[GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

[John Ralls]

Well, I know that the activity is on https://github.com/GnuCash-Pocket/gnucash-android and that there seems to be fair amount of activity there. That’s where I’d start looking things over.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Jul 8, 2025, at 10:57, Boniforti Flavio <boniforti.f at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi John, thanks for chiming in.
> So you probably don't know much more about "GnuCash Pocket" than what's been posted today?!
> 
> F.
> 
> https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music
> https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music
> https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com <https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com/>
> 
> Am Di., 8. Juli 2025 um 19:23 Uhr schrieb John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us <mailto:jralls at ceridwen.us>>:
>> 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 <mailto: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.
>> > 
>> > https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music
>> > https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music
>> > https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com <https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com/>
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Am Di., 8. Juli 2025 um 18:33 Uhr schrieb R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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.
>> >>> 
>> >>> https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music
>> >>> https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music
>> >>> https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com <https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com/>
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>> >> Micah 6:8
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