A peer-to-peer app for tracking favours and trading within your community — no banks, no interest, no middlemen. Rooted in thousands of years of reciprocal exchange.
Every favour logged has a matching entry somewhere in the network — always balanced, always honest.
Before coins and central banks, communities made trade based on trust and shared records. In the digital age we can extend this local trust to global communities.
Alice and Bob trust each other. Bob and Charlie trust each other. Alice needs to pay Charlie — but they've never met.
Tally routes the favour through Bob: Alice records a tally with Bob, Bob records one of equal value with Charlie. Charlie is paid. Bob's balance stays neutral. Alice and Charlie can transact without having to trust each other.
Chains can be as long as needed — the more trust connections in your community, the further a favour can travel.
Whether Hawala, Quipu or Tally Sticks, using records of good deeds as money is long and ancient. When you root money in the community it stays honest, and can't support wars or other destructive aims.
Tally.earth returns this idea to the digital age — and takes it further. By chaining tallies, local trust can extend to global trade. No central monetary system. No manipulation of the money supply. No corruption.
"Money, in its essence, is just bookkeeping that tracks good deeds that should be paid back."
— Tally manifesto
Walk through eight short, interactive chapters — from the first notch on a wooden stick to chains of trust that span the network. Tap, poke, and see every idea behind Tally in motion.
Tally is in early access. Open it in your browser — no install, no sign-up, just you and the people whose favours you trust.
Try Tally →Early access · open source · your data stays on your device