📱 Private iPhone Shortcut Builder
Log expenses with one tap from your iPhone Home Screen or Action Button directly into your personal Google Sheet.
🔒 100% Private & Direct: Your financial data goes directly from your iPhone to your personal Google Drive script. No middleman or third-party servers.
How to Create Your Shortcut on iPhone (3 Easy Steps):
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Deploy Private Backend (Google Apps Script):
Create a Google Sheet in your Google Drive → Click Extensions → Apps Script → Paste the private Apps Script code below → Deploy as Web app (Access: Anyone).
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Create iOS Shortcut in Shortcuts App:
Open Shortcuts app on iPhone → Tap + → Add these actions:
- Ask for Input (Number): "Enter Amount (LKR)"
- Choose from List: Food & Dining, Groceries, Transport, Bills, Shopping, Business, Health, Other
- Ask for Input (Text, optional): "Note / Description"
- Get Contents of URL: Method:
POST, Request Body: JSON. Set keys:
amount → Provided Amount
category → Chosen Item
note → Provided Note
type → "expense"
date → Current Date (Formatted yyyy-MM-dd)
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Add to Home Screen & iPhone 14 Pro Max Back Tap:
Tap the Shortcut share icon → Add to Home Screen.
💡 iPhone 14 Pro Max Back Tap Setup:
Go to Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Back Tap → Triple Tap (or Double Tap), and select your Log Expense Shortcut. Now triple-tapping the back of your iPhone logs expenses from anywhere!