Thinking about this. I would actually prefer that the transaction data for the amount that goes into the coin jar to be hidden until you go into the transaction details. I have provided two screenshots below, 1 of the feed and the other of the transaction details.
EDIT: I realise the transaction details has the wrong date for the description text. It’s just a mock up
I really like this Coin Jar! However, I think it would be improved by moving money such that the balance on the main account is whole pounds rather than the price of purchase. At the moment my balance ends in .17, and as far as I understand will continue to do so forever unless I transfer 83p into my account, or run my balance to below £10 and somehow manage to spend 17p before I top up again. (This mildly offends my sensibilities.)
I think my suggestion is similar to the Precise Coin Jar that Simon suggested.
Just either transfer that 17p to your jar or take 83p from the jar to the account. I had to transfer 1p from the jar the other day after a 1p card check payment. Couldn’t live with my balance being £9.99
Would love to, but exactly how did you do this? Transferring money between pots in the iOS app seems to only be possible in multiples of £5. Is there some hidden functionality I am not aware of that lets me transfer smaller amounts?
Having now really started using these fully (now I’ve had a full paycheck go in), we do need some way to hide the Coin Jar notifications, even a simple slider of ‘show’ or ‘hide’ as this really does interfere with the interface.
I believe this would be a great option to check them when needed, but hide to see actual spending.
I think it would be good to be able to select a charity as the destination for my coinjar.
I feel a bit guilty about the luxury of my coffee on the way to work. Obvs I could just transfer coinjar to wateraid or shelter but would be nice to know it’s just ticking away automatically
Have used the coin jar since it became available, I have taken time to consider what would look the best really regarding notifications & I think the coin jar amount shown as a foreign transaction would be great. E.g - show the amount spent on purchase as usual and then a greyed entry under that amount in the same notification to show how much was transferred to coin jar.
Also, would love to see the individual transactions in the coin jar as it only shows the balance.
@cookywook can you make your app more amazing and add support for GIFS for coin jar. Imagine an image that moves. One possibly of the holiday I seen on YouTube and turned into a GIF. Or even the house i want.
I echo the sentiments about the notifications cluttering up the transaction timeline. I feel this feature would come into its own by making it near-invisible. No notifications, just send my money there so I can dip in when necessary. If you need a reminder that it’s on, a status icon would work, either stand alone at the top somewhere, or in the corner of each eligible transaction (either by the amount, or in the corner of the company logo maybe) so you know which transactions are affected by the coin jar and which aren’t much more cleanly.
I also feel that the coin jar shouldn’t take money until the amount is finalised (i.e. international transactions) or maybe not include these transaction types at all for coin jar. I bought something internationally that was converted to £35.80 initially, so coin jar took 20p. The exchange rate settled at £35.90, making the overall transaction £36.10. That’s just me though, might not be how others feel.
I think this is a cool way to put money into savings without needing to think about it. The more invisible it is, the better though in my opinion.