Gama Pocket vs cashBASIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Gama Pocket
Manage your financial portfolios and transactions on the go. This mobile companion allows you to create and edit accounts, track spending by category, and set up programmed transactions with notifications. It offers a streamlined way to handle everyday financial tasks.
- Create/edit portfolios and accounts
- Track transactions by category
- Manage money withdrawals, deposits, and transfers
- Create/edit budgets and categories
- Set up programmed transactions
- View category allocation charts
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This iPhone application is the day-to-day companion to the Gama application for iPad and the Gama Desktop application for Macintosh. It lets you handle everyday transactions in a quick and easy way. It can open and modify portfolios created by Gama for iPad or Gama Desktop but has some limitations compared to these applications. This is what you can do with it: - define application settings - create/open existing portfolios - create/edit accounts - display an accountβs transactions - create/edit money withdrawals, deposits and transfers between accounts - verify and refund transactions - create/edit a portfolioβs categories, subcategories and budgets - display transactions by category - display a bar or pie chart of the category allocations (by rotating the device in landscape orientation) - create/edit programmed transactions - handle notifications on the device (for programmed transactions) Gama Pocket supports Dark Mode on iOS 13.
cashBASIC
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Take control of your finances β privately. cashBASIC is a personal finance tracker that keeps all your data on your device. No cloud. No bank connections. No analytics. No accounts to create. Just you and your money. FEATURES - Multiple Accounts: Track checking, savings, credit cards, cash, and more. Each with its own currency and opening balance. - Smart Budgets: Set monthly spending limits by category. Get visual warnings at 80% and alerts when you exceed your budget. - Detailed Reports: See where your money goes with interactive charts. Filter by date range, account, or category. View breakdowns as donut charts with percentage splits. - Dashboard Overview: Your complete financial snapshot on one screen β total balance across all accounts, recent transactions, and active budget status. - Transfer Fees: Track bank charges and exchange commissions when moving money between accounts. - Multi-Currency Support: Set a different currency for each account. You can manually add any currency. - Category Management: Comes with pre-loaded expense and income categories, plus full customization β add, edit, reorder, or remove categories to fit your life. - Full Privacy: No data ever leaves your device. No tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your financial data is yours alone. DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY No sign-up required. Open the app and start tracking immediately. Manual entry means you stay conscious of every transaction. Built entirely with Apple frameworks β no third-party code. Lightweight, fast, and respects your privacy by design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gama Pocket at none against cashBASIC's 1. Gama Pocket also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). cashBASIC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. cashBASIC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gama Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gama Pocket ships an update every 5 months, cashBASIC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gama Pocket | cashBASIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean Lienart | Roman Brovarnyi |
In-app purchases
Gama Pocket
No in-app purchases
cashBASIC
- Support the Creator$1.99





