What's new - June 20, 2026
New sign-in security options, a guided onboarding flow, the new Calendar, demo data, currency display, YNAB imports, and a round of UI fixes.
We've expanded sign-in security
Pocketwatch now supports passwords, magic links, passkeys, Apple, and Google as clear sign-in choices. You can add an authenticator app, a verified phone for text-message codes, or a passkey from Security whenever you want stronger protection.
Registration requires a verified email and a password. Stronger sign-in methods are optional, and you can remove your password later if a verified email, linked account, or passkey preserves another way in.
- Use a passkey. Passkeys provide phishing-resistant sign-in with your device PIN, fingerprint, or face.
- Add an authenticator app. A rotating six-digit code adds a second factor after password, provider, or magic-link sign-in.
- Add text-message codes. Verify a phone number in Security to make SMS available as a second factor and security step-up method.
If you lose access to your authentication methods, the last resort is a time-gated recovery email, which takes 3 days to be sent out.
We've improved the onboarding experience!
There is now a properly guided onboarding experience that walks you through setting up your first accounts and your first budget marks, and gives you a useful baseline understanding of zero-based budgeting and the most important starting features.
The Calendar is here!
In the sidebar navigation you'll now see a Calendar option. It shows your tracked budget targets and stock dividend activity.
Want to see a pre-populated pocket for reference?
We've introduced a new 'Seed demo data' option on the budget page, which creates a demo pocket with a randomized budget, account information, debts, investments, and a net-worth preview.
There can only be one demo pocket at any time, and it's automatically deleted after seven days. Feel free to seed demo data as much as you'd like.
Choose your currency!
From the settings page, you can now display various currencies throughout the interface.
A round of UI fixes
Several UI fixes have shipped with this update as well, cleaning up various oddities throughout the interface.
Import from YNAB and other methods
We've introduced imports v1. This ships basic import functionality to move over from YNAB, along with a few other methods to help you get into Pocketwatch. We intend to improve this a lot in the future, with much more guidance for importing directly from other applications.
Last updated June 20, 2026