Comparison

Abacus for Firefly III vs Psionis

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

Head to head
About

Abacus for Firefly III

This secure, open-source client connects to your personal Firefly III instance to manage your finances. It offers OAuth2 authentication, secure token storage, and visualizes your net worth and asset account history through charts. It requires a self-hosted Firefly III installation to function.

Highlights
  • Secure OAuth2 authentication
  • Encrypted token storage
  • Net worth tracking by currency
  • Asset account history charts
  • Open-source and no analytics
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Abacus: a secure & open source Firefly III client. Introduction: - Firefly III Client for iOS. - Authentication with Oauth2. - Use of iOS Keychains to store the accessToken / refreshToken. - No external API calls nor Analytics API, not even sentry / crashlytics. - Support the Net Worth by currency. - Chart to display history of your asset accounts. Source: https://github.com/victorbalssa/abacus. You need a personal Firefly III instance online (or on your LAN) to use this application: Firefly III : A free and open source personal finance manager. Source: https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/

About

Psionis

Features
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Psionis helps you give every paycheck a clear purpose. Build a budget around the money you actually bring home, then create funding rules that automatically divide each paycheck across your priorities. Use fixed amounts for predictable expenses and percentages for folders that should share what remains. Organize your budget with categories and folders, track spending and savings balances separately, and see exactly how much money is available to allocate. With Psionis, you can: • Create a personalized paycheck-based budget • Automatically distribute income using funding rules • Organize expenses, savings goals, and everyday spending • Track transactions and folder balances • Move money between spending and savings • Review paycheck allocation before distributing it • Share and manage a household budget with another member Psionis is designed to make budgeting structured, understandable, and intentional—without forcing every month into the same plan. Plan the paycheck. Fund the priorities. Know where your money is going.

Screenshots

Abacus for Firefly III4 screens
Psionis4 screens

Verdict

The call

Abacus for Firefly III and Psionis are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Abacus for Firefly III versus Psionis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbacus for Firefly IIIPsionis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor BalssaDerrick Klug

In-app purchases

None

Abacus for Firefly III

No in-app purchases

None

Psionis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abacus for Firefly III free?
Abacus for Firefly III is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Psionis free?
Psionis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abacus for Firefly III or Psionis have ads?
Neither Abacus for Firefly III nor Psionis shows ads.

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