# Mizan — one-pager

_Last updated: 6 May 2026_

**Mizan** is a privacy-first expense tracker. The pitch in one line:
**a finance app that doesn't sync to anyone.**

Site: <https://usemizan.app>
Press contact: zaki.kizilbash@gmail.com

## What it does

- **Offline by default.** No account, no sync, no telemetry. The binary
  matches the marketing copy — verifiable with airplane mode.
- **Encrypted backup.** PBKDF2-SHA256 (600,000 iterations) + AES-256-GCM.
  User picks the passphrase, exports a single file, restores anywhere.
  Cloud storage of the backup is the user's choice — Drive, iCloud, USB.
- **Optional AI — your key.** Bring-your-own-key for OpenAI, Anthropic,
  OpenRouter, Groq, Gemini, DeepSeek, a self-hosted Ollama, or any
  OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Mizan never proxies through a Mizan server
  because there is no Mizan server. Disabled by default; if the user
  never configures a provider, the app makes zero outbound requests.
- **Foldable-aware.** Two-pane adaptive layout on Galaxy Z Fold,
  tablets, iPad, and Chromebooks.

## Why it exists

Every major expense tracker syncs your data to a server. Mint did it.
YNAB does it. Monarch and Copilot do it. Mizan refuses the trade. Your
spending log is a SQLite file in the app's private sandbox on your
phone. There is nothing on a server because there is no server.

## Who it's for

- Privacy-conscious users globally who reject cloud finance apps.
- The UAE / MENA region and the global Muslim diaspora — the
  Arabic-rooted name (mīzān = scales, balance) is a deliberate cultural
  signal. The app is currency-agnostic (13 currencies including AED).
- Mint refugees and YNAB users priced out at $14.99/mo.

## Pricing

| Tier | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3 budgets, 3 recurring transactions, 3 custom categories, 1 account, manual encrypted backup. |
| Premium monthly | $3.99 / mo | Unlimited budgets / recurring / categories / accounts. AI assistant. Receipt photo attachments. Home-screen widget. |
| Premium yearly | $19.99 / yr | Same as monthly. ~58% saving vs monthly. |
| Premium lifetime | $49.99 once | Same as yearly. No subscription, no expiry. |

## Tech

Single Flutter codebase, Android + iOS. Material 3. Selective glass on
interactive surfaces; flat monochrome cards. Crypto in pure Dart on a
worker isolate (no platform plugin shimming). SQLite via sqflite.

## Founder

Mizan is built by Zaki Kizilbash, an indie developer based in Abu
Dhabi. Mizan is his first published app.

## Brand

Lowercase wordmark: **mizan**, never *Mizan* or *MIZAN* in body copy.
The mark is a stylised pair of scales — Arabic *mīzān*, balance — and
stays monochrome in all placements. Inter for body. No gradients, no
drop shadows.

## Press contact

Press, partnerships, review copies: zaki.kizilbash@gmail.com.
Reply within 48 hours, usually faster.
