SUPPORT / A HUMAN ANSWERS
Something not adding up?
Email support@basinbudget.com and a person — not a bot, not a ticket queue — will read it. We aim to reply within one business day. Most of what people write in about is answered below, usually in under a minute.
My bank’s sign-in method isn’t supported
Bank sync depends on your bank, account, and sign-in method. Manual budgeting is always available. RBC accounts that require push approval in the RBC Mobile app cannot currently connect through Plaid. Other RBC sign-in methods may work; support is not guaranteed.
If you see MFA_NOT_SUPPORTED, keep two-factor authentication enabled. Basin cannot switch your bank to a one-time passcode. Choose Continue manually after bank setup, or use Add expense to record purchases from your dashboard. You can try another bank in Settings → Bank & automation. Your saved budget remains available, but new bank transactions won’t import until a connection works.
For help, open Support details below the connection error and copy the details into your email. Include your Basin version. Never send passwords or verification codes. The RBC push-approval limitation was confirmed by Plaid support on September 9, 2026; no fix date has been provided.
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My daily number looks wrong
Nine times out of ten something is protected that you forgot about. Open Settings → Your money and check three things in order: your income amount and how often it lands, your recurring bills (a bill dated for later this month is already set aside today), and your savings goals (each one takes a slice of every day). If a big one-time bill is coming, log it as a one-time expense so Basin spreads it across the days until it’s due instead of letting it land on one.
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I bought Basin+ but the app still shows the paywall
Open Settings and tap Restore purchases, just under the Basin+ card at the top. That asks Apple directly what your Apple ID owns and re-unlocks it. If it still doesn’t restore, check that you’re signed in with the same Apple ID you bought it on, then email us the receipt Apple sent you and we’ll sort it out.
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I want to cancel Basin+
Subscriptions are billed by Apple, so cancelling happens there: iPhone Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions → Basin → Cancel. You keep Basin+ until the period you paid for ends. Nothing is deleted when it lapses — your transactions, bills, and goals stay exactly where they are, and Basin keeps working as the free manual app. Basin+ is $4.99/month with no minimum term.
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My bank keeps asking me to reconnect
Banks expire the connection periodically — usually every 90 days, sometimes sooner after you change your password or add two-factor. When that happens Basin shows a reconnect prompt on the dashboard; tapping it re-runs the bank’s login and picks up where it left off. Nothing you’ve entered by hand is affected, and your daily number keeps working from what Basin already has.
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A transaction imported twice, or with the wrong amount
Tap the transaction and edit or delete it — imported entries are yours to correct, and your edit wins over the bank’s version from then on. Pending charges are the usual culprit: a card authorization can post at one amount and settle at another a day or two later.
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I’m getting a new phone
Before you switch, open Settings → Data & reset → Export full backup (JSON) and save the file somewhere you’ll find it (AirDrop, Files, or email it to yourself). On the new phone, install Basin and use Settings → Data & reset → Restore from backup. Because Basin has no account, that file is the transfer — there’s no server copy to sync down, which is the same reason nobody else can read it.
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I want my data deleted
Deleting the app removes everything Basin stored on your device, because that’s where your budget lives. If you connected a bank, disconnecting it in Settings → Bank & automation removes the connection and its stored transactions on our side too. Prefer one complete wipe while keeping the app? Settings → Data & reset → Reset all data deletes your Basin server account and linked-bank data first, then clears the budget data on this device. Want it confirmed in writing? Email us and we’ll check and reply.
When you write in, this makes it faster
Please don't send bank logins, card numbers, or account numbers. We never need them, and Basin is built so that we never see them.
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