Is There a Budget Feature in SparkReceipt?

No. SparkReceipt has no budgets, spending limits or budget alerts. The Overview shows cash flow, profit and loss and spending by Category, recurring documents feed a cash flow projection, and you can export data to Excel to compare against a budget.

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Written by Joel OjalaUpdated Oct 12, 2026

No. SparkReceipt has no budgeting feature: you can't set a budget or spending limit, and it doesn't alert you when you get close to one. We can't promise when or whether budgets will come. What SparkReceipt does have helps you follow your spending against a budget you keep elsewhere.

What you can use instead

  • The Overview. The Cash Flow, Profit & Loss and spending-by-Category cards show what came in and went out for any date range you pick. See Using the Overview screen.
  • A cash flow projection. Set up recurring expenses and income as automations, then turn on Projection in the Cash Flow card to include future amounts. See How to set up automations.
  • Categories and Tags. Use them consistently so your totals line up with the lines of your budget. A Tag per project or client gives you a total for each.
  • Ask SparkAgent. Questions like "How much did I spend on travel each month this year?" give you totals by Category, Merchant, Tag or month. See How to use SparkAgent.
  • Export to Excel. Export your documents for a period and compare them with your budget in a spreadsheet. See How to create reports in SparkReceipt.

If budgets would help you, tell us how you'd use them: in the web app, open the chat button in the bottom-right corner and choose Request a feature.