[GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

[John Ralls]

Since you mentioned me…
No, I haven’t interacted significantly with the person who created that fork nor the current maintainer.

Regards,
John Ralls



> On Jul 8, 2025, at 09:53, Boniforti Flavio <boniforti.f at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rich,
> didn't look at the version numbers and I doubt there is any reason to have
> the version of the Android app (third-party - not affiliated at all with
> GnuCash) matching the GnuCash versions.
> 
> As of today, I did as follows:
> - copied my GnuCash file from my laptop to my Android phone;
> - imported my GnuCash file into the Android app;
> - added two transactions;
> - saved/closed the file;
> - exported the file (accounting book) in "GnuCash XML" format (compressed)
> and sent it to my email;
> - opened the resulting file in my GnuCash on my MacBook Pro;
> - found the additional two transactions to be there and to be fine in terms
> of accounts involved.
> 
> I don't know where to search for the indication that the data created in
> the Android app can be imported back into GnuCash, but the above facts
> prove that it is possible and it works without any issues (so far).
> 
> I'm still interested in knowing if anybody here is using it - and maybe
> John Ralls even already had some interactions with the creator and
> maintainer of the GnuCash Pocket app?!
> 
> F.
> 
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> 
> 
> Am Di., 8. Juli 2025 um 18:33 Uhr schrieb R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com>:
> 
>> I don't use it, and I would beware of it.
>> 
>> While it claims it can import GnuCash data and import your data structure,
>> there is NO indication that the data created in it can be imported back to
>> GnuCash.
>> 
>> This is from a pretty hasty review of the app on Google play. It
>> apparently is still maintained, but its version numbers don't correspond to
>> GnuCash either.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM Boniforti Flavio <boniforti.f at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> I'll be on vacation soon and won't take my laptop with me. Thus, I
>>> installed the Android app on my phone and imported the file I have on my
>>> laptop. It looks good and seems to work fine.
>>> I'd be copying this file back to my laptop, once I'll be back home after
>>> vacation.
>>> 
>>> Has anybody else sind experience to share regarding the Android app?
>>> 
>>> TIA,
>>> F.
>>> 
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