Effective date: 13 July 2026
Pocket Change ("the app") is built with a simple principle: your financial data is yours, and it stays on your device. This policy explains exactly what that means.
What we collect
Nothing. Pocket Change doesn't have user accounts, doesn't require sign-in, and doesn't send your budget data, transactions, or categories to us or to any third party. There is no server component to the app, everything you enter (budget limits, transactions, categories, and app settings) is stored locally on your device using standard on-device storage.
We don't use analytics, tracking, or advertising SDKs of any kind.
Backups
The app includes an optional Export/Import Backup feature in Settings. When you export a backup, the app creates a JSON file containing your categories, transactions, and settings, and hands it to your device's native share sheet (or triggers a file download, on web) so you can save it wherever you choose, your device's Files app, cloud storage, email, etc. This is entirely under your control: Pocket Change does not upload this file anywhere, and we never see its contents.
Third parties
Pocket Change does not share data with third parties, because it does not collect or transmit any data in the first place.
Children's privacy
Pocket Change is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, regardless of age - see "What we collect" above.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, for example, if a future version of the app adds optional cloud sync or account features, we'll update this page and adjust the "Effective date" above. Any feature that would change how your data is handled will be clearly opt-in.
Contact
Questions about this policy or the app can be sent to hello@pocketchangeapp.com.