Can I use a budgeting app without categories?

Yes. Most budgeting apps ask you to manage dozens of categories and constantly keep them balanced. Basin strips that down into one number you can actually check every morning. Optional category tracking exists if you want it, but it is not required to make the app useful.

How does a daily spending limit app work?

It is simple math: monthly income minus fixed bills minus planned savings, divided across the days in the month, with rollover handled automatically. Basin turns that into your daily number so you know what is safe to spend today.

Is there an offline budget app that doesn't require bank sync?

Yes. Basin is built as a local-first budget app, so you can enter income and bills manually and use it without bank sync. Optional Plaid connection is available if you want connected import later, but it is entirely opt-in.

Is my financial data safe? Where is it stored?

Basin stores your budget data locally on your device by default. If you turn on optional connected features such as Plaid import, the data needed for that workflow is handled by the services involved, so we avoid pretending every connected experience is device-only.

How is this a stress-free budget app for ADHD?

Traditional budgeting often creates extra cognitive load through category maintenance, rule checking, and guilt-driven alerts. Basin reduces that overhead to one clear number for today, which makes it easier to check in without feeling overwhelmed.

Basin Pro is currently planned at $3.99 USD per month. Regional storefronts can convert that into local pricing, so the exact amount may vary slightly by country.

When will Basin launch?

Basin is launching soon on iOS. Leave your email on the site and we will send the App Store link when it goes live.

iPhone budget app

Your money, distilled.

Name: Basin
Price: 3.99 USD

Basin is an iPhone budgeting app that consolidates income, bills, subscriptions, goals, and everyday spending in real time into one safe-to-spend number.

Spend above it and Basin shows the effect on the days ahead. Spend below it and the extra can roll into savings or give future days more room.

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The app experience

The home screen is the budget.

The daily number updates as money moves, so today stays clear without forcing you through a spreadsheet, category maze, or guilt dashboard.

Basin dashboard showing a daily number ring, streak card, floating nav, and quick add button.

Real product surfaces

Every screen keeps the daily number close.

From quick logging to vaults and insights, Basin keeps the interface calm, tactile, and direct.

Daily number first

Open Basin and see exactly what is safe to spend today.

The Basin system

One number, with the math underneath.

The app keeps the surface simple while the system protects the boring-but-important money before you see what is safe to spend.

1

Income enters the pool

Add your paycheck, variable income, or starting balance.

2

Bills and goals are set aside

Subscriptions, rent, savings, and vaults are protected first.

3

The ring shows today

What remains becomes a clean daily number you can trust.

What it keeps calm

Built for fast checks and fewer money loops.

Every surface borrows from the app: quiet glass, tactile borders, clear hierarchy, and the ring as the default visual language.

One daily number

Basin turns income, bills, savings, and rollover into a single safe-to-spend limit for today.

Bills stay protected

Fixed expenses and savings targets are removed before spending money is shown, so the number is honest.

Rollover without guilt

Spend less today and tomorrow can breathe. Overspend and Basin smooths the adjustment forward.

Goal vaults

Keep short-term savings separate from daily spending without building a spreadsheet around them.

Optional categories

Add detail when it helps, but keep the home screen anchored to the number you actually need.

Local-first privacy

Basin is designed around device-first budgeting, with connected features kept optional.

Privacy and price

Device-first by default. Simple pricing for launch.

Basin is a local-first iOS budget app, with optional connected workflows kept opt-in. Basin Pro is planned at $3.99 USD per month, with storefront pricing varying by region.

Local-firstNo forced syncOptional Plaid lateriOS launch

FAQ

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Still have questions? Email us (support@basinbudget.com)

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