Unrecorded daily expenses
Small purchases can accumulate when transactions are not recorded consistently.
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Mobile application · Final-year project
MISO
Mood Insights & Spending Overview
A student-focused financial tracking application that connects everyday expense management with mood-based spending insights.
My role
UI/UX designer and Android developer
Project type
Individual final-year project
Platform
Android mobile application
Year
2025–2026
MISO
Current balance
RM 1,250.00
Student financial awareness
Understanding not only what students spend, but also why.
Mood check-in
How were you feeling?
Your recent food spending was higher during
stressful days.
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Project overview
MISO was created to help university students monitor their finances while becoming more aware of the emotional patterns that may influence their spending.
Many students manage limited monthly allowances while balancing food, transportation, accommodation, academic requirements and social activities.
Although financial tracking applications are widely available, many contain complex features that may not reflect the everyday needs and habits of students.
MISO brings expense tracking, budgeting, savings goals and mood reflection into one mobile application.
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The problem
Students may know how much money they have spent without understanding the habits and emotions behind their financial decisions.
Limited spending awareness
Students may only recognise overspending after their available funds have already decreased significantly.
Emotional spending patterns
Stress, boredom, excitement and social pressure may influence purchases without the user recognising the connection.
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Project objectives
- Design a mobile financial tracking system for students with income, expense, budget, savings goal and mood-recording components.
- Develop an Android application that supports real-time expense input, transaction categorisation, budget monitoring and personal spending insights.
- Test the application with student users to evaluate calculation accuracy, feature stability and interface clarity.
04
Core features
MISO organises the most important financial functions around a student's everyday routine.
Expense tracking
Record expenses, amounts, categories and transaction dates.
Budget monitoring
Compare spending against the user's allocated budget and display budget-limit feedback.
Mood check-ins
Record the user's emotional state alongside relevant spending activity.
Spending insights
Present spending patterns through summaries, categories and visual charts.
Savings goals
Create personal targets and monitor savings progress over time.
Reminders
Encourage users to record transactions and review their financial progress.
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Design and development
Reviewed student financial challenges, existing finance applications and research about financial literacy and spending behaviour.
Defined the application requirements, information structure, primary user flow and database requirements.
Developed interface concepts and screen layouts in Canva before implementing the Android application.
Built the application with Kotlin and Android Studio, with Supabase supporting the database and user information.
Tested calculations and application behaviour using the Android Emulator, physical Android devices and student user feedback.
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Digital tools
Prototype
Canva
Development
Android Studio
Language
Kotlin
Database
Supabase
Testing
Google Forms
Version control
GitHub
AI support
ChatGPT & Claude
Device testing
Emulator & physical phone
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Testing approach
Testing focused on application stability, calculation accuracy and whether students could understand the main financial functions.
Functional testing
Verified transaction recording, category selection, calculations, budgets, savings goals and database operations.
Device testing
Checked the application using the Android Emulator and a physical Android phone.
User testing
Collected student feedback through Google Forms to identify usability concerns and areas for improvement.
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Outcome and reflection
MISO allowed me to combine mobile development, interface design, database integration and user testing within one complete project.
The project strengthened my understanding of Android development, financial data presentation, Supabase integration and designing for a specific user group.
It also showed me that a financial application can do more than display numbers. With meaningful reflection, it can help users recognise the personal patterns connected to their spending.