📱 Mobile app · Built for Africa
The foundation of your financial education

Know the true value
of your money

Owoda doesn't say no. It shows you what every purchase really costs in hours of your life.
Because 50,000 CFA isn't just a number — it's nearly 7 days of your life (about a week's work on a typical local salary).

Gain awareness Apply the guide Take back control Decide freely
📥 Download Owoda for free

7-day free trial, then 2,990 CFA/year · €4.99/year · $4.99/year. Cancel anytime.

Coming soon on the App Store

Owoda isn't a budgeting app

Other apps make you feel guilty. Owoda sheds light.

Other apps
Owoda
Budget, restrict
Gain awareness
Guilt
Freedom
"You spend too much"
"Here's what it costs you"
After the purchase
Before the purchase
Western
Africa + Diaspora

Other apps tell you NO.
Owoda gives you the means to say YES — to the right things.

Owoda is not an alternative to budgeting apps. It's step zero. It comes before. Tables, envelopes, overspending alerts are useful — but they assume you've already understood what your money costs. Owoda installs that awareness. What you do next is up to you.

Three acts. A different financial life.

Owoda is more than a calculator. It's the start of a journey toward real financial freedom — built for Africa, useful everywhere.

I
Act 1 — The awakening
You didn't know where your money was going. Now you see.

Owoda converts every price into real working time. That smartphone at 450,000 CFA? Nearly 3 months. That dinner at 1,500 CFA? About an hour and a half. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

II
Act 2 — The transformation
7 lessons. New habits. A new relationship with money.

The Owoda Practical Guide (in French) anchors the financial behaviours that change everything. Stop impulse buying. Free up money. Included with your Premium subscription.

III
Act 3 — Freedom
You have money. You invest in yourself. You decide without stress.

With discipline in place and money available, you move on to structured savings and investment. You spend freely — because you choose to.

The Owoda Practical Guide

A 17-page guide, included with Premium (in French).

  • 1.Understanding why you buy things you don't need
  • 2.The 7 traps that drain your account every month
  • 3.Social pressure — how to say no without breaking relationships
  • 4.Family transfers — talking about it honestly
  • 5.The 100x rule — your financial compass
  • 6.Building savings on a small salary
  • 7.The 30-day action plan to change your habits

A 3-step journey

Owoda is step zero. The foundation everything else is built on.

Step 0
Owoda
Gain awareness

Understand what your spending really costs in real working time. Grounding yourself in reality.

Step 1
The Owoda Guide
Build new habits

Stop impulse buying. Free up money. Build lasting financial discipline.

Step 2
Savings & Investment
Decide freely

With money available and discipline in place, move on to structured savings and investment.

How it works

Three steps that will change the way you see every price, forever.

1
Enter your salary

Gross or net, monthly, weekly or hourly. Owoda calculates your real hourly rate, accounting for holidays and commute time.

2
Enter a price

Type any amount — rent, a phone, a meal. Owoda instantly converts it into your currency, even from a foreign currency.

3
See the truth

That smartphone at 450,000 CFA costs nearly 3 months of work. That rent at 75,000 CFA, 10 days. That meal at 1,500 CFA, about an hour and a half. Decide with full knowledge.

Examples calculated for a salary of 150,000 CFA/month.

Owoda is manual by design. Automating tracking means dealing with your expenses after the fact — looking at a table that tells you what you've already done. Owoda stops you before. The gesture of entering an amount is the moment of consciousness. There is no shortcut: no one can make you free in your place.

Why Owoda

Other personal finance apps ask you to track expenses, build tables, set limits. They make you feel guilty when you go over. They speak to you in numbers, in euros or dollars, as if money were an abstraction.

Owoda asks a different question: how many hours of your life will you work for this purchase?

A phone at 450,000 CFA isn't just a number — it's three months of your time. Once you see that, the decision becomes conscious.

Owoda is designed for Africa and its diaspora. Our categories, our examples, our guide speak to a reality that Western apps ignore: social pressure, family transfers, financial intimacy. We don't tell you what to buy. We show you what it truly costs, and let you decide.

Free or Premium?

Owoda is free forever. Premium unlocks advanced tools and includes the Practical Guide.

Free
Owoda Free
Forever · 0 CFA
  • Instant price → time calculator
  • All African currencies
  • Works offline
  • History limited to 7 entries
  • No analytics dashboard
Premium
Owoda Premium
Annual · 2,990 CFA/year · €4.99/year · $4.99/year
  • Everything in Free, without limits
  • Unlimited history
  • Analytics dashboard
  • CSV export
  • Multiple profiles
  • 🎁 Full Practical Guide (in French, 17 pages) included
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7-day free trial, then automatic renewal.
The app is free to use.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Owoda work?
You enter your salary once. For every purchase you're considering, you type the price and Owoda tells you how many hours or days of work it represents. That's it. No tables, no lessons — just the real question asked before you spend.
Is Owoda free?
Yes, price-to-time conversion is free, with a history limited to 7 conversions. The Premium subscription unlocks unlimited history, the analytics dashboard, CSV export, multiple profiles, and includes the Owoda Practical Guide.
How much is Premium?
2,990 CFA per year, or €4.99 / $4.99 depending on your region. A 7-day free trial lets you test before committing. You can cancel anytime from your Google Play or App Store account settings.
Does Owoda manage my money or make investments?
No. Owoda is a calculation and financial education tool. We don't collect your money, we don't invest, we don't lend. All calculations happen on your device, your data stays private.
Does my data leave my phone?
No. All your conversions, your salary, your categories stay on your device. Owoda doesn't sync with any server, doesn't share with third parties. Your finances are your business.
Will Owoda make me feel guilty?
No. Owoda doesn't judge, it shows. You see what a purchase costs you in work time — the rest is your decision. No moralizing notifications, no imposed limits, no goals you didn't set yourself.
Is the Practical Guide in English?
The 17-page guide is written in French. The application itself is available in both French and English.
"Time is the only universal currency.
Owoda reminds you of that with every purchase."
— Owoda Labs

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