Track every Rand spent in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, and beyond.
Log your bank card, SnapScan, and Zapper payments to see a complete picture of your daily spending.
Track electricity token purchases separately, load-shedding makes budgeting for power a unique South African challenge.
Use the transport budget for Uber, taxi, and Gautrain costs, which are a major monthly expense for many South Africans.
CashMate helps South African households manage budgets tightened by rising fuel, food, and utility costs.
Set a savings goal for your year-end holiday to the Garden Route, Kruger Park, or a Durban beach trip.
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"Cash Mate has become my goto finance app for its user friendly design and robust features. The interface is intuitive, making it easy to navigate and manage finances efficiently."
Sulav Shrestha
"Cash Mate has become my go-to finance app for its user-friendly design and robust features. The interface is intuitive, making it easy to navigate and manage finances efficiently. Transaction categorization is seamless, contributing to the overall user experience."
Binesh Burja Magar
"Iโve been using this app for a month now, and itโs by far the best free app to manage money. Simple, reliable, and very helpful."
Suyog
"Have been making my finance management really easy."
Prasansha Adhikari
"Perfect for managing finances."
promise shakya
"Perfect for managing finances absolutely recommended"
Bayern Munich
"Good app just need some small ux improvements which will become a 5 star app."
Pranab Shrestha
"Overall a very good and helpful app to manage our finance but few improvements required. The balance tab showing no account available even though account is available for a split second after returning from setrings tab."
Supreme Shakya
Local answers for South Africa users.
Yes, ZAR (R) is fully supported for all transactions and budgets.
Yes. CashMate works perfectly without internet, so you can track expenses even during load-shedding.
Yes, completely free to download and use.
Yes. Create a dedicated electricity category and log every prepaid token purchase to track your monthly power costs.
Yes. CashMate stores all data on your device only with no cloud sync, keeping your information completely private.
Yes. Manually log any card or QR payment from any South African bank or payment provider.
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