The Skwad Blog
Skwad Widgets for iPhone & Mac: Finances at a Glance
See budgets, balances and recent transactions on your iPhone and Mac home screen. Set up Skwad widgets in under a minute.
Oct 30, 2025Best Budgeting App with Plaid Integration (12,000+ Banks)
Skwad connects 12,000+ banks via Plaid, or skips Plaid entirely with private email alerts. The budgeting app that links your accounts your way.
Sep 16, 2025
Flexible Envelope Budgeting App: Skwad Budgeting v2
Envelope budgeting with rollover categories, flexible allocations, and real planning tools. Meet Skwad's reimagined budgeting system.
Aug 14, 2025
How to Convert a Bank Statement to Excel
Convert any bank or credit-card statement PDF to Excel in seconds. Accurate extraction, no manual typing, and edit transactions in-app with Skwad.
Apr 5, 2025
Connect 12,000+ Banks to Skwad (Optional Bank Linking)
Optionally link 12,000+ financial institutions to Skwad via trusted partners or keep it private with email alerts. Full coverage, your choice.
Sep 25, 2024
Open Banking Budgeting: What It Is and Its Limits
Open banking promises secure, automatic financial data, but it isn't available everywhere. Learn how it works and how to budget without it.
Aug 15, 2024
Receipt Scanner App for Expense Tracking: A Full Guide
A complete guide to Skwad's receipt scanner: capture every line item, categorize spending, and track expenses securely across currencies.
Aug 15, 2024
How to Forward Transaction Emails from iCloud Mail to Skwad
Set up an iCloud Mail forwarding rule so your bank alert emails flow into Skwad and get tracked and categorized automatically. Step-by-step guide.
Aug 2, 2024How to Forward Transaction Emails from Proton Mail to Skwad
Set up a Proton Mail forwarding rule so your bank alert emails flow into Skwad and get tracked and categorized automatically. Step-by-step guide.
Aug 2, 2024
Budgeting with Skwad: Automate Categories & Real-Time Budgets
Automate transaction categorization, build real-time budgets, and adjust allocations on the fly. See how budgeting with Skwad actually works.
Jul 26, 2024
The Best Budgeting App for Canadians in 2026
Reliable Canadian bank support, no Plaid required, couples budgeting and bank-grade privacy. See why Skwad is the best budgeting app in Canada.
Jul 5, 2024
Why Your Ally Bank Plaid Connection Isn't Working (2026 Fix)
Ally Bank's Plaid connection keeps breaking as banks drop data aggregators. Here's why it happens and how to keep tracking Ally transactions reliably.
Jun 26, 2024