CashForecaster 4+

This app does what it says it does and thats a fact. A lot of apps don't.

That said, this app could really do with some polish to make it more usable. Entering date information in the revenue/expense tab for example is absolutely hideous. There are much easier ways to create a date picker. I would recommend the developers have a look at how other app developers have handled this. It can be done a lot better.

The price is excellent. Such value for what the app can do. Bravo!

I hope the devs keep the app simple and resist the tempatation to turn it into something all powerful. It's utility is it's simplicity.

It could do with a tidy up though.

I have installed the app on both my iMac and my Macbook and I placed the data file in a drop box folder so I can work with the same data from either device. Works great.

I wanted an app that would allow me to know how much money I would have at certain points in the future based on current income and expenses, so that I could decide when I could afford to pay out a loan, and this did just that. Instead of having to keep reworking it out in my head, I can look confidently at the app, and see how much I will have at whatever future point I want, and see specifically the impact of paying out the loan, and the subsequent cessation of monthly repayments. It is very easy to use, and gives me exactly what I want for an amazing price. I looked at other more expensive apps, but whilst these are more powerful and have more bells and whistles, this is all I need - anything else would complicate it for me.

I’ve searched high and low for a budgeting software that was simple and did easy forecasting. I was not interested in adding every single transaction into a software program as it made it too laborious and time consuming which meant I didn’t stick to it.

Our expenses rarely change and we fit clothes and extras, for example, into a weekly block of ‘other’ which works for us.

I had my full budget added in around 15 minutes and was able to see our cashflow for the next 12 months instantly - hooray!!

What I really needed was something to show me that my intended budget was going to work - building cash for unforceen expenses - this software did exactly that.

Yep - it looks very basic, but I really don’t mind because it completely filled my need for an easy to use budget/cash forecaster in a matter of minutes. Well done!

If you really want to keep track of exactly how much money you spent on cappacinos over the coarse of a year then this probably isn’t for you. But if you have regular, fixed expenses and are happy to work on a broader scale then you can’t beat this simple, but effective app.