TrueForecasting vs Summa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrueForecasting
This app projects your future checking account balance day by day, helping you anticipate low points and plan accordingly. It allows manual input of income, bills, and goals without linking to your bank for enhanced privacy.
- Day-by-day balance forecasting
- Low balance alerts
- Recurring transaction management
- Goal tracking
- Spending budget envelopes
- Cash flow trends
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TrueForecasting shows you what your balance will be — not just what it is today. Most money apps look backward. TrueForecasting looks forward: it projects your checking balance day by day, so you can see a low point coming weeks before it happens and plan around it. NO BANK LINKING. You add your income, bills, and goals once — we do the math. Your financial data stays tied to your account, not pulled from your bank. Private by design. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Forecast — scroll day by day into your future balance. Tap any item to mark it paid, skip it, or reschedule. • See it coming — get a heads-up before your balance runs low. • Recurring made easy — paychecks, rent, subscriptions, debt payments, quarterly and annual bills, custom schedules. Set it once. • Goals — cap a category's spending, reach a savings balance, or pay off debt, and watch your progress. • Allowances — give a category a budget envelope that drains as you spend. • Trends — rolling cash flow, where it's headed, and tap any day to see what made it move. PRO TrueForecasting is free to start. Pro unlocks the full forecast and planning tools. • Monthly: $2.99 / month • Yearly: $19.99 / year • Includes a 7-day free trial. TrueForecasting Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://api.trueforecasting.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.trueforecasting.app/legal/privacy
Summa
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Complex financial planning, distilled into one simple number. Many budgeting apps overwhelm users with information that's hard to draw real guidance from. Others lack the flexibility to adapt to a wide range of financial goals. Summa builds a dynamic plan tailored to your specific financial situation and distills that complex picture into one simple but powerful number: your Safe to Spend. Your Safe to Spend tells you exactly how much you can spend today without falling behind on your financial goals. It accounts for your essentials (rent or mortgage, groceries, transportation), debt payments, savings, investments, and a buffer for surprises. Set your priorities, then spend with confidence. PLAN EVERY FINANCIAL GOAL TOGETHER • Savings goals: emergency fund, vacation, home down payment, and anything else you're saving for • Debt payoff: tackle your student loans, consumer debt, or credit card debt • Retirement: build up your nest egg for the future • Net worth: see your full financial picture across cash, investments, real estate, crypto, and outstanding debts Goals live on one clear dashboard with a "what comes first" priority order. As you log contributions toward them, they recalculate automatically so you always know what's needed to complete each one on time. TRACK SPENDING WITHOUT JUDGMENT Run spending scenarios to see the impact before you spend. Log spending in seconds when you do, and watch your Safe to Spend update instantly. View your history across months to spot patterns. Summa gives you insight without scolding you. CONFIDENT PLANNING, NOT WISHFUL THINKING Every plan gets a Plan Confidence score so you know how much to trust the projections. If your inputs are incomplete, the app shows you exactly what to fill in to raise it. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Summa has no ads, no servers, no cloud sync, and no data sharing. Your income, expenses, goals, and spending history live only on your phone. Apple handles subscription payments directly; we never see your card. FREE TIER • 1 savings goal • 1 debt payoff goal • Up to 3 accounts of any type • Safe to Spend, Plan Confidence score, and simple insights • Basic spending scenarios ("What if I spend $80 on dinner?") PREMIUM ($6.99/month or $59.99/year, with a 1-month free trial on annual) • Unlimited goals and accounts • Goal forecasts, milestone tracking, and "what if" scenarios to see the impact of contributing more or less each month • Custom spending scenarios to save and compare (e.g. "full holiday shopping list" or "all-in cost of a vacation") • Multi-month spending history with trends and over-budget tracking • Predictive insights and month-end coaching NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE Summa is a personal planning tool, not a financial advisor. Information and projections are estimates based on what you enter. Consult a qualified professional before making major financial decisions. QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK Email support.summa.app@gmail.com. We read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://yungwhitley.github.io/summa-docs/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://yungwhitley.github.io/summa-docs/privacy.html
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Verdict
TrueForecasting and Summa 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
Both are free to download. TrueForecasting sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Summa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | TrueForecasting | Summa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Babb | Thomas Edwards |
In-app purchases
TrueForecasting
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Summa
- Summa Premium · Monthly$6.991 Month
- Summa Premium · Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year









