Bastion Budget
Your money, kept on your device.
Plan your bills, paychecks and savings, and see what you can safely spend before the next payday. There’s no account to make, no bank login to hand over and no tracking. Everything stays on your computer or phone.
Know what’s safe to spend
Bastion looks at what’s in your accounts and what’s scheduled to come out before payday, then tells you what’s left. Add a bill or extra income and the number moves with it.
Safe to spend
Cash now, minus the bills due before payday, plus money that’s coming in. Untick anything to see a what-if without changing your plan.
Bills that record themselves
Turn on Auto-record and a bill lands in the account on its due date. Mark it cleared when it shows up at the bank.
Bank file import
Bring in CSV, Excel, OFX, QFX, QBO or QIF files from your bank. Bastion matches columns, skips duplicates and links payments to your bills.
Subscription finder
Spots charges that repeat but aren’t on your list yet, and warns you when a bill’s price goes up or something gets charged twice.
Budget with a pace
Set a monthly budget and see if you’re on pace, a bit ahead or need to slow down. Month in review sums up how it went.
Reports you can keep
Spending, income vs. expenses, merchants, net worth, taxes and your own custom reports. Save any of them as CSV, Excel or PDF.
Debt & savings plans
Savings goals, sinking funds, a paycheck plan and a debt payoff plan that shows your debt-free date.
PIN lock & hidden amounts
Lock Bastion with a PIN, have it lock itself when you step away, and hide every amount with one key when someone’s looking.
Reminders & backups
Windows notifications before bills are due, a quick look from the tray by the clock, and a backup each time you close the app.
Your budget is nobody else’s business
Most budget apps want your bank password and keep your data on their servers. Bastion doesn’t do either.
- No account or sign-in. Install it and start. There’s nothing to sign up for.
- No bank login. You bring in transactions by importing a file you download from your bank.
- Stored on your device only. On Windows, your budget lives in your Windows account’s app data folder. The phone versions will keep it on the phone. WarHead Gaming has no servers that hold it.
- No ads, analytics or tracking. The app doesn’t send your data anywhere and works without an internet connection.
- Your backups, your folder. Backups save to Documents\Bastion Budget\Backups, or any folder you pick.
Try it free, then buy it once
Every feature unlocked. No payment details needed to start.
One purchase through the Microsoft Store. No subscription. Phone pricing will be announced when those versions are ready.
Windows comes first, through the Microsoft Store, where Bastion is waiting for approval. iPhone and Android versions follow on the App Store and Google Play. Join the Discord to hear the day each one is out.
Join the DiscordHelp & questions
The app has a full Help & FAQ page: press G then H, or pick Help & FAQ at the bottom of the sidebar. Here are the questions people ask first.
Where is my data stored?
Only on your device. On Windows, that’s your Windows account’s app data folder. To find it, open Bastion and choose Help → Open the app data folder. Nothing is sent to WarHead Gaming or anyone else.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. Bastion works fully offline. The Microsoft Store may go online to check your trial or purchase.
How do I get my bank transactions in?
Download a file from your bank’s website (CSV, OFX, QFX, QBO, QIF or Excel), then go to Import & export → Import transactions. Bastion shows you a preview to check before anything is added, and you can undo an import.
How do I move my budget to a new PC?
On the old PC, go to Import & export → Save backup file. On the new one, install Bastion, go to Import & export → Restore from a backup and choose the file. Restoring replaces whatever is on the new PC.
Does uninstalling delete my budget?
No. Uninstalling removes the program but leaves your data and backups. To erase your data, use Import & export → Start over → Erase all data… before you uninstall, and delete the Documents\Bastion Budget folder if you don’t want the backups.
I forgot my PIN.
The lock screen lets you restore from a backup file, which replaces the locked data and turns the PIN off. Bastion backs up each time you close it, so you’ll usually have a recent one in Documents\Bastion Budget\Backups.
Something’s wrong. How do I reach you?
Email [email protected] and tell us what you were doing and what happened. A screenshot helps. Please don’t send your backup file or bank files unless we ask, since they contain your financial details.
You can also ask in the WarHead Discord.