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Bills stay protected
Rent, utilities, and cards are set aside before spending money exists. Basin shows each bill’s daily weight, so nothing ambushes the end of the month.
BASIN — A DAILY BUDGET APP FOR IPHONE
Know what you can spend today.
Bills, goals, and your cushion come first. What’s left becomes one honest Daily Number for today.
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Money apps shout. Basin exhales. One calm number for today — and tomorrow starts fresh.
Free to budget, foreverNo bank login requiredBuilt for irregular incomeLocal-first & private
THE METHOD / THREE STEPS
How Basin calculates your Daily Number.
A spending limit should explain itself: protect what matters, then divide the rest across your days.
Start withMoney available$2,340
Set asideBills, goals & cushion−$1,996.58
Plan acrossDays ahead÷ 7
You getDaily Number$49.06 today
- 01 / Protect
Set aside what is already spoken for.
Basin protects bills, subscriptions, savings goals, planned expenses, and the buffer you choose.
- 02 / Divide
Spread the rest across the days ahead.
Use your next payday, the end of the month, or a custom planning window. Irregular income is welcome.
- 03 / Decide
Check one number before you spend.
Spend less and the extra can roll forward. Spend more and Basin calmly adjusts the days ahead.
INSIDE THE APP / REAL SCREENS
The answer stays simple. The details stay close.
The Daily Number gets the screen. Everything else is a tap away — context, not homework.
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Goals come out first
Trips and emergency funds get funded a little at a time, automatically — the math happens before your daily number, not after your willpower.
03 / 05
Every day, accounted for
A calm ledger of your days — under, over, and back on track. Search any expense; no spreadsheet required.
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Subscriptions, spotted
Recurring charges surface before they quietly eat your daily number — including the ones you forgot you had.
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Progress stays visible
Forecasts, pace, and milestones show what is shaping your number — and how far your saving streak has come.
A BETTER FIT / LESS BUDGETING
Built for real-life income.
Most budgeting apps assume tidy paychecks and constant upkeep. Basin is built for weeks that don’t behave.
Does Basin work with irregular income?
Yes. Freelancers, contractors, tipped workers, and anyone with a changing paycheck can plan from money that has actually arrived. A slow month tightens the number; a strong month opens it up.
Do I need budget categories?
No. Categories are optional. The core workflow is to protect bills and goals, then use one safe-to-spend Daily Number instead of maintaining dozens of envelopes.
Do I have to connect my bank?
No. Manual budgeting is complete and free. If you want automatic imports, subscription detection, and a number that stays current on its own, you can add Basin+ later.
PRICING / START FREE
Free to budget. $4.99 to automate.
The core app is not a trial. Use Basin manually for free, then add bank automation only if it saves you time.
Compare every featureBasin
$0forever
- Daily Number
- Bills, goals & manual transactions
- No account or bank login
Basin+
$4.99/month
- Everything in free Basin
- Bank sync & automatic imports
- Forecasts, subscription detection & deeper insights
FAQ / THE SHORT VERSION
Daily budget app questions, answered.
The details people usually want before trusting an app with their budget.
Read every answerIs Basin really free?
Yes. Free Basin is a complete budgeting app: the daily number, manual transactions, recurring bills, savings goals, reminders, and spending summaries. Basin+ ($4.99/month) adds automation — bank connections, automatic imports, subscription detection, forecasting, and deeper insights.
How does the daily number work?
Basin starts with money you can plan with, subtracts bills, goals, protected buffers, and planned expenses, then spreads what remains across the days ahead. Spend under today and the extra can carry forward or move to savings. Spend over and Basin smooths the impact into future days.
Can I use Basin without connecting a bank?
Yes. Manual logging is a first-class, permanently free path. Bank connections are part of Basin+ and exist to remove typing — not to make the app usable.
Where does my budget data live?
Basin is local-first: your budget lives on your device by default. If you turn on Basin+ bank connections, that data flows through Plaid with bank-grade security, and you can disconnect at any time without losing anything you entered.
Does Basin work for irregular income?
Yes. Freelancers, contractors, tipped workers, and anyone with variable income can plan from Available to Budget: the money Basin is allowed to use after savings, taxes, emergency money, and other protected funds are excluded.