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Moving from MoneyWiz to Fullgrove

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To move your data out of MoneyWiz, export the database from its settings, which saves a ZIP backup. Share that ZIP to Fullgrove on your iPhone, look over the preview of accounts and rows, and confirm. The ledger is kept on your iPhone, and there is no bank login.

Accounts in folders with totals

Export a backup from MoneyWiz

In MoneyWiz, open Settings, then Database & Export, and choose Export database. If you sync through iCloud, the option is Export iCloud database. On iPhone or iPad, pick a destination such as Save to Files. On a Mac, pick a folder and then send the ZIP to your iPhone.

MoneyWiz's help page adds two things worth knowing. The ZIP is not protected by your MoneyWiz PIN, so keep it somewhere private. The export also leaves out the image and PDF receipt files attached to transactions. MoneyWiz's help page on exporting a database has the current steps (checked 2026-10-02).

Bring the backup into Fullgrove

In the Files app, share the ZIP to Fullgrove, or pick Fullgrove in the share sheet wherever the file is. Fullgrove reads the MoneyWiz backup as it is. There is no need to unzip it or export CSV files account by account.

A preview shows the accounts, the number of rows and the dates they cover before anything is added to your ledger. You choose which accounts to bring over, and then confirm.

What comes across and what does not

  • Comes across: accounts with their currencies, and every row with its category, payee, notes and tags. Transfers stay transfers. Balances are rebuilt month by month from each account's opening balance, and investment accounts use the last price MoneyWiz had.
  • Stays behind: budgets, scheduled transactions and online banking connections. Receipt images and PDFs stay behind as well, because the backup does not contain them.

Check the result

Compare the list of accounts and each account's balance with what MoneyWiz shows. Cash, bank and card accounts should match. An investment account can differ for past months, because it is valued at the last price MoneyWiz recorded. Sharing the same backup a second time updates the rows that are already there and adds no duplicates.

Leaving Fullgrove again

Your data can leave the same way it arrived. Fullgrove exports the rows as CSV and everything as JSON. The archive format is open.

Move from MoneyWiz to Fullgrove

  1. In MoneyWiz's settings, open the database export screen and choose Export database.
  2. Save the ZIP to Files on your iPhone.
  3. In the Files app, share the ZIP to Fullgrove.
  4. Look over the preview of accounts and rows, and choose the accounts to bring over.
  5. Confirm, then compare each account's balance with MoneyWiz.

Questions

How do I export my data from MoneyWiz?
In MoneyWiz's settings, open the database export screen and choose Export database. MoneyWiz saves a ZIP backup that you can keep in Files.
Can I move MoneyWiz data to another app?
Yes. Fullgrove reads the MoneyWiz ZIP backup as it is and shows a preview of accounts and rows before anything is added.
Do MoneyWiz budgets and scheduled transactions come across?
No. Accounts, rows, categories, payees, notes, tags and transfers come across. Budgets are set again in Fullgrove.
Is the MoneyWiz backup file protected by my PIN?
MoneyWiz's help page says the exported ZIP is not protected by the app's PIN, so keep the file somewhere private.

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