Show HN: I built a microlearning app to learn personal finance

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Scroll: Personal Finance - Bite-sized financial literacy<br>Get the app<br>A pocket finance companion<br>Money,<br>made plain.<br>One minute lessons on the money ideas that matter. Deep dives when you want them. Calculators in your currency. No bank logins. No ads. Plain language only.<br>Download on theApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play

Free to use. Works anywhere. iOS today, Android coming soon.

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What you get<br>A finance class that fits in your commute.

Scroll: Personal Finance is not a budgeting tool and we will never ask for your bank login. It is a small, quiet companion that teaches you the ideas, then leaves you alone.

01One minute lessons<br>A daily card on one money idea. Read it, get it, move on. No threads, no doom scroll.

02Deep dives when you want them<br>Tap any lesson for the long read. The full mental model, the worked example, the catch.

03Quick checks that stick<br>A small quiz after each idea. Earn XP, build a streak, actually remember it next month.

04Tools that do the math<br>Nine calculators for the questions you actually have. Salary, compound, mortgage, emergency fund.

Deep dive<br>One idea, the full picture.<br>Each lesson opens into a long read with the worked example, the catch, and the defence. Read it once, you have it for life.<br>Worked through with real numbers<br>Clear defence patterns you can apply<br>Mark complete to earn XP

Quick check<br>Learn it. Then prove it.<br>A short multiple choice question after each lesson. Designed to surface the idea you almost remembered. Light, fast, never punishing.<br>One question per lesson<br>+15 XP for a correct answer<br>Streaks for showing up daily

Built for everyone, everywhere<br>Whatever country.<br>Whatever currency.<br>The whole catalog is built to work anywhere. Pick a currency you recognise and the numbers reshape: compound interest in rupees, emergency funds in pesos, a take home calculator in nairas. The ideas are the same everywhere money is.<br>For a handful of places we also include the local rules where they matter, things like ISAs, 401(k)s, or Superannuation. Skip it if you do not need it.<br>United KingdomUnited StatesCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandIrelandGermanyFranceSpainNetherlandsSwedenSingaporeIndiaSouth AfricaNigeriaKenyaUAESaudi ArabiaBrazilMexicoJapan

Tools<br>Nine calculators.<br>Real math.<br>The questions you actually have, answered with your country's tax bands and your currency. No spreadsheets required.<br>Take home calculator<br>Compound interest<br>Mortgage affordability<br>Emergency fund<br>FIRE number<br>Debt payoff<br>Savings goal<br>Investment fees<br>Rent vs buy

Badges<br>Stamps for the long road.<br>Thirty four badges to collect as you go. Quiet marks of the work you put in, unlocked through lessons and streaks. They never expire.<br>Earned by reading lessons and keeping streaks<br>Grouped into volumes that grow with the catalog<br>Yours forever, with or without Plus

Always growing<br>New lessons,<br>every week.

Scroll is not a textbook you finish. The catalog grows constantly, tracking new tax rules, new tools, and the questions you tell us you want answered.

Weekly<br>New lessons added<br>Fresh ideas land every week, from new tax year rules to behavioural traps the team spots in the wild.

Live<br>Country rules tracked<br>When a tax band moves or a new account launches, the lessons and calculators follow.

Free<br>Updates included<br>No 'pro version' for the latest content. If you have the app, you get the updates.

The habit<br>One minute a day,<br>compounded.<br>Streaks for showing up. XP for what you learn. Badges for the milestones along the way. The same drip that built your social feed habit, pointed at something that pays you back.<br>953+<br>Lessons

34<br>Badges

Calculators

Get it on your phone<br>Two seconds<br>with your camera.<br>Point your phone at the code and the App Store opens straight to Scroll. iOS today, Android in the works.

iOS — liveApp Store

Scan with your phone camera to install.<br>Or tap to open

Android — soonGoogle Play

Coming<br>soon

Android is in build. We will email you the day it lands.<br>Get notified

Pricing<br>Start free. Upgrade if you love it.

Free<br>forever<br>Enough to build a daily habit and get the basics down.<br>Five lessons a day<br>Six categories<br>Two calculators<br>Daily reminder<br>Streaks and XP

Plus<br>Recommended<br>Unlock the whole library, every tool, and the full deep dives.<br>Unlimited lessons<br>All nine categories, including UK accounts, Property, and Tax<br>All nine calculators<br>Deep dives on every lesson<br>Offline reading with overlay sync

Subscription price varies by country. Cancel anytime in the App Store.

FAQ<br>Questions,<br>answered.<br>Still curious? Email synclabsupport@gmail.com.

Which countries does Scroll work in?<br>+All of them. Pick International for a universal feed in any currency you choose. Twenty one base countries also get...

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