Menu → Shortcuts → Triple Tap
Add The Shortcut
Tap Add Shortcut and Maple adds a ready-made shortcut called Quick Add To Maple to your Shortcuts library. It asks How Much? and What For?, then logs it.
Get The Shortcut (Needs Maple Budget 1.6.2)
iPhone Shortcuts · New In Version 1.6.2
Log Every Apple Pay Purchase Automatically.
Tap to pay with your iPhone or Apple Watch and Maple Budget logs it for you: the amount, the store, the card and the right category. No typing, no bank connection, no account key to copy.
How It Works
Pay Like Normal. Maple Does The Rest.
Maple Budget 1.6.2 adds two built-in actions to the iPhone Shortcuts app, Log Expense and Quick Add. They use your Maple sign-in, so they just work.
Amount, Store And Card
Every time you pay with Apple Pay, iOS hands the purchase to Maple the moment you tap. It shows up in your transactions right away.
The Right Category
Maple checks, in order, until one fits:
Your Own RulesYour Past PurchasesKnown MerchantsAIMiscellaneous
The Right Card
The card you tapped is matched to your payment methods in Maple, so you can see what went on which card. Canadian credit and debit cards work too.
Set Up · Apple Pay Automation
Two Minutes, Once.
Maple builds the shortcut for you, Wallet trigger included. You add it, check one switch and pay.
Menu → Shortcuts → Apple Pay Automation
Add The Ready-Made Shortcut
In Maple, open the Apple Pay Automation page and tap Add Shortcut. The Shortcuts app opens with Log Expense ready to go. Tap Add Shortcut again and it's yours.
Get The Shortcut (Needs Maple Budget 1.6.2)
Shortcuts App → Log Expense
Make Sure Automation Is On, Then Pay
Open Log Expense in Shortcuts. On iOS 27 the trigger lives right inside it: When Any Card Is Tapped, with an Automation switch. Leave it on. Then buy something with Apple Pay and a confirmation tells you what Maple logged.
Set Up · Triple Tap
Paid Cash? Tap The Back Of Your Phone.
Back Tap turns the back of your iPhone into a button. Tap it three times from anywhere, enter the amount and what it was for, done. Great for cash, e-transfers and anything Apple Pay can't see.
iPhone Settings
Turn On Back Tap
Back Tap lives in Accessibility. Pick Triple Tap, then choose Quick Add To Maple under Shortcuts. Try it once and you're set.
Accessibility
Touch
Back Tap
Triple Tap
Shortcuts
Quick Add To Maple
Also On Your iPhone
Siri, Spotlight And The Action Button.
Log Expense and Quick Add show up anywhere iPhone shortcuts do. Say "Quick Add To Maple" to Siri, search for it in Spotlight, or put it on the Action Button for one press logging.
- Siri: "Quick Add To Maple"
- Spotlight: Search Quick Add
- Action Button: Pick The Shortcut In Settings
- Shortcuts App: Build Your Own With Log Expense
Requirements
What You Need.
- An iPhone. Shortcuts Are An iPhone Feature, So This Isn’t On Android
- Maple Budget Version 1.6.2 Or Later From The App Store
- iOS 17 Or Later For The Apple Pay Automation (Built And Tested On iOS 27)
- Apple Pay Set Up In Wallet, On Your iPhone Or Apple Watch
- A Maple Budget Account. You Stay Signed In, No Key To Copy
Is It Safe And Private?
The shortcut only sends Maple what you would type in yourself: the amount, the store name and the name of the card you tapped. Never your card number. It uses your normal Maple sign-in, so there is no account key to copy or paste anywhere, and Maple never connects to your bank.
Does It Work With Apple Watch?
Yes. Paying with Apple Pay on your Apple Watch runs the same automation on your paired iPhone, so the purchase is logged just like a tap with your phone.
What If I’m Offline?
Then it won’t log. The shortcut needs a connection to reach Maple at the moment you pay, and it doesn’t queue purchases for later. If you pay somewhere without signal, add that one by hand or with a Triple Tap once you’re back online.
How Does Maple Pick The Category?
Your own rules come first, then what you picked for that store before, then a list of known merchants, then AI. If nothing fits, it lands in Miscellaneous so nothing is lost. Change it anytime and Maple remembers next time.
Does It Work With Canadian Cards?
Yes. Any card you can add to Apple Wallet works, including Canadian credit and debit cards. Maple matches the card name to the payment methods you set up in the app. Maple Budget is made in Toronto and works in CAD, USD, GBP and EUR.
Which iOS Version Do I Need?
The Apple Pay automation needs iOS 17 or later. We built and tested it on iOS 27, where the automation lives right inside the shortcut, next to an Automation switch.
Is There An Android Version?
Not for this. Shortcuts, Back Tap and Apple Pay automations are iPhone features. Maple Budget itself works on Android and the web, where you log purchases by hand.
Does It Cost Extra?
No. Shortcuts are part of the free Maple Budget app. Maple Finance, the optional investing side, is the only paid part.
Stop Typing In Every Coffee.
Get Maple Budget for iPhone, free, and let Apple Pay fill in your budget.