Built by someone who got
burned by Mint
Mint sold user data for years, then shut down in 2024 — taking millions of people's financial records with it. We built Pocket Clear because we believed a better option was possible: a simple expense tracker that earns your trust instead of monetizing it.
Track money without handing
over your banking passwords.
Every major budgeting app requires bank linking to work. That means your credentials — or at minimum, your full transaction history — sit on someone else's server. We think that's an unnecessary trade-off. You can track your money without it.
No bank linking
We never ask for your banking credentials. Not now, not ever. Manual entry takes 5 seconds per transaction.
No ads, ever
Our revenue comes from Pro subscriptions at $4.99/month. We have no financial incentive to show you ads or sell your data.
Works offline
Your data lives on your device by default. No internet connection required. No server, no breach risk.
Who built this
Aravind Srinivas
I've been building software for over a decade. When Mint shut down in early 2024, I went looking for an alternative and found that every option either required bank credentials, ran ads, or cost $10–$15 a month. So I built Pocket Clear — the app I wished existed. Simple, private, offline-first, and free for the things that matter most.
Pocket Clear launched in 2025 under HyperNest Labs, my indie software studio. We're a small team focused on building tools that respect user privacy by design, not by policy.
LinkedInWhat we'll never do
Sell your data
Your transaction history is yours. We never sell, license, or share it with third parties.
Use bank aggregators
No Plaid, no MX, no Yodlee. We have no integration with bank data brokers.
Train AI on your data
Your spending patterns are never used to train machine learning models — ours or anyone else's.
Track you with third-party SDKs
No Facebook SDK, no behavioral analytics trackers. AES-256 local encryption on every device.
Try it yourself
Free forever. No bank account required. Works offline from day one.