Rent Tracker, from AlpInvest FC Credit GP. One screen holds your next due date, the months you have already paid, and the share of your income that rent takes.
Rent Tracker covers what a renter checks during the month: when rent is due, and what it costs as a share of income. The other two screens handle reminders and explain the words in a lease. You do not have to sit through a budgeting course to use any of it.
The first screen shows days left, the amount and the date. It turns amber three days before rent, flags a payment you have missed, and rolls over to the next month once you mark it paid.
Home screenEnter income, rent, utilities, transport, food and savings. The donut shows where the month goes and calls out rent as a percentage of what you earn.
30% ruleThe app can remind you 5, 3 and 1 day before rent is due, early enough to move money between accounts. You decide during setup whether to switch reminders on.
Opt-inSecurity deposit, lease agreement, notice to vacate, renter's insurance. Every term a renter runs into gets a short explanation in plain language.
Plain EnglishFour short screens, then the app does the counting. You never connect a bank account, and there is no credit check.
A first name for the home screen and an email for your reminders. Last name and phone number are optional.
The monthly amount and the day it falls due, whether that is the 1st or the 15th. The app works out every date after that.
This step has a Skip button. Add your income and you get the percentage; leave it out and the rest of the app still works.
Pick the reminders you want, 5, 3 or 1 day out. After that you can stop keeping the date in your head.
The 30% rule says rent should not take more than 30% of your pre-tax income. It is a reference point rather than a verdict. The rule was written for gross income, it is close to unreachable in expensive cities, and it ignores whatever else you owe.
See It in the AppMove either slider. The app runs the same sum on your own numbers. 28% of income · within range
| Share of Income | Status | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Under 30% | Within range | Rent leaves room for savings and the rest of the budget. |
| 30% to 40% | On the edge | Workable, but with little slack for an unexpected month. |
| Over 40% | Too high | The usual options are a roommate or a cheaper place. |
The first release for iPhone is in final testing. It opens on your countdown, remembers the months you have already paid, and turns rent into a percentage of your income. Setup takes about a minute and never touches your bank.
The countdown here is real. Tap Paid and the card rolls over to next month.
The countdown is the first thing you see, and the reminders land 5, 3 and 1 day ahead, while there is still time to move money.
One percentage, colored against the 30% rule, so you can answer "is my rent too much?" at a glance instead of building a spreadsheet.
The app never asks for banking credentials. You type in the handful of numbers it needs, and that is the whole setup.
The app keeps rent, income and payment history on the phone itself. We do not publish them and we do not sell them.
Countdown, budget and glossary open without a signal, using the data already saved on the phone.
The first release costs nothing. There is no subscription and no trial that renews itself once you stop paying attention.
"My rent date used to live in three different places. Now it is one number on the home screen and I stop thinking about it."
"Seeing that rent was 38% of what I earn was uncomfortable, and it is the reason I finally started looking for a cheaper place."
"The reminder three days out is the one that saves me. That is when I actually have time to move the money."
Rent Tracker is in final testing now. Leave us a note and we will tell you the day it lands on the App Store.
No. The app never asks for banking credentials. You enter your rent, the day it is due, and your income if you want the percentage.
On your device. Rent, income and payment history stay inside the app. We do not publish them and we do not sell them.
The app stores the day of the month, not a fixed date, so in a month that has no 29th, 30th or 31st the countdown falls back to the last day of that month.
A long-standing guideline that rent should not exceed 30% of pre-tax income. It is a reference point rather than a target you must hit: expensive cities make it unrealistic, and it takes no account of your other debts.
No. The glossary is general information adapted from public legal resources. Tenancy law differs from state to state, so for anything specific contact a local tenants' rights organization.