PocketGuard - Budget App
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PocketGuard - Budget App is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by PocketGuard, Inc. Rated 4.6/5 from 7,678 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.
- Rating
- 4.6
- 7.6K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 167 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 27
- 2026 · v5.20.6
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About PocketGuard - Budget App
PocketGuard is an award-winning Budget App, Spending Tracker & Money Manager trusted by 1.7M+ users. Plan your budget, track expenses, manage bills, and know what’s safe to spend. RECOGNIZED AMONG THE BEST BUDGET APPS OF 2026 • Forbes Advisor — Best for Managing Recurring Expenses • Kiplinger — Best for Debt Management • NerdWallet — Featured among The Best Budget Apps for 2026 • Experian & Investopedia — Featured among the Best Budgeting Apps of 2026 “PocketGuard is the best budgeting app for tracking spending. PocketGuard makes it easy for users to analyze their spending habits through custom reports and allows them to create a fully customized budget and a personalized debt payoff schedule.”— Forbes Always Know What's in Your Pocket • Track all your income and expenses • Safe-to-spend amount after bills, goals, and essentials • How much you can safely contribute, save, invest Budgeting Features • Custom categories • Budget limits • Overspending prevention • Rollover budgets • Spending Prediction Spending Pace — Predict Your Spending Spending Pace analyzes your spending habits to predict whether you’ll stay on budget before the month ends. Choose your budgeting method • Zero-based budgeting • Envelope budgeting • 50/30/20 budget rule • Build your own custom budgeting system. Smart Transaction Rules — Automatic Expense Categorization • Detect merchant names, keywords, amounts, categories, and accounts • Rename merchants, fix categories, and add hashtags for tracking • Apply rules to every new transaction Spending Insight & Monthly Budget Review • Visual spending reports • Categories, budgets, bills and merchant breakdowns • Month-to-month budget • Spending trend analysis Bills organizer and Subscription manager Connect your bank and PocketGuard automatically identifies bills, subscriptions, and recurring payments. • Never miss a due date • Spot and cancel forgotten subscriptions • Lower bills using a built-in bill negotiation service Build Your Debt-Payoff Plan PocketGuard builds a personalized debt payoff plan based on your balances and repayment strategy, helping you reduce interest costs, see your debt-free date, and track every payment along the way. Bank-Level Security Your data is protected with 256-bit SSL encryption, biometric login (Touch ID & Face ID), PIN codes, and industry-standard privacy practices. FAQ You need a budget to track every dollar? PocketGuard connects to your bank accounts via secure data connectors (Plaid, Finicity, Salt Edge, Apple Wallet), automatically categorizes transactions, identifies bills and subscriptions, and calculates leftover which you can contribute to any budgeting category or spend guilt-free, setup a goal, save or invest. Which budgeting methods are supported? PocketGuard is a category budgeting but the app lets you budget your way. Use zero-based budgeting, envelope budgeting, the 50/30/20 rule, or create your own custom budget — without being locked into one budgeting method. Who is PocketGuard best for? Anyone who wants to plan a budget, track spending, stop overspending, pay off debt, manage subscriptions or build savings. Is it safe to connect my bank? Yes. PocketGuard uses 256-bit SSL encryption, biometric login, PIN protection, and MFA. Your credentials are never stored — read-only access only. Which countries and banks are supported? PocketGuard Budget App connects to financial institutions in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Can I use PocketGuard without connecting to a bank? Yes. You can add transactions manually or manage cash accounts. PocketGuard Plus Subscription Start a 7-day free trial and choose a plan: Monthly — $12.99 Annual — $74.99. Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited once a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://pocketguard.com/privacy/. Terms of Use: https://pocketguard.com/terms/.
Ratings & reviews
4.6
7.6K ratings
What’s new
Version 5.20.6 · Updated October 27, 2026
Insights now gives you a deeper look at where your money goes - and what’s driving your spending. • Get the full picture at a glance with the new Donut Chart, then tap any segment to explore the details. • Explore Subscriptions, Goals, and Debt Payoff for a deeper understanding of where your money goes and how it supports your financial priorities. • See how your spending breaks down with % of total, making it easier to spot what has the biggest impact. More ways to explore. More context behind the numbers. A deeper understanding of your money. Plus, performance improvements and bug fixes. PocketGuard - the budget app that always delivers what matters to your budgeting.
App privacy
The developer, PocketGuard, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Financial Info: Payment Info, Credit Info, Other Financial Info
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- User Content: Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
- Financial Info: Payment Info, Credit Info, Other Financial Info
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- User Content: Customer Support, Other User Content
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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