PocketLion Budget
PocketSmith Personal Finance
USD 11.99 · In-App Purchases
PocketLion is an intuitive and simple iPhone, iPad and Mac app aimed to help managing your finances. PocketLion is not offering subscriptions to its services at this time.
PocketLion uses the PocketSmith backend, an online financial tool for tracking bank and credit card transactions, budgets, cash flow etc.
Our users must create a free or paid account with PocketSmith to be able to sign in to the app.
Please contact us with any issues or suggestions directly via help@pocketlion.app or using the Help section in the app.
more • Fixed some newer transactions and accounts failing to load or save
• Pull to refresh on Home now also updates the uncategorised badge on the Categorise tab, even if you haven't opened it yet
• Fixed UI compatibility issues
• Improved crash and performance diagnostics
2026.10 6 days ago
• Fixed the add-transaction button showing the wrong state on iOS 27
• Content now fades softly under the navigation bar as you scroll
• Primary buttons use a richer Liquid Glass style
• Transaction labels are better aligned with the surrounding text
• Recognises the newest iPhone and iPad models
• Improved crash and performance diagnostics
• PocketLion now requires iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6 or later
2026.9 29 Sept
• Banks and institutions now appear as colourful circular badges across
your accounts, lookups, transaction lists and the Accounts widget
• The Accounts widget shows account icons, and all widgets now use the
system widget backgrounds with tidier spacing and richer previews
• The full app menu is now available on iPad: switch tabs with Cmd 1-5,
plus Preferences, Find, Reload and Logout, each with its own icon
• Account names and balances no longer squeeze or wrap in tight layouts
• Faster date and duration formatting throughout the app, and a smaller
download thanks to more efficient image assets
• Improved crash and performance diagnostics
2026.8 7 Aug
• Cashflow roll-up: Optionally combine sub-category spending into top-level categories for a cleaner, high-level view of your cashflow.
• Better on iPad: The tab bar and add-transaction button now adapt smoothly as you resize the app window.
• 2FA AutoFill: Sign in faster with Password AutoFill support for two-factor authentication codes.
• Polished accounts screen: Clearer balances, refined titles, and typography throughout.
• Improved transaction search: Smoother, more reliable searching and scrolling in your transaction lists.
• Enhanced security: Stored credentials are now restricted to your device only.
• Latest OS support: Fixes and refinements for the newest iOS releases.
2026.7 3 Jul
• Bank and institution logos now appear alongside your accounts throughout the app
• Smoother animations when account statuses refresh
• Improved scrolling performance in transaction lists
• Compatibility improvements for the latest iOS and macOS releases
2026.6.3 26 Jun
• Refreshed the Bank Feeds screen with clearer sync status for each connection
• Internal improvements and bug fixes
2026.6.2 20 Jun
• Lookup screens (category, account, currency, date range, favourite merchants) now consistently appear as modal sheets
• Transaction list cell typography polish
• Internal improvements and bug fixes
2026.6.1 2 Jun
• Refreshed Category and Favourite Merchant pickers
• Improved Account Options screen
• Improved Login and Profile screens
• Edit screens now slide up as sheets with a bottom-bar Save button for a cleaner, more consistent feel
• Updated toolbar styling across the app
• Various fixes and performance improvements
2026.6 31 May
• Improved sign-in and re-authentication.
• More reliable session handling during temporary network or server issues.
• Refined category search and selection with cleaner separators and smoother search behaviour.
• Improved account reorder screen.
• Minor settings layout fixes and behind-the-scenes reliability improvements.
2026.5.2 18 May
This update improves search, category selection, background notifications, and the user experience.
- Improved transaction search with clearer search progress, better cancel/clear behaviour, and a more polished search layout.
- Improved category lookup with a cleaner interface, better empty-state handling, and faster access when assigning categories to transactions.
- Added longer background refresh interval options: every 8 hours and every 12 hours.
- Reduced duplicate notifications for bank feed issues.
- Refined transaction, chart, account, cashflow, budget, and trends layouts for a smoother experience.
- Updated dependencies.
- General stability, compatibility, and UI polish improvements.
2026.5.1 14 May
What's New in version 2026.5
• Improved Trends — Refreshed Trends screen with updated charts, trend cards, net worth view, and streamlined option menus.
• Redesigned Cashflows — New glass/blur background on the categories panel and streamlined option menus.
• Better error messages — CloudKit sync errors now show clear, user-friendly descriptions.
• Updated dependencies — Third-party libraries updated for improved security and performance.
• Stability & performance improvements — Updated crash reporting, improved logging, and various layout fixes.
2026.5 3 May
What's New in 2026.4
• Better network reliability — The app now automatically retries when experiencing temporary network issues like dropped connections, timeouts, or DNS failures, so you're less likely to see errors on unstable Wi-Fi or cellular.
• Layout improvements — Fixed content spacing on the Cashflow screen, so table and categories align properly with system margins.
• Performance & stability — Updated crash reporting and other dependencies to their latest versions for improved stability and smaller app footprint.
• Bug fixes — Various under-the-hood improvements to background refresh handling and image rendering.
2026.4 9 Apr
* Improved performance and reliability
* Refactored UI components
* Improved support for latest OS versions
* Made network calls more robust
* Updated components
2026.3 17 Mar
* Improved performance and reliability
* Improved offline detection
* Updated components
2026.2 24 Feb
Here is the first release for 2026:
* Improved Bank Feed sync
* Fixed Trends charts issues
* Improved UI for lookups
* Fixed various tech debt issues
* Improved support for iOS 26.x
2026.1 13 Jan
* Improved support for iOS 26.x
* Fixed iOS 18 UI issues
* Improved Bank Feed sync
* Refactored the charts and trends implementation
* Improved performance and reliability
* Updated components
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2026!
2025.12 23/12/2025
* Added support for iOS 26.x
* Enhanced Bank Feed sync
* Improved colour picker for categories
* Improved performance and reliability
* Updated components
2025.11 30/11/2025
* Improved support for iOS 26
* Updated components
2025.10 09/10/2025
* Added native support for iOS 26
* Added ability to hide the total balance on Home Screen
* Improved bank feeds
* Updated components
2025.9 18/09/2025
Fixed a Bank Feed bug
2025.8.1 02/09/2025
* Improved bank feeds
* Improved app security
* Improved performance and stability
* Improved error handling
* Updated components
2025.8 01/09/2025
* Improved performance and stability
* Updated components
2025.7 12/07/2025
* Improved performance and stability
* Updated components
2025.5 19/05/2025
* Fixed opening app sections from Quick Actions and from Widgets
* Improved performance and stability
* Improved error handling
* Updated components
2025.4 18/04/2025
Improvements:
* Fixed favourite accounts loading on Home Screen
* Improved performance and stability
2025.3.3 24/03/2025
• Fixed some newer transactions and accounts failing to load or save
• Pull to refresh on Home now also updates the uncategorised badge on the Categorise tab, even if you haven't opened it yet
• Fixed UI compatibility issues
• Improved crash and performance diagnostics
more Version 2026.10 6 days ago
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