Alerts and notifications

What does Pennyjay alert me about?

Out of the box: large transactions and deposits, paychecks landing, money leaving savings, low and projected-low balances, unusual and duplicate charges, price increases, new recurring charges, free trials ending, bills due, missed or changed, budget thresholds, fees, card utilization, goal milestones, and sync issues.

Turn each one on or off and change its threshold in More → Alerts → settings (“What Jay watches”).

Will Pennyjay wake me up at night?

Quiet hours are 10pm to 7am by default, and alerts wait until morning. Unusual charges, duplicate charges and sync issues still come through. On iPhone they’re marked Time-Sensitive.

What do the notification buttons do?

• “Mark reviewed” clears the transaction from your review list.
• “Snooze” brings the alert back in a day.
• “Not me” opens the app and flags the charge so you can call your bank.
• “Reconnect” (on sync alerts) takes you to sign in to the bank again.

Can I hide amounts on my lock screen?

Turn on More → Settings → “Hide amounts”. Every amount in the app shows as $•••• and notifications hide dollar figures too.

What is the weekly recap?

A short summary of your week, on Sundays around 9am Pacific. Turn it off in alert settings under “Summaries”.

Can I control notification types on Android?

Yes. Each kind of alert has its own Android channel: Transactions, Large moves, Bills & subscriptions, Budget, Sync issues, Goals and Weekly recap. Tap “Notification channels” in alert settings to change them in Android.