Haya

A financial assistant that combines what you would expect out of a finance app with the power of Google APIs to create an easy and effective way to track your expenses

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Inspiration

One of our group members is very financially conscious and has a very strict budget to adhere to throughout the schoolyear. As such, he logs every single purchase he makes in a google form which adds said purchase to a google sheet. If he gets a receipt for something he has to copy its information into the form, but with around 50 receipts a month, this can get repetitive and time consuming.

What it does

Our application will simplify this process of personally managing expenses and analyzing budgets. Simply take a picture of a receipt and our program automatically extracts the amount you paid, when you paid it, a description of what you purchased, and a category for your purchase. It then automatically uploads this information to a google sheet, where you can view all of your purchases.

How I built it

We developed this project in 2 main parts: the design and the functionality. Two group members worked strictly on the design, look, and feel of the application, while also giving life to ideas we wanted to include in the project but did not have time to complete. If we were to continue with this project, we would start with the prototype they created. The other two group members worked on implementing the function of scanning a receipt to uploading to a google sheet.

Challenges I ran into

Authenticating access to a google drive by a python script. Needing to constantly make design choices that dramatically affect the final product. Navigating Google's API documentation.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

We created a viable product idea that can easily be developed into a startup. We entered this hackathon with very little development experience but still delivered a solid project.

What I learned

How to use Google Vision API, Google Cloud API, Google Sheets API

What's next for Haya

Bringing to life the whole idea we had around Haya. This includes: developing voice commands, creating an actual andriod/ios app, porting app to web, implementing a budget management system, fine tuning the design

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