Log expenses by speaking in Hindi, Tamil or other regional languages
Intermediate14h1–2
WhisperLLMReact Native
17/20UPI SMS Spend Categorizer
Turn bank and UPI SMS alerts into a categorised monthly budget.
Beginner10h1–2 people17/20 fit
Build UPI SMS Spend Categorizer for students and young earners in india in ~10h with 1–2 people. Stack: React Native + Regex + Charts.
Why it wins: Highly relatable for Indian users.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Small UPI payments add up but are hard to track.
02 · Solution
Parse exported SMS alerts on-device, extract amount, merchant and date, categorise and show monthly trends with alerts.
03 · Build
- 1Collect sample SMS formats
- 2Write parsers
- 3Categorise merchants
- 4Chart spending
04 · Demo
Import a month of SMS alerts and show the category chart.
MVP checklist
- SMS parsing
- Auto categories
- Monthly charts
- Overspend alerts
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| React Native | Mobile app | Mobile |
| Regex | Tooling | Tool |
| Charts | Data visualisation | UI |
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