Comparison

Pocket Clear vs Splitiva

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Clear

A straightforward, privacy-focused expense tracker that helps you monitor your spending. It offers offline functionality, custom categories, and insightful reports. Optional pro features unlock cloud backup, shared accounts, and advanced budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • Offline expense tracking
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Spending reports and charts
  • Cloud backup and sync (Pro)
  • Shared expense management (Pro)
  • Multi-currency support (Pro)
  • CSV/PDF transaction export (Pro)
Features
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Pocket Clear is a simple expense tracker with no ads and no bank linking. Log an expense in five seconds, see your month on a calendar, and let Apple Pay taps and bank texts log themselves — you check every entry, nothing is hidden from you. AUTOMATIC LOGGING — NO BANK LINKING On-Device AI (Beta, opt-in) • Apple Pay taps log themselves — set up a Shortcuts automation once and every tap is added in the background • Bank texts log themselves too — debit and card-spend SMS become entries the moment they arrive • Share a bank message, receipt photo, or card email to Pocket Clear and it's logged for you • Quick Log on Home — paste, type, scan, or choose a photo — or tell Siri "Log an expense in Pocket Clear" • Ask — "How much on food this month?" — and get exact answers from your own transactions • Everything logged for you waits under Recent captures to check, edit, or undo • Read on your iPhone — nothing you share or ask is uploaded to Pocket Clear or any AI company; off until you switch it on SIMPLE & FAST • Add expenses in seconds with "Money In" and "Money Out" • Smart Suggestions turn a repeat expense into one tap • Custom categories with 95 searchable icons, plus subcategories • Split a transaction across categories, and search your whole history by note, amount, or payee • Dark mode, text size, decimal places, and 10+ languages BUILD THE HABIT • A daily reminder that learns the hour you usually log — and only nudges on days you haven't • Catch-up week — see the last seven days side by side and fill in the ones you missed • Road to 50 — rewards at 10, 25 and 50 entries; log 50 and invite one friend who logs an entry for 3 months of Pro if you've never paid • Invite friends — share your link in one tap • Power score — one number for your money habit, with a nightly rank and what to do next • Daily rings — close Log, Budget and Grow every day • A projection of where your month will land • Today's tip — one feature, illustrated, each day PRIVACY FIRST • Works offline once you're signed in • Your entries stay on your phone unless you use Cloud Sync • Synced entries are encrypted with AES-256 • Tap the eye on Home to hide every amount • No ads, no tracking, no data selling BUILT AROUND YOUR PAY CYCLE • Weekly, fortnightly, semi-monthly, monthly or yearly periods • Start your month on payday instead of the 1st • Carry a balance over from one period to the next REPORTS & INSIGHTS • Calendar view — each day's spending on a month grid; tap a day to see its entries • Insights — this week's spending at a glance, every Sunday • Spending and money in by category, with percentages on the chart • Tap a payment type to see every transaction behind it • Monthly and yearly trends, and a running "Spent today" total • An optional Account balances card on Home for each payment type • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, day streaks and milestones PRO FEATURES • Pro Insights — what's creeping up, your repeat charges, and where to cut back • Cloud backup & sync — change phones and everything is there the moment you sign in • Partner Mode — one shared view of your money with your significant other • Groups and Trips — split shared costs, and see what one trip actually cost • Receipt photos on any transaction, backed up with your data • Pocket Clear on the web — read, sort and export on a full screen • Payees — track who you paid, not just what for • Per-category budgets with alerts and rollover • Savings goals and recurring transactions • Tags and inter-account transfers • Secondary currency and Travel Mode for spending abroad • Export transactions to CSV/PDF Pro is available monthly or yearly. PERFECT FOR • Couples managing shared expenses • Expats and travellers tracking in multiple currencies • Anyone who values privacy and simplicity • Anyone leaving an ad-supported money manager or bank-linked app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Splitiva

Features
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No typing. No receipts. Just track. Paste a bank alert. Snap a receipt. Forward a screenshot from your bank app. Splitiva reads the amount, merchant, and category before you've put your phone down — and logs it in one tap. SMART IMPORT On-device Vision Mode uses ML to extract transaction data from any bank screenshot or receipt. Share directly from your bank app or paste SMS text. No server. No upload. Everything happens on your iPhone. SPLIT BILLS FAIRLY Create groups for trips, rent, and shared subscriptions. Split equally, by exact amount, or by percent. Debt simplification calculates the fewest repayments so you stop chasing. See exactly who owes what the moment you open the app. SEE YOUR SPENDING STORY A color-coded activity calendar makes every day's money flow visible at a glance. Behavioral insights reveal your spending velocity, impulse hours, recurring subscription drains, and a live month-end forecast — built automatically from your own transactions. BUDGETS THAT WARN YOU EARLY Set monthly limits per category. Splitiva projects your burn rate and alerts you before you exceed — not after the month ends. PRIVACY THAT MEANS IT E2EE vault. Local-only mode keeps all personal data off the cloud entirely. Biometric lock. Active device management. Your financial data is never sold or shared. SPLITIVA PRO (OPTIONAL) Unlimited Smart Import, share-from-bank-apps, advanced AI financial insights, spending forecasts, CSV + PDF reports, premium themes (OLED Black, Cyberpunk Sunset, Midnight Gold, Diamond, Emerald Luxe), custom Theme Engine, and an ad-free experience. FREE TIER INCLUDES • Expense and income tracking • Activity calendar + spending charts • Group splits and settle-up with debt simplification • Up to 10 Smart Imports/month (watch a short ad for more) • E2EE vault and local-only mode • Home screen widgets • 10 languages: English, हिन्दी, Deutsch, Español, Français, Bahasa Indonesia, 日本語, 한국어, Português, ภาษาไทย Coming from Splitwise? Import your exported CSV directly. Splitiva Pro is an optional subscription with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://splitiva.cleverfolio.me/privacy_policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://splitiva.cleverfolio.me/terms_of_service

Screenshots

Pocket Clear4 screens
Splitiva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Clear at none against Splitiva's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket Clear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Splitiva sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Clear ships an update weekly, Splitiva every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pocket Clear versus Splitiva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket ClearSplitiva
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (165 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings165 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAravind Srinivas C VAbhijit Sood

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocket Clear

Subscriptions3
  • Pocket Clear Pro Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Pocket Clear Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pocket Clear Pro Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
4 purchases

Splitiva

Subscriptions1
  • Splitiva Pro14 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Tip the Developer$0.99
  • Splitiva Pro (Supporter Discount)$1.99
  • Splitiva Pro (Lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is Pocket Clear free?
Pocket Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Splitiva free?
Splitiva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pocket Clear or Splitiva have ads?
Splitiva shows ads; Pocket Clear does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Clear or Splitiva?
Pocket Clear ships an update weekly, and Splitiva every 4 days. Most recently, Pocket Clear was updated on November 5, 2026 and Splitiva on October 31, 2026.

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