Tensio
Tensio is run by two founders.
Tensio is not a corporate product. The two of us develop the app alongside our studies and jobs, use it ourselves and put our own money on our goals.
Who builds Tensio
One of us develops the app and the server, the other takes care of the tasks that arise alongside. Both areas share the same standard: every euro charged has to be traceable.
Business informatics, sixth semester, plus three stints in investment analysis, credit analysis and finance: valuing business models, reading annual accounts, assessing creditworthiness and risk.
At Tensio he writes the app and the server, from the goal catalogue and the verification sources through to charging, splitting and paying out. The decision to work with real money rather than points stems from this background. Anyone who calculates professionally what a default costs tends to rely on tangible consequences rather than badges.
A school-leaving qualification focused on business and public administration, two stints in administration, and business administration at university today. From administration he brings the experience that a case is only complete once a third party can follow it. An app that charges money and passes it on needs exactly this care.
At Tensio he is responsible for the tasks alongside development. He adds and checks the details of the organisations, answers enquiries, proofreads texts and tests new goals by hand before they are added to the catalogue. This work does not appear in any changelog, but without it the app would not be where it is today.
Supported by TH Wildau
Tensio is supported in its development by Gründung und Nachfolge, the start-up advisory service of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau. The service provides expert advice and helps us connect with contacts from business and the regional start-up community.
Why ticks and badges are not enough
Apps that reward good intentions with ticks, streaks and badges leave one decisive question unanswered, namely what happens on an evening when you do not feel like it. As a rule, nothing happens. This is where most intentions fail, rather than for lack of an overview, which is why a better chart does not change anything.
Tensio is therefore based on two principles from which everything else follows. The app contains no goal it cannot verify itself, and no stake is forfeited only symbolically. Both make the app less comfortable to use, but they are the reason it works.
We are users, not just the provider. We have our own goals running in Tensio, with our own money on them. If we miss a check-in, we are charged like everyone else, as there is no exception in the code for founder accounts.
What Tensio does not offer yet
You should be aware of the following three limitations in advance. If any of them is decisive for you, Tensio is not the right solution at the moment.
Not everything on iPhone yet
Since November 2026 Tensio is also available for iPhone. The demanding part there is not the interface but the verification, which works differently on iOS. Goals for screen time and app usage are therefore still missing, because Apple requires a separate approval for them. The FAQ lists what else is missing.
Passing the money on is manual
Charging is automatic, while the transfer to the organisations is made in batches and by hand by one of us. As a result, some time may pass between charging and forwarding.
Replies not within minutes
As we run Tensio alongside our studies and jobs, you will receive a reply from someone who developed the app personally, but possibly not until the next day.
We answer enquiries ourselves
We work without a ticket system and without a queue. Every enquiry is answered personally by one of us.
- Questions, bug reports and complaints: use the contact form or write directly to Team@trytensio.com
- Creators and partnerships: the same address, we route the enquiries ourselves. How the creator programme works.
- The mandatory provider details are in the imprint in full, not on this page.
Try Tensio
Up to five active goals are free, and a card is only required once you set a stake.
