For students from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and BES Dutch Caribbean islands

Budget in euros.
Think in your home country currency.

You live in the Netherlands but your money still moves between two worlds. Plaka tracks both — euros here, florins, dollars and caribbean dollars back home — so you always know where you stand.

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◧ Here · Netherlands

€ 412,50

Net this month

☀ Home · Aruba

Afl. 797,05

Same balance, home currency

Why Plaka works for Dutch-Caribbean students

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One rate, every currency

AWG, XCG and the dollar are pegged at 1,79. Set the EUR→USD rate once and every conversion stays right.

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Money-home tracking

Track your monthly funding and spending based on your home country's currency values.

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Built for student life

DUO, collegegeld, kamerhuur, OV — the categories that actually match your life, in English and Dutch.

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Monthly budgets

Set a limit per category and watch the bar fill. Copy last month's plan forward in one tap.

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Savings goals

A ticket home, a laptop, an emergency buffer. Watch each goal ring fill as you save.

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Your data, your account

A private login for each student. Simple, quiet, and yours.

Made for your island

Wherever home is — Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten or the BES islands — Plaka speaks your currency.

Aruba

Budget in euros while you study in the Netherlands and see every balance in Aruban florin (Afl.) too — built for Aruban students on DUO.

Curaçao

From Willemstad to your student room in the Netherlands — every euro also shown in Caribbean guilders (Cg.).

Sint Maarten

Study in the Netherlands, think in guilders. Plaka converts automatically at the pegged rate — no mental math.

Bonaire

Bonaire runs on US dollars — Plaka keeps your euro spending and dollar savings side by side.

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Sint Eustatius & Saba

Statia and Saba students see every euro converted to dollars at the daily ECB rate, plus what you send back home.

In the Netherlands

DUO, collegegeld, kamerhuur, OV — Dutch student life categories out of the box, in English and Dutch.

Frequently asked questions

Which islands does Plaka support?

Plaka is built for students from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the BES islands — Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba — living in the Netherlands.

Which currencies can I track?

Euros (EUR), Aruban florin (AWG), Caribbean guilder (XCG) and US dollars (USD) — converted automatically at the daily ECB rate and the fixed island peg.

Is Plaka available in Dutch?

Yes — the whole app works in English and Dutch, and you can switch languages anytime.

How much does Plaka cost?

Your first 7 days are free — no card needed. After that a small subscription; all prices include 21% Dutch VAT (BTW).

Simple pricing

First 7 days free — no card needed

€ 1,99

for your first month · incl. € 0,35 BTW

then € 12,99 for your first year, and € 24,99 per year after — cancel anytime

All prices include 21% Dutch VAT (BTW).

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Budget in euros.Think in your home country currency.