Balance Forecasting vs Cashflows Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balance Forecasting
Create a detailed cash flow forecast of your financial future by entering income and expenses. See how your account balance changes over time, plan ahead, and analyze the impact of future transactions. Manage multiple accounts and categorize items for easy tracking.
- Cash flow forecasting up to 30 years
- Detailed income and expense tracking
- Future transaction impact analysis
- Multiple account management
- Categorization and budgeting
- Calendar and chart visualization
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Balance Forecasting is finally back on iOS! With the Balance Forecasting budgeting tool you can create a detailed cash flow forecast of your financial future based on your monthly expenses and income. The Forecast Method: - Enter your starting account balance. - Enter your income and expenses and specify how often they occur (i.e. monthly, biweekly, etc.). - See how your account balance changes over time, up to 30 years into the future. - Plan ahead by analyzing your future balance and cash flow. - Easily fine-tune your future transactions in case plans change (i.e. your monthly insurance payment changes). - See how changing, adding or removing a recurring bill will affect your future balance (i.e. getting a new car loan). Features: - Forecast for up to 30 years in the future. - Rich website counterpart with tons of features. - Responsive design that provides consistent experience across iOS devices. - Multiple accounts to keep track of checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, etc. - Calendar to view your forecast month by month. - Chart to view your changing balance. - Rich reports to view historical data. - Categorize your items for easy grouping. Set budgets for each category and see their monthly progress as your mark items paid. - Clean, lightning fast and intuitive interface.
Cashflows Pro
Forecast future bank account balances by inputting recurring and one-time transactions. This app focuses on future projections, not past history, allowing you to visualize the impact of payments and plan for financial goals.
- Multiple account management
- Recurring transaction setup
- Warning balance alerts
- Interactive forecast graph
- File-based scenario management
- Override transaction details
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Follow us on Twitter at @CashflowsApp! Cashflows Pro helps you forecast future balances of your bank accounts. It's simple to set up and requires minimal effort to maintain. Tell it about your recurring transactions (including transfers between accounts) and future one-time transactions, and let it estimate your account balances months (or years) into the future. It's not interested in the past, so there's no need to enter or maintain your transaction history. It shows your account transactions and balances over time and lets you override individual payment dates and amounts. Quickly toggle payments on and off to see how they impact your future balances. The graph updates immediately with any changes you make. Update the starting balance occasionally, and it'll show you which transactions are still due. If any have already occurred (or are late) just tap & hold to toggle them on or off. FEATURES: - Multiple accounts: Add multiple accounts and set up recurring or manual transfers between them. - Recurring transactions: Supports recurring transactions with start date, end date (optional) and many recurrence options. - Warning balance: Set a warning balance for an account and see at a glance when your balance is below it. - Interactive forecast graph: Shows your future balance over time, highlighting warning balance and negative regions; tap the graph for a closer look at the nearby transactions. - File-based: Keep multiple scenarios in separate files. Open backup files from Cashflows or Total Cashflow. MANY USES: * Planning Future Purchases: This is a great tool for forecasting payments for a future loan, mortgage or car lease. Create a recurring transaction for the payment amount, fill in the first and last payment dates and see how it affects your balance. Make adjustments to figure out what you can afford. * Planning for Change: You might have a recurring bill that increases annually (such as health insurance). Simply create another recurring transaction to represent the increased payment and set its start date appropriately, and adjust the end date of the original transaction. You'll immediately see how it affects your finances in the future. * Planning for Uncertainty: The forecasts are only as accurate as you need them to be. If you plan to pay a minimum amount per month onto your credit card, set that up as a recurring transaction. Once you decide how much you want to pay this month, just override the forecast amount. You can always edit or delete the override later. * Getting Out of Debt: This app can help you get out of debt, and figure out how long it will take. Enter a recurring transaction between your checking / current and loan / credit account for the minimum amount you intend to pay each month. Extend the forecast period (tap "More" at the bottom of the Forecast page) and then look at the Balance Graphs for your accounts. If you can afford to pay extra in a few months, override that month's payment (or create a one-time transaction for the additional amount). You'll instantly see the effect on your checking / current balance, loan balance and when the loan will be repaid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Balance Forecasting at Free against Cashflows Pro's $2.99. Balance Forecasting also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 26.0). Cashflows Pro's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 44%). On ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Balance Forecasting is free to download; Cashflows Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cashflows Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Balance Forecasting's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cashflows Pro's.
Balance Forecasting ships an update every 4 days, Cashflows Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balance Forecasting | Cashflows Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tiny Town Software, LLC | Nicola Cavanagh |
Customer experience
Balance Forecasting
Cashflows Pro
In-app purchases
Balance Forecasting
No in-app purchases
Cashflows Pro
No in-app purchases
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