Stoke Money vs PocketSmith
PocketSmith is a forecasting-first personal finance app: it projects your account balances day by day, with scenarios, worldwide bank coverage, and an official API.
PocketSmith forecasts from a calendar of budgets and events you set up and keep current. Stoke builds the same day-by-day forecast from your transaction history, detecting paychecks, bills, transfers, and card statement cycles on its own. Connect a bank and the forecast is there, and it stays current as you spend.
Side by side
| Stoke Money | PocketSmith | |
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| Price | From $9/moFrom $60/yr | From $119.88/yr |
| Free option | YesManual entry only | Yes2 accounts, 6-month horizon |
| Balance forecasting | Yes | YesUp to 60 years |
| Recurring detection | Yes | NoManual setup of recurring events |
| True cash flow forecasting | YesCash flow modeled on credit card and loan payments, not charges | NoManual setup of recurring payments |
| Budgeting | NoBy design. Spending forecasted instead. | Yes |
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| Household sharing | No | Yes |
| Mobile apps | No | YesiOS and Android |
| AI agent | YesMCP, read and write. Pro only. | YesMCP, read and write |
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Verified September 2026. Corrections: feedback@stoke.money