if one is set.

Step 4 — Check the Budget tab

Open the Budget tab on the trip to see:

• A progress bar for your total spend vs. your total budget
• How much you have remaining, or how far over you've gone
• A breakdown by category, each with its own progress bar
• A chart comparing budgeted vs. actual spending by category

A couple of things to know

• If your trip has multiple families or people, the Budget tab can be scoped to show just your share of shared expenses, not the group total — useful when everyone's tracking their own spending.
• Category sub-budgets don't have to add up to the total — SimplyVoy just flags it if they exceed it.
• Nothing here affects settlement between people — the Budget tab is about staying under a number, and the Expenses tab is about who owes whom.