Forward is free for you and your partner, for as long as you like: two people in one household, the planner, entering transactions by hand, imports, export, any number of budgets and all your history. The founding membership belongs to the whole household and adds three things:
- A third person, and more. Inviting anyone beyond the first two into the household. See Members, viewers and invitations.
- Bank sync. Connecting a bank so transactions come in on their own.
- An AI assistant. Connecting an assistant such as Claude to your budgets. See Connecting an AI assistant.
What it costs
The price is $79 for your first two years, then $79 a year
. Buy on October 9, 2026 and it renews on October 8, 2028. After that it renews at $79 a year, and that price stays locked for as long as you keep the membership. The offer is open until January 31, 2027.
You pay on Stripe's secure checkout, and Forward never sees your card. If the card says "You'll pay through Google Play.", you pay through Google Play instead.
Who can buy it
Buying the membership is owner-only
. If you're a member or viewer, Forward tells you to ask the household's owner, and once the household has the membership you see it on Household, dimmed, without the controls.
Cancelling and refunds
You can cancel any time, and you keep the membership to the end of what you've paid for. Within 60 days of buying, you can ask for a full refund, no questions asked.
A refund ends the membership straight away. Revocation (a refund or dispute) never removes a person
: everyone already in the household stays. Invitations nobody has accepted yet are cancelled. Bank connections pause for 30 days; renew within that time and they pick up where they left off. After 30 days they are disconnected, and their accounts stay in Forward as manual accounts with every transaction kept.
What to do
- Open the account menu and choose Household.
- In the Founding membership card, tap Become a founding member · $79 and finish paying.
- Once you're a member, the card shows Founding member and the date it Renews. To change your card or cancel, tap Manage billing there (Manage in Google Play if you paid through Google Play). In the first 60 days, tap request a refund in the same card.