Comparison

Pockity vs Goaley

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 privacy focused, simple, and personal budgeting and expense tracking app designed for iOS and iPadOS. Pockity is designed to use a habit forming pattern so users can track expenses and budgets in real-time, instead of doing bulk imports of data. Pockity+ is a one time purchase, required to create multiple accounts, categories, ledgers, and repeating entries. - automatic recurring expenses and one-day advance notifications - privacy focused, all your data is strictly stored on device and is only synced across devices via iCloud - Lockscreen & Homescreen widgets - Siri Shortcuts - Intuitive and delightful UI - Daily reminder notifications for adding expenses - **iPadOS** - Supports multi-window in split-view mode - Fully featured Stage Manager support - Trackpad and Keyboard support - Automatic Backups - Export data to CSV and JSON formats - Automatic Backups - Receipt scanning for quickly creating expense entries - Currency conversion across 20+ supported currencies. Exchange rates are updated thrice a day for accurate conversions. Policies: - Privacy: http://pockity.app/privacy/ - Terms: http://pockity.app/terms/

About

Goaley

This app helps you track your financial progress and achieve your money goals with an intuitive interface. Easily add contributions, monitor progress, and manage multiple savings objectives for financial freedom.

Highlights
  • Track financial progress
  • Manage multiple goals
  • Add contributions easily
  • View progress widgets
  • Mark goals as completed
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Turn what’s left into a savings plan you can follow. Goaley shows what to save next, records every contribution, and keeps each goal’s progress clear—without connecting to your bank. PLAN YOUR NEXT SAVE • Set a target and deadline for each savings goal • Split the remaining amount into weekly, every two weeks, or monthly contributions • See the next amount, full dated schedule, and whether you’re on track • Save or snooze a planned contribution from its notification MAKE PROGRESS ANYWHERE • Add the next planned contribution from your Home Screen widget • Use Siri and Shortcuts for Quick Save • Record a custom contribution in seconds • Review contribution history by date and account SEE THE WHOLE GOAL • Track multiple savings goals and accounts • See saved, target, percentage complete, time left, and amount remaining • Follow progress charts, savings pace, and on-device insights • Choose a photo and mark completed goals KEEP YOUR FINANCES PRIVATE • No bank connection required • Work in any of 37 supported currencies • Your goal data stays under your control GOALEY PRO Goaley Pro unlocks unlimited goals, contributions, accounts, and savings plans, deeper charts, widgets, customization, and an ad-free experience. Available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pockity4 screens
Goaley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goaley at 100% against Pockity's 17%. Goaley also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6). 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 Goaley sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goaley holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pockity's written reviews are positive against 100% of Goaley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pockity ships an update every 9 days, Goaley every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pockity versus Goaley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPockityGoaley
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikhil NigadeSwapnanil Dhol

Customer experience

Pockity

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Goaley

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
7 purchases

Goaley

Subscriptions3
  • Goaley Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Goaley Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Goaley Pro Lifetime$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • Mini Tip$4.99
  • Mega Tip$9.99
  • Goaley Pro Lifetime$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Goaley Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Pockity free?
Pockity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goaley free?
Goaley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pockity or Goaley?
Goaley is rated higher. Pockity averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Goaley averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Pockity or Goaley have ads?
Neither Pockity nor Goaley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pockity or Goaley?
Pockity ships an update every 9 days, and Goaley every 10 days. Most recently, Pockity was updated on September 13, 2026 and Goaley on September 24, 2026.

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