Comparison

Pockity vs SpendLists

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pockity

This app offers a privacy-focused approach to personal budgeting and expense tracking. It encourages real-time data entry through habit formation and provides features like recurring expense management and currency conversion. Advanced features require a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data storage
  • Real-time expense and budget tracking
  • Automatic recurring expenses
  • Lockscreen & Homescreen widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Receipt scanning
  • Currency conversion for 20+ currencies
Features
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Pockity is a private, fast expense tracker and budget planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Log a purchase in seconds, see where every budget stands at a glance, and keep your records on your own devices. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Entries live on your device and sync only through your own iCloud account. No bank logins, no ads, and no account to create. TRACK IN SECONDS • Add expenses, income, transfers, and reimbursements from the app, a widget, Siri, or a Shortcut. • Smart Add Expense turns a bank or card message into a ready-to-save draft, with the amount, currency, category, and time filled in. • Scan a receipt to create an entry, or attach receipts and PDFs to any entry. • Recurring expenses add themselves on schedule, with a reminder the day before. BUDGETS YOU CAN READ AT A GLANCE • Weekly or monthly budgets per category, with budget rings that turn red when you go over. • Home screen cards for Budget Left, Cash Flow, Income, Upcoming bills, and your Biggest Spend. • Sankey and spending charts show where the money went. • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets keep today's total in view. FIND ANYTHING • Search in your own words, in the app, from Siri, or from Spotlight: "coffee last week", "Uber in March". • Tags, categories, accounts, and ledgers keep everything organised. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES • iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with fast iCloud sync between them. • iPad multi-window, Stage Manager, keyboard, and trackpad support. • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Dark Mode throughout. • Localised in more than 20 languages. MORE • Convert between currencies, with rates refreshed three times a day. • Automatic backups, plus CSV and JSON export. • Share a ledger with your family with Pockity+ for Family. PRICING Pockity is free to download. Pockity+ is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks multiple accounts, categories, ledgers, and recurring entries. Pockity+ for iOS and Pockity+ for macOS are separate purchases. Privacy: https://pockity.app/privacy/ Terms: https://pockity.app/terms/

About

SpendLists

This app offers a straightforward way for freelancers and creators to manage their income and expenses without complex spreadsheets. It provides clear monthly summaries and helps reduce financial anxiety by organizing money details simply. Designed for those with irregular income, it offers a clean and trustworthy platform to understand earnings.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Organize money details in lists
  • Clear monthly summaries
  • iCloud Sync across Apple devices
  • Multiple currency support
  • Private and secure with Face ID/Touch ID
  • Share lists as images or PDFs
Features
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Track income, log expenses, and see your monthly totals in one clear place. SpendLists helps freelancers, creators, and anyone with changing income understand where their money goes — without spreadsheets or accounting software. RECORD EVERYDAY MONEY Log a client payment, a coffee, or a project cost in a few taps. Add the details you need and keep moving. KEEP IT ORGANIZED Create simple lists for each month, project, trip, or part of your life. Use dates and tags to find the right items quickly. SEE WHAT ADDS UP Review your totals and spending categories to understand your biggest costs. Keep income and expenses clear even when no two months look alike. USE MULTIPLE CURRENCIES Record items in different currencies within the same list. Keep the original amounts visible when your work or everyday life crosses borders. MORE WAYS TO WORK • Find entries with search. • Share lists as images or PDFs. • Sync your lists with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Protect the app or individual lists with a passcode or supported biometrics. Some features require SpendLists Pro. No SpendLists account is required. Start with one list and get a clearer view of your money.

Screenshots

Pockity4 screens
SpendLists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpendLists at 69% against Pockity's 26%. SpendLists also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pockity sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SpendLists sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpendLists holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Pockity's written reviews are positive against 69% of SpendLists's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pockity ships an update every 8 days, SpendLists fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pockity versus SpendLists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPockitySpendLists
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.6 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings719 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikhil NigadePhanith Ny

Customer experience

Pockity

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral26.3%
Negative47.4%

SpendLists

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Pockity

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Tip$0.991 Month
One-time8
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Pockity+ Family Upgrade$5.99
  • Pockity+$14.99
  • Pockity+$19.99
  • Pockity+ for Family$24.99
  • Pockity+ Family$25.00
2 purchases

SpendLists

One-time2
  • Unlock Pro$9.99
  • SpendLists Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Pockity free?
Pockity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendLists free?
SpendLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pockity or SpendLists?
SpendLists is rated higher. Pockity averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SpendLists averages 4.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Pockity or SpendLists have ads?
Neither Pockity nor SpendLists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pockity or SpendLists?
Pockity ships an update every 8 days, and SpendLists fortnightly. Most recently, Pockity was updated on November 7, 2026 and SpendLists on November 3, 2026.

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