Money, rooted in the UAE.
Pocket Root helps individuals and households track spending, clear debt, grow their wealth and hit their goals — built for expat life in the UAE.
No credit card required · Free plan forever
Yours, and private
Self-hosted by design — your ledger lives on your own infrastructure and is never sold.
AI where it helps
Receipt scanning and a money agent that reads your ledger to do the boring work for you.
Built for the UAE
Gratuity, Zakat, remittance and WPS — the money tools expats here actually need.
Pricing
Simple pricing. Start free.
Everything you need to run your money is free. Pay only when your household needs more — billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Free
0AED / month
Free forever, no card.
Everything you need to keep an honest ledger.
- Income, expenses & transfers
- Budgets, goals, vaults & debts
- Zakat, gold & net worth
- One shared household
- UAE calculators (gratuity, remittance)
Pocket Root Plus
39.99AED / month
≈ $10.89 billed via PayPal
For households that want the whole picture.
Upgrade when your household starts sharing money.
Everything in Free, plus:
- AI money agent
- Unlimited households
- Data export
- Income certificates
- Appearance & customization
- Spending benchmarks
- Point of sale
- Inventory & products
- Packages & memberships
- Gift cards
- Loyalty program
- Reviews & reputation
- Waitlist
- Intake forms
- Client automations
- Reports & exports
- Unlimited team
Pocket Root Premium
79.99AED / month
≈ $21.78 billed via PayPal
Every ledger you touch in one view — with priority help.
Upgrade when you want every ledger in one view.
Everything in Plus, plus:
- Consolidated reporting
- Priority support
- Scenario planning
- Member roles & permissions
- Accountant-ready exports
- Early access
Prices shown in AED. PayPal bills the equivalent in USD. No card required to start.
Roadmap
What's here, and what's next
Pocket Root ships continuously. Here's what you can use today and where it's heading.
Available today
- Spending, budgets & cashflow
- AI receipt scan & CSV import
- Debt payoff, goals & vaults
- Shared households & settle-up
- Scenario planning & forecasting
- UAE toolkit: gratuity, Zakat & remittance
On the way
- An AI money advisor you can chat with
- Native iOS & Android apps
- Bank sync & live net worth
Learn
Guides for money in the UAE
Plain-English answers to the money questions expats actually ask — each tied to a tool inside Pocket Root.
Working in the UAE
How UAE End-of-Service Gratuity Works (with a Calculator)
The 21-day rule, the 2-year cap, and exactly how your gratuity is calculated when you leave a UAE job.
Read guide · 7 minZakat
How to Calculate Your Zakat (Cash, Gold & Savings)
Nisab, the 2.5% rate, the lunar-year Hawl, and how to value gold — Zakat made simple.
Read guide · 6 minUAE money
Sending Money Home from the UAE: A Practical Guide
The mid-market rate, hidden margins, and how timing a transfer can add up over a year.
Read guide · 6 minStart free. Grow into it.
Track your money on the free plan for as long as you like. Move up to Pocket Root Plus when your household shares money, or Premium for advanced planning and forecasting.