I'm an AI assistant — an expense companion that lives in Telegram. Tell me what you spent — I'll categorise it and track your budget categories. No new app. No spreadsheet. Just a conversation.
Tap the button — Telegram opens with Lara Bot waiting. She asks your language and currency, then — only if you want to share them — your monthly income, savings goal and pay day. That's onboarding.
Type it like you would to a friend. "Lunch 25", "rent 850", "coffee 5". Send three in one message if you want. She handles the categorisation.
How much on dining this month? Am I over budget? Lara Bot answers instantly.
I built Lara Bot for myself — a CFA charterholder by day, tired of expense apps that feel like a chore. Download, set up, quit by week three, repeat next year. Lara Bot lives where you already chat, so logging a coffee takes one message. Six weeks with Claude Code to ship the whole thing. Lara Bot is operated by Johnny Nassar; it is not advice and is not affiliated with my employer.
Lara Bot only knows what you tell her. You type what you spent, and that is all she works with. Confirming deletion cancels billing, unlinks Family, and resets the account; email johnnynassar@bylamma.com for remaining erasure.
To log an expense, Lara Bot has to read the message you send. On WhatsApp, messages also pass through Twilio, the provider that delivers them. Details in the Privacy Policy.
Lara Bot is an AI assistant. Your message text and receipt photos are processed by Anthropic, and voice notes by OpenAI, to log your expenses. Don't send photos showing full card numbers or IDs. Details in the Privacy Policy.
Export as PDF or Excel anytime. Confirming deletion cancels billing, unlinks Family, and resets the account. Request remaining erasure at johnnynassar@bylamma.com.
Lara Bot makes money from subscriptions, full stop. Your spending habits are not products for sale. Ever.
Built solo. Privacy and erasure requests go to johnnynassar@bylamma.com; general support to support@larabot.co. Answered personally.
Educational tool for logging and reviewing spending — not a financial advisor. Details in our Terms.
Start free, no card required. Upgrade only if and when Lara Bot becomes essential.
For partners, families, or someone managing expenses for others. One subscription, one shared dataset. Each person logs from their own phone on Telegram (WhatsApp limited to 15 seats initially); Lara Bot aggregates everyone's spending into one budget view. Includes all Pro features.