I build websites and mobile apps — Thomas is the name I go by; Zaw Lin Tun is the legal name on the App Store and in Manee's policies. Manee is the app I wanted for myself: expense tracking that never sends my receipts anywhere.
Every decision in Manee traces back to one of these. If a feature can't respect all four, it doesn't ship.
I only promise what I actually do.
How it works and where things stand — public. No black boxes dressed as magic.
It should run well on the phone you already own.
A real person reads every message.
Manee runs on-device AI I fine-tuned for receipts — trained on thousands of Thai and English slips, the crumpled and faded ones too.
The network is only touched for update checks, the one-time AI model download, store purchases, and — if you switch them on — the daily exchange rate check and Pro sync to your own iCloud or Google Drive. None of your financial data ever reaches a server of mine.
On-device AI only earns its keep if it's efficient. Here's the honest floor.
Older or low-RAM phones can install and use manual entry, summaries and search; the AI scan & chat run best at 4 GB RAM and up.
Manee started as a hackathon prototype — and placed third. That was the sign to build it for real.
Tested on-device approaches, chasing extraction quality that stays fast — and never leaves the phone.
Fine-tuned for Thai and mixed Thai/English receipts — the ones generic scanners fumble.
Added AI chat over your own data — plain-language questions, fully on-device.
Live on the App Store. Android is next — and where it goes from here is partly up to you.