Zerosum
Budgeting that actually makes sense
zerosum.so App Store Google Play Discord RedditFinance / Personal Finance & Budgeting
- Monthly visits
- 24.6K
- Down48.9%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $6.25/mo
- Higher than 51% of peersNiche median $5.99/mo
- Launched
- 9mo ago
- 2026-02-10 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
ZeroSum – Zero-base budgeting $40/yr(Got tired of paying $109 for YNAB) — I've been a YNAB user for years but couldn't justify $109/yr for an app where I never used bank sync. So I built my own. ZeroSum is zero-b…
Feb 12 · 9mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (2 pts)Launch
ZeroSum – I built a zero-based budgeting app — Hey HN, been working on this for a while and finally put it out there. I've used YNAB for a few years for zero-based budgeting. It works,…
Feb 10 · 9mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hey HN, been working on this for a while and finally put it out there. I've used YNAB for a few years for zero-based budgeting. It works, but I never once used the automatic bank import — I just manually enter everything. Paying $109/yr (plus tax) for that felt like a lot. Their pricing went up over the years too and there's only one plan, so you're paying f
- Post excerpt:
- I've been a YNAB user for years but couldn't justify $109/yr for an app where I never used bank sync. So I built my own. ZeroSum is zero-based budgeting (same envelope method) with a full YNAB import wizard — bring your entire budget history over. 50+ currencies, shared budgets, analytics, keyboard shortcuts. $40/yr. Stack: React (Vite + TanStack Router) on
Store data
- Rating
- Rating not syncedRating count not synced
- New ratings last mo
- —
- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- Current version
- —Store metadata
- Rating
- Rating not syncedRating count not synced
- New ratings last mo
- —
- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- Current version
- —Store metadata
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct69%
- Email14%
- Organic Search10%
- Social6%
- Other1%
Countries
- United States77%
- Singapore12%
- Canada6%
- India3%
- United Kingdom2%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2026-01-15
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| zero sum | 11.7K |
| zerosum | 3,120 |
| zero sum budget | 580 |
| how to carry over credit card balance in zerosum | 190 |
| how to force bank sync in zerosum | 90 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · 2 paid tiers ($40–$75) · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page
Entry price $6.25/mo, Higher than 51% of peers; “Personal Finance & Budgeting” median is $5.99/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homezerosumapp.com/
- Featureszerosumapp.com/analytics Snapshot 2026-11-03
Changes
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Design
Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Budgeting that actually makes sense”
Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and stacked avatars & testimonials.
Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Pain Relief & Replacement
- Large Hero Product Shot
- Metrics Strip
- Floating Multi-Cards
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 7.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter
- Hero layout
- Centered Headline + CTA
- Primary visual
- Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Balanced
- Corners & depth
- Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Enterprise Clean (with Soft & Friendly)
Trustworthy blue-anchored palette, structured grids, and prominent customer logo walls.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #f2f7fc;
--surface: #ffffff;
--foreground: #171c27;
--muted-foreground: #626b78;
--accent: #1e5fa8;
--radius: 8px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #F2F7FC (~76%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~8%) · Text #171C27 (~9%) · Muted Text #626B78 (~4%) · Accent #1E5FA8 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot, Metrics Strip, Floating Multi-Cards
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and stacked avatars & testimonials.
- Visual summary: Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
## Avoid
- Experimental navigation patterns
- Low-legibility decorative fonts
- Visual novelty that obscures the value proposition
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Zerosum cost?
- Basic: $40/yr (billed annually); Pro: $75/yr (billed annually). Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Zerosum get?
- Vaneform estimates 24.6K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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