> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mytruv.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Spending by Category

> Break down your spending by category or by merchant with a donut chart and ranked list.

The **Spending breakdown** is the most-used view on the Spending page. It shows what share of your spending goes to each category - or, with one tap, each merchant.

## Where to find it

The breakdown sits at the bottom of the Spending page on both platforms - see [Spending Overview](/spending/spending-overview) for the full layout.

## Category vs merchant

A toggle at the top of the card switches the breakdown between the two views:

* **By category** - groups spending into categories like Food & Drink, Shopping, Transportation, etc.
* **By merchant** - groups every transaction from the same merchant together (so all your Amazon charges roll up under "Amazon")

The selected month and other filters stay the same when you toggle.

## What the breakdown shows

* **Donut chart** - the proportion of each category (or merchant) in the total
* **Ranked list** - for each entry: name, dollar amount, percentage of total, and transaction count
* **"Other" bucket** - the long tail rolled into one entry so the top entries stay readable

<Note>
  **On the web** - the list shows up to the top 10 entries with everything else collapsed into **Other**.

  **On iOS** - the list shows the top categories or merchants ranked by amount.
</Note>

## Drilling into a category or merchant

<Note>
  **On iOS** - tap any category or merchant in the list. A sheet opens with the filtered transactions for that group in the selected month.

  **On the web** - clicking a slice or row highlights that segment in the donut for emphasis. To see the underlying transactions, jump to the **Transactions** page and apply a category or merchant filter.
</Note>

## Picking a month

Both platforms have a month selector on the card. This Month and Last Month are quick options, with a dropdown for older months.

## Related

* [Spending Overview](/spending/spending-overview) - the full Spending page layout
* [Filtering Transactions by Category](/transactions/filtering-by-category) - to drill into a category's individual transactions on the web
* [Comparing Spending Across Periods](/spending/comparing-spending-periods) - for month-over-month comparisons

<Tip>If a category looks higher than expected, tap into it (iOS) or use the Transactions page filters (web) to see exactly which charges drove the total.</Tip>