# Cashew—Expense Budget Tracker — user reviews > 305 indexed App Store user reviews of Cashew by James Kokoska, rated 4.90/5 from 497 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cashewexpense-budget-tracker/id6463662930/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cashewexpense-budget-tracker/id6463662930.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 470 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Cashew? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Sleek and intuitive interface - 💡 Customizable budgets and categories - 🚀 Smooth performance - 👍 Helpful visualizations and analytics - 💡 Offline functionality - 👍 Generous free features - 🚀 Efficient manual expense tracking **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional sync issues between devices - 💡 Lack of bank/account integration - 💡 Missing calendar view - 🐛 Laggy animations when adding transactions **Commonly reported bugs** - Recurring transactions not generating properly - Inconsistent behavior when configuring past installments **Most requested features** - Add widgets for quick access - Implement shared budgets and family access - Improve recurring transaction management - Export data to Excel/CSV ## Newest reviews (18 of 305) ### 5/5 — Total übersichtlich und einfach! Dazu kostenlos, super. *2026-08-07* Ich nutze die App um meine Ausgaben zu optimieren, es ist sehr hilfreich und einfach gehalten. ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2026-08-06* Me ajudou a controlar todos os gastos e é super intuitivo ### 5/5 — Nice app *2026-08-06, version 5.8* I like that ### 5/5 — Cashew *2026-08-05* Très bonne application pour les enfants qui n’ont pas axés à leur compte en banque car tout est manuel ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2026-08-05* Very nice application. Would be awesome to be able to pay for subscription not through app store. ### 5/5 — Maravilhoso *2026-08-05* Avalio com gosto!!! Acho que em 15 anos usando App Store é a primeira vez que avalio um app. Realmente incrível!!!!! ### 5/5 — The Best Budgeting app out there! *2026-08-04, version 5.8* The title says it all! I enjoy the smooth interface, functionality and access via different platform. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Really Amazing app for free *2026-08-04, version 5.8* App looks stunning with loads of useful features to track my personal finances at one place.. Kudos to the team.. I would request a feature to track fuel expenses similar to Fuelio app. This would help people like me not to go to another app. ### 5/5 — Maravilhoso *2026-08-02* Super indico, Fácil de usar e não tem propaganda. Caso queira ser um contribuinte o valor é irrisório. ### 5/5 — Perfekt! *2026-07-31* Keine Werbung, offline, benutzerdefinierte Währung möglich und vieles mehr! Es gibt einfach alles was man von so einer App erwartet und sogar viel mehr! Sehr empfehlenswert! ### 5/5 — A Great app *2026-07-31, version 5.8* I gave it 5 stars for simplicity and flexibility… covers all the requirements… ### 5/5 — Great features *2026-07-31, version 5.8* Good app. Would have been nice if it syncs automatically (not in the free version) ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-07-29, version 5.8* Fantastic app to help be aware of where your money is going would like to be able to add subscriptions to it too that auto renew. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2026-07-29, version 5.8* The app is excellent—beautifully designed, intuitive, and very functional. It has a clean interface and is easy to use, making it a great experience overall. ### 5/5 — Best there is *2026-07-29, version 5.8* I came from android and was so glad that this app is available, has helped me keep track of my finances, I have tried loads of others but non matches this to keep you on track. Worth the subscription even though you don’t need it for basic tracking just to reward the developer for their work ### 5/5 — Best *2026-07-28, version 5.8* Chatgpt recommended this app, cant believe its this good ### 5/5 — Best free budgeting app *2026-07-28, version 5.8* I’ve tried so many budgeting apps and this one by far has some of the best and most customizable features even on the free version. You can set it up to exactly fit your needs and everything is extremely clean. Overall an amazing app! ### 5/5 — very very good *2026-07-28, version 5.8* Everything works great, and I really appreciate your team’s effort! This is honestly one of the best budgeting apps I’ve ever used. I have one small suggestion though: I’d love the option to clear all my transaction entries without deleting my account or categories.(I tend to reset my records at the start of each month and begin anew) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — phone app doesn’t work *2025-07-26, version 5.5* computer app works amazing but when you restore your data from another device it doesn’t load up correctly, so everytime i have to log into my computer - plz fix this issue ### 1/5 — Lacks iCloud support *2024-04-05* One of the best apps out there at the time of writing! Would gladly purchase the pro license if it had icloud integration. This app does so many things for FREE that others would make you pay for. You really don't need another budget management app when you got cashew. ### 2/5 — High Battery Usage *2025-05-04, version 5.5* Phone heating up when using this app. iPhone 16 pro. iOS 18.4.1. Please fix. Will update rating again ### 2/5 — No sync *2024-05-31* Non c’è di sincronizzazione con account Google per altri dispositivi, devo mettermi manualmente ad aggiornare ogni volta. Inutilizzabile in questo senso. ### 3/5 — Freeze during data export *2026-03-03, version 5.5* It’s tends to freeze every time I export even though the export is successful. This forces me to always have to force close app and restart ### 3/5 — Umfangreich aber schwerfällig *2026-02-22* Die Informationen sind aussagefähig, aber die Eingaben umständlich. **Developer response:** Hi there! Cashew is designed so that adding transactions is quick and efficient. The user interactions and prompts are designed to only ask for the minimal information required. Please update your review to better reflect the app as a whole. I would appreciate it. Thank you! ### 3/5 — OCD *2026-02-13, version 5.5* I am trying out this app to simplify my receipts. Haven’t tried exporting .csv file yet but will be interesting to know how that works. I collect receipts and have found that there is no place to specify a date of a transaction. Is it assuming that all transactions are occurring on the date I enter? ### 4/5 — Review *2026-08-03, version 5.8* Good apps for personal finance tracker. But reports systems needs to improve for free version. ### 4/5 — App icon *2026-08-02* I’ve been using Cashew for a while, and I can confidently say it’s one of the best expense tracking apps available. The interface is clean, the features are powerful, and even the free version offers everything most users need. Great job by the developer! I have one suggestion that could make the app even better. Please consider redesigning the app icon. The current dollar ($) symbol makes it feel more US-centric, while finance is universal. Also, please avoid using a piggy bank icon—it feels outdated and is already used by many finance apps. This is the AI era, and Cashew deserves a modern, unique, and globally recognizable icon that represents smart money management rather than a specific currency or old financial symbols. A fresh, minimalist, and universal design would make the app stand out even more and appeal to users from every country. Overall, an outstanding app with an amazing future. Keep up the excellent work! ### 4/5 — Hehe *2026-07-27, version 5.8* I like it and recommend it to free you can do everything you need without premium ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Un outil complet *2026-08-29* J’ai testé une dizaine d’applications dédiées à la gestion financière et budgétaire. Cashew repond à toutes mes attentes. Étonnant par sa gratuité pour tous les services qu’elle propose sans brider les fonctionnalités, et surtout la sécurité des données en local. La facilité de prise en main avec une assistance visuelle par chapitre en fait un outil convivial, mieux que de nombreux produits commerciaux. Le seul hic c’est la limitation de la sauvegarde Cloud à Googledrive pourquoi ne pas offrir le choix ? ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-08-23* I really enjoy the app. It is feature-rich and so polished. ### 5/5 — Все отлично! *2026-08-19* Приложение полезное, пользоваться удобно. ### 5/5 — A great app *2026-08-16, version 5.8* This app have huge capabilities… look like a computer app… I bought a full version life time. ### 5/5 — Лучшее приложение! Лучшие разработчики! *2026-08-13, version 5.8* Пришел сюда после многих лет использования других приложений. Нашел здесь именно то, чего не хватало у других – человечность! ### 5/5 — One of the best apps for budget tracking. *2026-08-13* The free version of this app is amazing. Runs very smooth and is very simple to use as well. I used to use the app previously on a Samsung S21 and it was not that great because there was stutters and everything. Going ahead I might actually pay for the premium version because it’s 100 percent worth it. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-08-11, version 5.8* Amazing! ### 5/5 — The best *2026-08-11, version 5.8* Me encanta! ### 5/5 — Muito bom! *2026-08-09* Super fácil de mexer e didático ### 5/5 — Super *2026-08-07* Très pratique 👍 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*