PocketGuard Reviews in July 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

Terrible experience

Terrible experience! The website says 7-days free trial but I can’t cancel it before the trial ended and got charged on my card. I sent several emails to customer service few days ago but haven’t heard back. I feel like got scammed.

Cost in Reviews is Not Correct

I've done quite a bit of research and decided on PocketGuard for a few reasons, one of which was the cost. All of the current (dated within the last week) articles stated that PocketGuard is ~$35/yr or $80 for lifetime. I just got the app, went to sign up and my only choices are $75/yr or $156/yr with no explanation as to what the differences are between the plans. I tried logging on via web browser and the logon just spins. If this is what the initial experience is like I am not interested ...

can't cancel to cancel the "free" trial…

I have tried to cancel the "free" trial before it charges my card but it didn't work. Now my card has been charged and I can't get a refund?

I am coming from Mint

I am coming from Mint! - I explored several apps and this caught my eye right away! - Great customer service, you can migrate your Mint Data, you can allocate the budget in the same way as Mint, plus you get summary emails about how are you doing, etc. Do not go wrong, this is what you need.

I have been using PocketGuard for well…

I have been using PocketGuard for well over a year now. By far has been the best way for me to manage my money over other apps I’ve tried. I love that it shows all of my upcoming expenses so I know whats coming. I still struggle a bit with how credit cards work and that it doesn’t show in my monthly bills, but I understand the concept of it. I do wish there was the ability in the Insights section to see how my spending compares to my budget versus compared to last month. That would be a ...

Responsive customer service

Responsive customer service, appreciate the lifetime purchase option. Allows for manual CSV import, has two sync providers

Secure and very customizable

I have been using for over a year and a half and it is perfect fit for my needs. It is very intuitive to navigate, adding accounts is easy. And I love the customizable categories and the ability to use hashtags as well as notes and upload receipts for each transaction. They are not invasive and don't ask for a ton of unneeded permissions and I feel very secure linking my Banking and Credit accounts. I have had maybe two technical issues the whole time, and I got email responses from a real ...

Great customer service, good app

Pretty happy with the customer service. I have written to them with a lot of questions and requests, and I always get a thoughtful response from a real person pretty quickly. There are still some features I'd really like to see (like a future projection based on current spending and planned budgets), but overall it's a great app!

The Closest Thing to a Digital Assistant in your Wallet

I've bounced around from budgeting app to budgeting app for years, and always struggled until now. Mint and Nerdwallet have waged a constant war on my phone for "good enough" budgeting solution. But try as I might, using either tool felt constantly disconnected from how my actual money flow was - in my day to day and when I checked my account balances on my banking apps. PocketGuard is different. Where other apps seek to explain why you're being bad with your money, PocketGuard would ...

The app is good and helpful

The app is good and helpful, but I want to admit a level of PocketGuartd's customer support. I reached them about syncing issue via email. Guys spent the whole month adjusting the app and solving my unique problem. In the final everything is smooth and works like a clock. Highly recommended.