PocketActual vs Kipass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketActual
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile companion for your self-hosted budget server. Browse accounts, check balances, review transactions, and track your monthly budget from anywhere. Add new transactions directly from your phone.
- View accounts and balances
- Browse and search transactions
- Track envelope budget by category
- Navigate between months
- Add new transactions
- Sync with server
- Supports light and dark mode
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PocketActual is a native mobile app for your self-hosted Actual Budget server. If you already run Actual Budget to manage your finances, PocketActual puts your budget in your pocket — browse accounts, check balances, review transactions, and track your monthly budget from anywhere. FEATURES • View all your accounts and balances at a glance • Browse and search transactions across any account • See your envelope budget by category, with spent and remaining amounts • Navigate between months to review past spending • Add new transactions directly from your phone • Pull to refresh or tap to sync with your server at any time • Supports light and dark mode • Respects your currency setting from Actual REQUIREMENTS PocketActual requires a running Actual Budget server. It is not a standalone app — it connects to your own self-hosted instance over your local network or the internet. Actual Budget is free and open source. Learn more at actualbudget.org.
Kipass
A native, offline password manager that supports the open KeePass format. It offers robust security features, encrypted attachments, and multiple sync options without mandatory cloud storage or telemetry.
- Offline password management
- KeePass (.kdbx) format support
- Argon2id/AES-256 encryption
- TOTP and FIDO2/YubiKey support
- Breach checks and password health
- Encrypted attachments with editing
- Multiple sync options (Wi-Fi, SFTP, cloud)
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Kipass is a native, offline password manager that speaks the open KeePass format (.kdbx). No account, no forced cloud, no telemetry: nothing leaves your device until you turn it on yourself. Everything included, no paid tier: • Argon2id / AES-256 / ChaCha20 / Twofish encryption, 2FA codes (TOTP), FIDO2/YubiKey hardware keys • Breach checks (HIBP), password health score, Watchtower security dashboard • Threshold sharing (Shamir) for recovery, duress code and self-destruct • Encrypted attachments: photo editing, watermarking, document scanning, EXIF/GPS scrubbing, PNG/JPEG/JPEG 2000 conversion • Advanced search and Smart Groups, 3-way merge, import from 15+ formats (1Password, Bitwarden, Keeper, LastPass…) • Wi-Fi/LAN, WebDAV, SFTP, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive/SharePoint sync — encrypted, always optional • Native autofill, browser extension, Apple Watch • 39 languages, on iPhone, iPad, Mac Same engine, same file, everywhere — open your existing vault or start a new one, and keep full control of your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PocketActual at 5.0 against Kipass's 3.5. Kipass's advantage is device support. On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PocketActual holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketActual | Kipass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preeti Sanmukhani | Kinevia |
In-app purchases
PocketActual
No in-app purchases
Kipass
No in-app purchases









