Automatic Backups and Syncing

TrackMyStack is built for people who want to track their net worth without turning it into yet another “please create an account, invent a password, and hand over your identity” experience. You can still use it without a traditional signup, and syncing is much better now.

Today there are three ways to move your account between devices: a recovery email, a QR code flow, or your sync code. The important part is that you get to choose how much convenience you want and how anonymous you want to stay.

Anonymous first, optional recovery second

TrackMyStack does not require a normal username/password account.

No bank or brokerage logins
No mandatory email address
No password reset circus
No named profile just to access your own data on another device

Your account revolves around the sync code. That is the key used to identify and access the same TrackMyStack account from another device. If you never add a recovery email, your setup stays as anonymous as the app allows.

1. Recovery email

If convenience matters most, set a recovery email in the app.

On a new device, tap Login with email, enter that email address, and TrackMyStack sends a one-time verification code. Enter the code, and you are back in.

This is the easiest recovery flow, especially if you change phones often or do not want to manage your sync code manually.

The trade-off is straightforward: once you add a recovery email, that email becomes associated with your account. That does not turn TrackMyStack into a bank-linking app or a traditional finance portal, but it does mean maximum anonymity is no longer the goal of that setup.

If both devices are in front of you, QR is the fastest option.

On the web app, choose Login with QR code.
On your phone, open Account > Sync > Link to the web app, then scan the QR shown by the browser.
If you are moving between logged-in devices, you can also show a sync QR on one device and scan it with the other.

This is the “I have both screens right here and I am not typing a long code by hand” option. It is fast, direct, and does not require adding an email address.

3. Sync code

Every TrackMyStack account has a sync code, and you can always use Login with sync code on another device.

You can reveal the code, copy it, save it somewhere safe, and use it whenever you want to reconnect the same account. This is the most portable option and the best choice if your priority is keeping the account as anonymous as possible.

The downside is also obvious: if you lose the code and you did not set a recovery email, recovery gets much harder. So treat it like an account key, not like temporary clipboard noise.

So what does “complete anonymity” mean here?

If by “complete anonymity” you mean “no email attached to the account,” then the answer is simple:

Do not add a recovery email
Use QR code or sync code to move between devices
Keep the sync code somewhere only you control

That gives you the most anonymous setup TrackMyStack currently offers.

If you do add a recovery email, you are making a convenience trade-off, not opting into the usual financial-app account model. You still are not connecting banks, brokerages, or third-party aggregators just to track your own net worth.

Syncing and backups are not exactly the same thing

Syncing helps you keep the same account available across devices. A backup gives you a separate copy you control.

So the sensible setup is boring but effective:

Use syncing for day-to-day access across phone, tablet, and web
Export a backup as well before changing devices or doing anything risky

Because “I was definitely going to remember that sync code later” is not a serious disaster-recovery plan.

The short version

There are now three ways to move your TrackMyStack account:

Recovery email for the easiest recovery flow
QR code for fast device-to-device handoff
Sync code for the most portable and most anonymous option

You get to pick the balance. If maximum anonymity matters most, stay with QR and the sync code. If convenience matters more, add a recovery email and keep moving.