# Cashews vs Transactions

The clearest difference is monetization model: Transactions at freemium against Cashews's subscription. Transactions also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 50%). Cashews's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (70 vs 17). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cashews sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Transactions sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cashews against 4.4 for Transactions. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Cashews's written reviews are positive against 62% of Transactions's.

Cashews ships an update every 3 days, Transactions every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cashews | Transactions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (70 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cashews/id1582436070/reviews)** | [4.4 (17 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transactions-finance-kit/id1593861270/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **70** | 17 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **61.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Every 8 days |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Freemium** |
| Size | 74 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Cashews Finance LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1582436072) | [Bit Flip LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/665771775) |

## What reviewers say

### Cashews

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cashews/id1582436070)

This app analyzes your income and expenses to tell you how much you can safely spend. It offers a unique approach to budgeting by focusing on your current financial health rather than rigid categories. Make informed decisions with a 'Can I afford it?' widget and achieve your financial goals.

**Highlights:** Connect to bank accounts, Analyze income and expenses, Predictive cash flow algorithm, Spendable money calculation, Financial goal setting, 'Can I afford it?' widget, Automated account syncing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cashews Finance Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Monthly | $8.99 | per month |
| Quarterly | $13.49 | per 3 months |
| Quarterly | $19.99 | per 3 months |
| Cashews Finance Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $69.99 | per year |


### Transactions

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transactions-finance-kit/id1593861270)

Review all your card charges in one place with a unified inbox. Tag, save, and annotate transactions, detect billing errors, and see your spending on a map. You can even Venmo directly from the app and export your data to CSV.

**Highlights:** Unified transactions inbox, Tag, save, and annotate transactions, Direct Venmo integration, Spending map with location matching, Billing error detection, CSV export

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance Kit Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Finance Kit Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cashews free?

Cashews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Transactions free?

Transactions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Cashews or Transactions?

Cashews is rated higher. Cashews averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Transactions averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.

### Do Cashews or Transactions have ads?

Neither Cashews nor Transactions shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Cashews or Transactions?

Cashews ships an update every 3 days, and Transactions every 8 days. Most recently, Cashews was updated on October 25, 2026 and Transactions on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*