Inspiration
The fact that there are a lot of services that a user may have forgotten about or use rarely and never realized just how much it costs. The cheap monthly payments that are advertised also frustrated me as many people end up blindsided by them, and never really think about how much they are truly spending.
What it does
The web app allows you to sign into your bank account and then takes previous bank statements and analyzes them for "recurring payments". It then displays all of the services that are recuring payments in an easily comparable card format. The cards show the service name, how much you are spending per month, and how much you have spent so far. At the bottom there is a total for shock factor. These cards allow you to see all of your subscriptions and even discover ones you may have forgotten about (forgetting to cancel a service after the free trial).
How we built it
React was used for the front-end with an api named Plaid used to allow a user to sign-in to their bank and the app to see their detailed bank statements.
Challenges we ran into
Originally bank api's were attempted to be used, but it was found that they take too long to get access and they don't apply everywhere. The Plaid api was the solution as it worked as a nice api.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Learned React from zero during the hackathon.
What we learned
React, and css library bootstrap
What's next for Stream Finder
Push to allow a user to click on a card and quickly cancel a subscription as they desire. (a direct link to the service)
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