BudgetCheck vs Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BudgetCheck
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Know where your money goes, every day. BudgetCheck turns your monthly budget into a simple daily allowance, so you always know what you can spend today without wrecking the rest of the month. A DAILY ALLOWANCE THAT ADAPTS Overview splits what's left in your budget across the remaining days and tells you exactly how much you can spend today. Income, expenses and net at a glance, plus a daily spending chart that shows when you went over your pace. ADD AN EXPENSE IN THREE SECONDS Type the amount, tap a category, save. The quick-add keypad is built for one hand, with date, note and repeat options right below. BUDGETS FOR EVERY CATEGORY Groceries, dining, transport, bills — give each category its own limit and see how it tracks against the month. When a category goes over, BudgetCheck tells you right away. Need breathing room? Raise a limit temporarily for this month only; next month it goes back to normal. RECURRING PAYMENTS ON AUTOPILOT Set up rent, utilities and subscriptions once and they log themselves on the due date. See your total fixed costs, what share of your recurring income they take, and what's coming up next. SAVINGS GOALS IN ANY CURRENCY — OR GOLD Keep each goal in its own unit: dollars, euros, any other currency, or grams of gold. Progress is tracked in that unit, so exchange-rate swings never blur how much you've actually saved. INSIGHTS AND CHARTS Category breakdowns, month-over-month comparisons and daily trends help you spot habits. With Pro, export all your entries to an Excel spreadsheet. HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See what's left this month, your daily allowance, today's spending and your top budgets right on your Home Screen. Tap Add to log an expense straight from the widget. Lock Screen widgets show your daily allowance and savings goal progress at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. No account, no bank login, and we never sell your data. BUDGETCHECK PRO BudgetCheck is free to use with ads. Pro removes all ads, unlocks your full history beyond the last 3 months and the yearly view, adds Excel export, and lifts the free limits of 10 expense categories, 5 income categories and 5 active savings goals. The calm way to stay on budget. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mfurkanyildirim-budgetcheck/privacy-policy
This app helps you understand your spending by logging transactions privately on your device. It offers visual breakdowns of expenses, manages multiple accounts, and tracks recurring bills and savings goals. It also includes a feature for splitting travel expenses with friends.
- Private on-device transaction logging
- Visual spending breakdown by category
- Multi-account management
- Recurring bill and subscription tracking
- Savings goal setting
- Travel expense splitting
- Multi-currency support
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Pocket is a beautiful, private budget tracker for people who want to actually understand where their money goes — without handing their bank logins to a stranger. Every transaction you log stays on your device. No bank connections. No servers. No ads. No accounts to sign up for. Just you and your finances, in your pocket. Track spending the way you want Add expenses and income in seconds with a calculator-style entry screen. Pocket learns your habits and surfaces your most-used categories first, so logging that morning coffee or grocery run takes one tap. See where the money goes A live donut chart breaks down each month by category. Scroll back through previous months, filter by category or account, and search across every transaction you've ever logged. Multiple accounts, one home Keep checking, savings, credit cards, and cash wallets side by side. Move money between accounts with built-in transfers — balances update automatically. Personalize each account with its own icon, color, and currency. Recurring bills, never forgotten Add rent, subscriptions, utilities, gym memberships — weekly, monthly, or yearly. Pocket flags what's coming due in the next week so you're never blindsided. Savings goals that feel achievable Set a target, pick a deadline, watch your progress bar fill up. Log each contribution as you go. Travel Split — for the trip with friends Add the people on your trip, log who paid for what, and Pocket calculates who owes whom. Export a clean PDF settlement plan to share. Multi-currency aware. Designed for every wallet. Over 30 currencies built in, from USD and EUR to TRY, JPY, INR, and more. Decimal input adapts to your locale (yes, comma works too). Yours, and yours alone Pocket has no servers. Your financial data never leaves your device. We don't have it, can't see it, and never will. Pocket Pro Upgrade to unlock unlimited accounts, unlimited recurring bills, advanced charts and filters, CSV import, and iCloud sync. Available as monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime purchase. WHAT USERS SAY "Finally, a budget app that doesn't want access to my entire financial life." "The UI is gorgeous. Actually makes me want to track my spending." "Simple, private, and powerful. Everything I needed, nothing I didn't." --- Your money, your pocket, your privacy. Download Pocket today and take control of your finances the simple way. Note: Some features require Pro subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: http://www.atamangirisken.com/apps/pocket.html Terms of Use: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket at every 5 weeks against BudgetCheck's every 8 months. Pocket also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. BudgetCheck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pocket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BudgetCheck ships an update every 8 months, Pocket every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BudgetCheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Muhammed Furkan Yildirim | Ataman Girisken |
In-app purchases
BudgetCheck
- Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$8.991 Year
- Lifetime$12.99









