The Cheese
Emergency Ping Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
The Cheese is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Emergency Ping. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated October 6, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 34 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About The Cheese
The Cheese tells you, every day, what you have left to spend. Log an expense in seconds, follow your budgets and savings goals, and let the app warn you before the month gets away from you. WHAT’S LEFT, AT A GLANCE • What you have left this month, and how much a day • A month-end forecast that includes your recurring expenses • Yesterday’s summary and the budgets to watch, right on the home screen AN EXPENSE IN 3 SECONDS • Quick add with a keypad and your categories • From the app, the widget, the app icon or the daily reminder • Optional receipt photo, note and date • Works offline: everything syncs afterwards BUDGETS THAT WARN YOU • One budget per category, carried over every month • An alert when a category gets close to its limit or is on track to go over • Recurring items (rent, salary, subscriptions…) added automatically REACH YOUR GOALS • Savings goals with a deadline and the amount to set aside each month • Insights: where your money goes, unusual spending, your year in review • Monthly PDF report and CSV export HELPFUL NOTIFICATIONS, NOT NOISY ONES • Yesterday’s summary every morning • Weekly and monthly reviews • A reminder the day before a recurring bill • Each type can be adjusted or turned off in one tap YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Never sold, never used for advertising • Face ID lock • Notifications, the widget and receipt photos stay on your iPhone • Export your data or delete your account at any time The Cheese is available in English and French, with the currency of your choice.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 6, 2026
The Cheese has a whole new look! • A new home screen showing what you have left to spend this month, and how much a day • Add an expense in seconds, even offline: everything syncs as soon as you are back online • Budgets, recurring items and savings goals together in one tab • New insights: forecasts per category, unusual spending and your year in review • Helpful notifications: yesterday’s summary every morning, weekly and monthly reviews, upcoming bills and budget alerts, all computed on your iPhone • Home Screen and Lock Screen widget • Receipt photos on transactions, monthly PDF report and CSV export • Face ID lock, English and French, choice of currency
App privacy
The developer, Emergency Ping, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
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