# Manual Entry

> Add expenses manually in seconds. Free, unlimited, no receipt needed. The fastest way to log cash purchases, tips, and everyday spending.

Source: https://receiptix.io/features/manual-entry

## Sometimes You Just Need to Type It

No receipt? Cash purchase? Just want to get it logged? Tap the amount, pick a category, and hit save. That's it. The whole thing takes less than ten seconds.

Manual entry is free with no limits — log as many expenses as you want, forever. It's the starting point for anyone new to expense tracking, and it stays useful even when you're using the AI features for everything else.

### Free. No Catch.

Manual expense entry is free with no limits. Track as many expenses as you want without upgrading.

## Why Manual Entry

### Fast

Amount, category, save. Under ten seconds. No waiting for AI processing, no camera, no nothing.

### No Receipt Needed

Cash purchases, tips, vending machines, splitting a cab — the stuff that doesn't come with a receipt.

### Works Offline

On a plane? In a basement? No signal in the mountains? Log it anyway. It syncs when you're back online.

### Simple on Purpose

No learning curve. Open the app, enter the number, pick the category. Anyone can use it on day one.

## How It Works

1

#### Tap +

Hit the add button on the home screen.

2

#### Enter Amount

Type the number. Pick the currency if it's not your default.

3

#### Pick Category

Choose from the list. Food, transport, shopping — it's all there.

4

#### Save

Done. Expense recorded.

## Add More If You Want

Amount and category are all you need. But you can also add:

Merchant

Where you made the purchase

Date

Defaults to today, but adjustable

Tags

Custom labels like "Business" or "Reimbursable"

Notes

Any extra context to remember

### Want It Even Faster?

Manual entry works great. But if you want to skip typing altogether, [receipt scanning](/features/receipt-scanning.md) pulls everything from a photo, and [voice mode](/features/voice-mode.md) lets you just say what you spent. Both include auto-categorization.

## Related Features

[Smart Categorization Choose from organized categories when adding entries.](/features/smart-categorization.md)
[Charts & Reports All your entries — manual and scanned — in one report.](/features/charts-reports.md)
[Cloud Sync Manual entries sync across all your devices.](/features/cloud-sync.md)