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Log your M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) spending automatically

Masareef reads the payment alert the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) app sends to your phone and logs every transaction in its own M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) wallet, with its amount, merchant and time. No typing.

Free · 25 automatic captures a month · No ads · Arabic and English

Masareef: your spending, logged on its own

What gets logged from M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)

  • Card payments in shops and online, in shillings or any currency you paid in.
  • Outgoing and incoming transfers, and ATM withdrawals.
  • Every transaction lands in its own category, and one tap changes it.
  • More than one card? Add each card's last 4 digits and every alert goes to that card's wallet.

An alert the app can't read clearly isn't lost: it waits for you to confirm it with one tap.

How to log M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) spending automatically

  1. Install Masareef from Google Play or the App Store, and create a free account to back up your records.
  2. On Android: open Masareef and allow "Notification access" once. After that it captures alerts even with the app closed.
  3. On iPhone: from iOS 27 add the ready-made automation in Shortcuts; from iOS 16.4 to 26 set up one automation for M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) texts (sender MPESA) once.
  4. Make sure alerts from the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) app are switched on on your phone: Masareef reads the alert you already receive and never contacts the bank.
  5. On the first transaction M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) sends an alert, and Masareef logs it with its amount, merchant and time.
  6. Wrong category? Open the transaction and change it, and turn on "Remember this merchant" so this merchant goes there from now on. An unclear alert waits in "To review" for one tap to confirm.

How it works with M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)

On Android

Let Masareef read notifications once. From then on every payment alert from the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) app is logged on its own, even with the app closed.

On iPhone and iPad

On iOS 27 or later you add one ready-made automation in the Shortcuts app, and Masareef receives alerts from the M-Pesa Tanzania app, M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) text messages and Apple Pay alerts.

From iOS 16.4 to 26, SMS from M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) reach Masareef through an automation you set up once, and from iOS 17 a second one adds Apple Pay. The bank app's own alerts can't be read before iOS 27, so share the message with Masareef or paste it.

How Masareef recognises M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)

Name in Arabic
M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)
Android app whose alert is read
com.vodafone.mpesa.tanzania
iPhone app
M-Pesa Tanzania
SMS sender name
MPESA
Names it recognises in the message
m-pesa

The alert never leaves your phone

The M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) alert is read on your device and its text is never sent to any server. Masareef never asks for your wallet password and never links your bank account.

  • No banking password
  • No link to your bank account
  • The alert is read on your phone only

Questions about M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)

Is Masareef part of M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)?

No. Masareef is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania). It reads the alert your phone already receives.

Do I have to enter my bank details?

No. No password, no account number, no link to the bank. The app only needs a free Masareef account, to back up your records.

Is the app free?

Yes, and the free plan is not a trial: everything you enter, your wallets and budgets, and 25 automatic captures a month. Pro raises that limit and adds features such as wallets in other currencies and a shared family record.

Does Masareef work with M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) on Android?

Yes. Once you allow notification access it reads the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) app's alert (com.vodafone.mpesa.tanzania) and logs every transaction on its own, even with the app closed.

Does the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) alert or my data leave my phone?

The alert text is never sent to any server; it is read on your device. Masareef never asks for a password and never links your bank account. The free Masareef account only backs up your records.

Which currencies does it log for M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)?

It logs each transaction in its amount, in shillings or any currency you paid in. Wallets in other currencies are a Pro feature.

Does Masareef read SMS from M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania)?

On iPhone, yes: texts from the sender MPESA reach Masareef through an automation you set up once in Shortcuts, from iOS 16.4. On Android it reads the M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) app's notification.

Does it work with M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) on iPhone?

Yes. iPhone needs iOS 16.4 or later, and you set it up once in the Shortcuts app. On iOS 27 it also reads alerts from the M-Pesa Tanzania app.

What about my other banks and wallets?

Masareef reads alerts from 1,200+ banks and wallets around the world, and each bank or wallet gets its own wallet in the app.

Other banks and wallets in Tanzania

Outside Tanzania

Start logging M-Pesa (Vodacom Tanzania) spending automatically

Masareef is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any bank or wallet named here. It never asks for your banking password. Masareef download page