Comparison

Balance Forecasting vs Financial Forecast 2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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See your financial future before it happens. Balance Forecasting is a personal finance app that projects your account balance forward — day by day — so you always know if you're headed toward a shortfall before it's too late. Most budgeting apps only show you where your money went. Balance Forecasting shows you where it's going. Enter your income and recurring expenses once, and the app builds a rolling cash flow forecast for every account, so you can plan ahead with confidence instead of guessing. WHY BALANCE FORECASTING • Cash flow forecasting — see your projected balance for every day, weeks or months in advance, not just your current total • Budget tracking — set monthly budgets by category and watch your remaining balance update in real time • Recurring income & expenses — model paychecks, rent, subscriptions, loan payments and any repeating transaction with flexible schedules (daily, weekly, monthly, custom intervals) • Multiple accounts — track checking, savings and other accounts side by side, each with its own forecast • Visual charts — balance trend lines and income vs. expense bar charts make it easy to spot a low-balance month coming • Calendar view — see every upcoming transaction laid out on a calendar, so nothing catches you by surprise • Expense categories — organize spending into custom categories with budgets, colors and progress tracking • Automatic bank sync (USA) — link your bank and have new transactions matched against your forecast automatically, so you only review what doesn't line up (Pro) • PDF bank statement import — no bank link needed: upload a PDF statement and every transaction is read and reconciled against your forecast, the same way a live sync works (Pro) • Receipt scanning — scan a receipt and document intelligence extracts the merchant, amount and date, then auto-categorizes it into a ready-to-confirm expense (Pro) • Secure cloud sync — your data is protected and available wherever you sign in WHO IT'S FOR Balance Forecasting is built for anyone who wants to stop being surprised by their bank balance — freelancers and gig workers with irregular income, families managing a tight monthly budget, and anyone tired of manually doing the math on whether a big expense will cause an overdraft. Whether you're planning around a paycheck-to-paycheck budget, saving for a goal, or just want a clearer picture of your cash flow than your bank app gives you, Balance Forecasting turns your income and expenses into a forecast you can actually plan around. Download Balance Forecasting today and start seeing your balance before it happens.

About

Financial Forecast 2

This app helps you understand your financial future by visualizing your income and expenses. It forecasts your lowest balance over the next 30 days and graphs your financial trajectory for the year. Evaluate the impact of one-time purchases on your cash flow.

Highlights
  • Calendar view of money flow
  • Forecast lowest balance (30 days)
  • Graph balance over one year
  • Evaluate one-time expenses
  • Handles irregular income/expenses
  • Accurate budgeting for weekly costs
Features
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Financial Forecast is a simple app: Enter your repeating expenses and income sources and Financial Forecast will create a "calendar" for your money. - See your lowest balance in the next 30 days - Graph your balance over the next year Financial Forecast also helps you evaluate one-time expenses. Enter concert tickets to see how that impacts your balance. Why use Financial Forecast? - Break the "rich-poor" cycle: After getting a paycheck many people feel rich and make a large purchase. At the end of the month those same people feel poor. Financial Forecast lets you focus on your lowest balance. That's the number that really matters. - Many budgeting apps expect you to enter a monthly amount for expenses like groceries. For many, groceries is a weekly cost, not a monthly cost. How can you possibly enter an accurate budget if the number of weeks differs month to month? Have irregular occurrences? - Get paid bi-weekly? No problem - Water bill is paid every other month? You're covered.

Screenshots

Balance Forecasting4 screens
Financial Forecast 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Balance Forecasting at 47% against Financial Forecast 2's 0%. Balance Forecasting also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Balance Forecasting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Balance Forecasting's written reviews are positive against 0% of Financial Forecast 2's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balance Forecasting versus Financial Forecast 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalance ForecastingFinancial Forecast 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTiny Town Software, LLCKyle Carson

Customer experience

Balance Forecasting

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

Financial Forecast 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Balance Forecasting

No in-app purchases

None

Financial Forecast 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balance Forecasting free?
Balance Forecasting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Financial Forecast 2 free?
Financial Forecast 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Balance Forecasting or Financial Forecast 2?
Balance Forecasting is rated higher. Balance Forecasting averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Financial Forecast 2 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Balance Forecasting or Financial Forecast 2 have ads?
Neither Balance Forecasting nor Financial Forecast 2 shows ads.

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