Help us get the numbers right.
CashFlow is in closed testing on Google Play before its public launch. Testers get every build first and a direct line to the person building it.
How to join — two steps, same Google account for both
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Join the beta group. It's a plain Google Group; membership is what
tells Google Play you're allowed to install the app. Sign in with the Google
account your phone's Play Store uses, then tap Join group on the page
that opens.
Join cashflow-beta
No button there? Send a blank email from that same Gmail address to cashflow-beta+subscribe@googlegroups.com and reply to the confirmation. -
Accept the Play invitation. Open the testing link with the
same Google account you joined with, tap Become a tester, then
install CashFlow from Play like any other app. Updates arrive automatically from
then on. (If Play says you're not eligible, the group membership hasn't caught up
yet — give it a few minutes and reload.)
Become a tester on Google Play
Installed it from a link somewhere else? Uninstall that copy first — Play won't update over a sideloaded build.
What we'd love you to try
You don't need to test everything. Use it like it's yours for a couple of weeks and tell us where it's wrong, slow, or confusing. If you want prompts:
- Set it up honestly. Your real paycheck rhythm, real bills, your actual balance. Then check: does Safe to spend match what you'd work out on paper? Does the calendar's balance on payday look right?
- Catch it being wrong. Any number you can disprove in your head is the most valuable report we can get. Screenshot it and tell us what you expected.
- Live with it. After a real week, true up the balance in Settings and see whether the app's explanation of the difference makes sense.
- Try the month turnover. When a new month starts, do the check-in and tell us if anything asked about felt like it shouldn't have.
How to tell us
Post in the group. Every post is read by the developer. The pinned "First week questionnaire" is eight quick questions — answer it once, any time after your first few days. For bugs, one post each with:
- what you did, what you expected, what happened;
- a screenshot if there's a number involved;
- the version from Settings → About (tap it).
Prefer email? cashflow@palmer.technology reaches the same person, just slower and without the other testers seeing it.
About CashFlow Plus during the beta
The paywall is real — it goes through Google Play. If we've added your address to the test-payment list, Play gives you a test card and nothing is ever charged; ask in the group and we'll add you. If you haven't asked, treat the subscription as a real purchase, because it is one.
What we collect
Nothing new. The app still keeps everything on your phone — being a tester adds no telemetry, no account, no tracking. What we learn, we learn because you post it. Privacy policy.