Hi Product Hunt 👋! I’m excited to share the launch of our new Astra app for iOS. We built this app because so many of us are living paycheck to paycheck and trying to do more with our money while still paying the bills. Creating a budget and managing every dollar can be tedious and overwhelming. Who wants to deal with complicated spreadsheets or check their bank accounts every day? Astra is designed to make it super easy to automate your savings and see where your money is going at a glance. Our new iOS app helps you automatically put funds aside for your savings goals—anything from starting a rainy day fund to paying off student loan debt to going on vacation. All you have to do is connect your bank accounts, input your goals, and create the rules to fund them. Then sit back and let Astra get to work! Our mission? Make it easier than ever to manage your money, so you can achieve your financial goals and don’t have to deal with the stress of living one paycheck at a time. We’ll also have a caffeine giveaway running for the next week for the Product Hunt community, brought to you through a Kitty - Otis collaboration. For the first 500 users who sign up, go through onboarding*, and share the app on social media (here counts!), you’ll get a special badge and a $5 gift card to Philz, Blue Bottle, or Starbucks. 😺+🐙=☕ Please take our app for a test flight and let us know what you think. You can share feedback here, through Intercom in-app, or email me at gil@astra.finance or @gil_akos on Twitter. *More info on the giveaway can be found here: http://bit.ly/2AOJaQi *Currently, bank transfer functionality is limited to Astra users with US-based bank accounts. If that isn’t you, you can subscribe here to follow our progress as we continue to develop our product and work on launching beyond the US. We look forward to serving you!

I love apps that actually improve my life. Thanks!

Congrats on the launch! Astra is building something good for the world. :)

Pros: One centralized place to create, manage and see all my recurring transfers! More visibility = more peace of mind, for me. Way better experience for me than going through the different banks' interfaces Cons: Product-wise none so far, although on onboarding it'd be great to be able to sync my accounts first, before having to create a transfer.

Congratulations with the launch, I hope that security level in this product is decent

Pretty slick! I had a similar idea last fall but it looks like you have executed on it much better than we did. Can't wait for the Android version :)

Awesome product!

Congrats on the launch Astra team! What's the story behind Otis? :)

This is a really cool product. It's great because I spend less time worrying and stressing about my finances; everything is automated. Gotta move money to my savings? Nope, Astra's done it already. Need to pay an account once a month? Oh, look, Astra is taking care of it. I also love the goals and need them to ensure I can make it to Greece next summer. Astra for the astronomical savings.

Pros:

An amazing product that replaces the bad mint app I gave up on because it has too many ads.

Cons:

I don't have any yet!

Great product! Very easy to use and intuitive.

I like the security of my data as well.

Pros:

A cool savings app that doesn’t make you feel bad about yourself.

Cons:

None so far.

I love this app since it helps me save money and time. No more need to login into different banking apps

Pros:

Helps save money and time!

Cons:

None so far.

This is amazing! So easy to use and get started! I love Otis

Great for young professionals starting a savings plan.

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Use friendly and convenient

Cons:

None

No issues so far and they just need to get it on Android so I can use it on my personal phone too!

Pros:

Easy to use app to manage money

Cons:

Waiting on Android, which they said should be here soon!

Nice work Gil! Looks great :)

Astra is simple and easy to use. Would recommend it to anyone.

Pros:

Total ease of use, right from the start.

Bank interaction was seamless.

Great way to set goals and achieve them.

Cons:

Would like to see setup of all accounts before deciding on goal of what to save for.

Astra has given me a new outlook and agency over my finances...where was this tool 10 years ago :p

Pros:

The interface is professional and intuitive.

Allows for clear and realistic goals.

Cons:

I haven't run into any yet.

A great product for beginner savers or experienced folks looking to the future. Something useful to anyone who want to improve how they budget, but also just generally good for creating a culture of healthy personal finance. This solves a real pain point for me and so many people I know. It's far more useful than Mint or even other micro-savings features because it actually does the most important part: keeps my savings organized around my goals and what I care about. This could be really interesting. For someone new to personal finance, it helps create healthy habits about saving before buying the products they want instead of using credit and getting into that awful debt cycle. For someone a bit farther along (like myself), it can help me organize my savings goals for the future without maintaining separate accounts or tracking sheets. Great work, Astra team!

Astra makes it so easy for me to to move my money to the right place, automatically. And I always know where I'm at with all my accounts in one place. I no longer have to log in to each account separately.

Pros:

So easy to use and so powerful!

Cons:

haven't gotten my wife on it yet. :)