Comparison

Pennylog vs Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Pennylog

Log daily expenses in any currency with this private tracker. It offers detailed statistics, custom budgets, and multi-currency support for trips and projects. Your financial data stays on your device, with no bank logins or ads.

Highlights
  • Multi-currency expense logging
  • Trip and project-specific budgets
  • Customizable budgeting options
  • Detailed spending statistics
  • Weekly and monthly recaps
  • Gentle spending reminders
  • On-device data storage
Features
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The more you log, the more your money makes sense. Pennylog is a daily expense tracker for people whose lives span more than one currency. Log what you spend in a few seconds, in any currency, and watch it build โ€” over weeks and months โ€” into a clear picture of where your money actually goes. No bank logins, no ads, no sign-up. Just you and your records. โ–  ANY CURRENCY, LOCKED IN Dollars, euros, yen, won โ€” log spending in any currency. Each entry is saved at that day's exchange rate, so your past totals stay accurate even when rates move later. Add a secondary currency to see every amount in your home currency at a glance. โ–  TRIPS & PROJECTS, EACH IN ITS OWN CURRENCY Group a vacation, a move, or any big plan into its own project with its own budget โ€” and give each one its own currency. A Tokyo trip in yen, a Paris trip in euros, each locked at the day's rate. Project spending stays separate from your everyday totals, so a trip to Tokyo never makes your normal month look off. โ–  BUDGETS THAT FIT YOU Set one overall monthly budget, per-category limits, or both. As you log, see exactly how much is left โ€” calm, simple progress, never a scolding. โ–  STATISTICS THAT GET RICHER A category donut, monthly trends, and a per-category detail you can scroll back through month by month. View your days as a list or on a calendar. Long-press a category to mute it for a moment and see the rest. The longer you keep it, the more it shows. โ–  WEEKLY & MONTHLY RECAP See this week against last: your biggest expense, daily average, no-spend days, and which categories went up or down. Gentle awareness, not guilt. โ–  GENTLE REMINDERS Optional notifications nudge you to jot down today's spending and keep the habit going โ€” never noisy, never negative. โ–  STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No accounts. No sign-up. No bank logins. No cloud. Your financial data never leaves your device โ€” and there's no server for it to leave to. Back up or export your data anytime, on your terms. โ–  FOUR LANGUAGES English, Korean, Spanish, and French โ€” across the whole app. โ–  MORE โ€ข Cash counts too โ€” the spending bank-sync apps quietly miss. โ€ข Custom categories and accounts (cards, bank, cash). โ€ข Completely free โ€” no ads, no in-app purchases, no premium tier. โ–  MADE FOR Expats, students, remote workers, travelers โ€” anyone living or moving between currencies who wants one simple, private place to record daily spending. A line a day is all it takes. The longer you keep it, the better it gets.

About

Pocket

Features
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Pocket: Mobile is your personal finance companion for keeping track of your money wherever you are. Easily keep an eye on your accounts, credit cards, goals, and debts from your iPhone. Record transactions, review your financial position, and stay aware of where your money is going. Plan your finances โ€ข Track savings and current accounts โ€ข Keep track of credit cards and debts โ€ข Set and monitor financial goals โ€ข Record and review transactions โ€ข See your overall financial position at a glance โ€ข Protect access to your finances with Face ID / passcode Designed to work with Pocket for Mac Pocket: Mobile can export your financial data as a backup file that can be opened with Pocket for macOS, making it easy to take your financial data with you and continue working with it on your Mac. Pocket: Mobile is free to use, with no subscriptions or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Pennylog4 screens
Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pennylog and Pocket are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pennylog ships an update every 5 days, Pocket every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pennylog versus Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennylogPocket
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaewoo JangRaving Code

In-app purchases

None

Pennylog

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pennylog free?
Pennylog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket free?
Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pennylog or Pocket have ads?
Neither Pennylog nor Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pennylog or Pocket?
Pennylog ships an update every 5 days, and Pocket every 3 days. Most recently, Pennylog was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pocket on October 31, 2026.

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