CAPTAIN'S LOG
What's happening aboard the Ark - releases, announcements, and what's next.
The official BudgetArk site has set sail. This is the home port for everything about the app - what it does, why it's free, and every update along the way. Launch news for the App Store and Google Play will land here first.
Never miss a payment again: every debt can now carry its own payment due day, and a reminder banner on the Budget and Debts tabs shows what's coming up - with a one-tap prompt to log the payment when the day arrives. Captain's Course Chapter 2, Patching the Hull, ships with six new lessons covering good vs. bad debt, how interest works, starter emergency funds, snowball vs. avalanche, refinancing, and debt snowflakes. Plus: batch-add multiple budget entries at once, and the budget now reflects planned debt minimums from the first of the month.
Achievement badges in the Ship's Log now show live progress - a partial ring and an "X / Y" caption tell you how close you are to each one, across a dozen badges. A new legendary badge, Galleon's Hold, awaits anyone who reaches a $1,000,000 net worth. Utilities gained a Refinance Break-Even calculator that pulls straight from your debt tracker, so you can see in seconds whether a refi actually saves you money.
Theme and design style are now separate choices - mix Solid or Glass looks with any color theme. Deep Forest gets a misty night-forest ambient background, and a new toggle lets you switch decorative backgrounds off for maximum readability. The Loan / Mortgage calculator now produces a full month-by-month amortization schedule with yearly summaries and CSV export.
The Budget tab gained a Bill Calendar - a monthly grid of every recurring bill, color-coded by category, with paid vs. remaining totals and your next bill at a glance. Custom budget categories with emoji icons, flexible recurring entries (monthly, quarterly, every 6 months, yearly), a 6-month cash-flow chart on the Bridge, and the opt-in Deep Space theme round out the release.