Better than many paid options!
In 10 years I don’t think I’ve ever left an App Store review - this app is that good! I’ve been looking for a budgeting app that doesn’t require bank details or account linking. I’ve also been searching for a solution that doesn’t require spreadsheets. This app is SO easy to use - I set it up in less than 5 minutes. It makes saving fun! It’s really helpful to see things broken down into daily amounts because looking at $___/day brings budgeting into digestible pieces instead of seeing a large $___/month and having to do the math yourself. Adding expenses, income, and goals is so easy and the customizable expense / saving intervals is great. 10/10!
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Response from developer
Thank you thank you thank you for this wonderful message! It made our day! 😇 We hope you will try the successor app with tons of improvements. Here is the side-by-side comparison👉 https://youtu.be/xxDGMQeGBJo
Love this app
I love budgeting and have tried almost all apps available. I have been an avid user of YNAB and loved it but found that I didn’t leave money for myself to spend, this app allows that whilst achieving all my financial goals. The simplicity is amazing and makes it more fun and less overwhelming to use. I highly recommend to anyone for all ages. Thank you for an amazing app please don’t ever get rid of this app.
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Exactly as advertised
I wanted an app that broke down my budget into “how much can I spend each day”, and this app does that very well. I’ve tried the envelope budgeting and other budgeting apps, and they’re always too complicated. I can never just open those apps and immediately see if I can afford something I want to buy. With this app, that’s easy. It also gives you a lot more features, but the core of the app works perfectly for me. I spent the full amount for all the features even though I only want a few of them because I want to encourage the developers.
I also use the Dropbox synchronization (the one paid feature I use) and it works well. The UI for setting it up is a bit clunky, but once it’s set up all the people in my household can just open the app and add their transactions no problem. I appreciate that there’s no data being stored outside of my control.
I also use the Dropbox synchronization (the one paid feature I use) and it works well. The UI for setting it up is a bit clunky, but once it’s set up all the people in my household can just open the app and add their transactions no problem. I appreciate that there’s no data being stored outside of my control.
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Response from developer
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback and encouragement, we are happy to hear that you like our budgeting approach and that our app works well for you and other people in your household!
A simple app to get your budget on track.
I used Daily Budget a long time ago, and they’ve made lots of improvements since I last used it while keeping the core idea the same. This app is great for people who work better with short-term goals and who find their accounts running a little low before payday. I find a daily budget much easier to wrap my head around than a monthly or weekly budget. The app is still flexible enough that you can adjust for large purchases coming up or extra income. You can spread your income and expenses out over different periods of time. This app doesn’t allow you to connect to your accounts to automatically import transactions, so it takes a little more effort if you have a lot of non-recurring expenses, but with the benefit of keeping your accounts and personal information more private than with other apps. I’m happy to put in a little extra effort for better privacy and the great interface, so this app is perfect for my needs.
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Response from developer
We sincerely appreciate your detailed feedback and are happy that our app meets your needs perfectly!
Great for ADHD
This app is amazing, and I don’t think there’s another one like it!
Traditional budgeting does *not* work for me for neurodivergent reasons - setting categorized spending limits is so weird, it feels like arbitrary rules that I made up so I can just break them whenever I feel like it. And how can any purchase fit just one category? Nonsense. Also, most apps sync to your accounts which means your transactions don’t show up for a couple of days, which is way too slow. I will *never* remember to go back and categorize them, and I definitely won’t sit down regularly to balance anything.
I need budgeting to be instant, simple, clear-cut, and extremely practical, and that’s what you get with this app! You tell it what you make and how often, what expenses recur and how often, and then it does the math for you and tells you how much money you can spend at any given moment. You don’t have to think about *what category* that spending would fit into, you can just think about the amount and feel free to use your discretion without arbitrary “envelopes”. And since it doesn’t sync, you get to just enter the transaction immediately, right there at the register, and you never have to remember to do anything later.
This is the clearest, simplest budgeting system I’ve found, the first one that has ever felt manageable for me, and probably the first time I’m ever going to really have a handle on my spending! Thank you for making this!
Traditional budgeting does *not* work for me for neurodivergent reasons - setting categorized spending limits is so weird, it feels like arbitrary rules that I made up so I can just break them whenever I feel like it. And how can any purchase fit just one category? Nonsense. Also, most apps sync to your accounts which means your transactions don’t show up for a couple of days, which is way too slow. I will *never* remember to go back and categorize them, and I definitely won’t sit down regularly to balance anything.
I need budgeting to be instant, simple, clear-cut, and extremely practical, and that’s what you get with this app! You tell it what you make and how often, what expenses recur and how often, and then it does the math for you and tells you how much money you can spend at any given moment. You don’t have to think about *what category* that spending would fit into, you can just think about the amount and feel free to use your discretion without arbitrary “envelopes”. And since it doesn’t sync, you get to just enter the transaction immediately, right there at the register, and you never have to remember to do anything later.
This is the clearest, simplest budgeting system I’ve found, the first one that has ever felt manageable for me, and probably the first time I’m ever going to really have a handle on my spending! Thank you for making this!
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Stellar app
The thing I LOVE about this app is that the paid version is a ONE-TIME purchase and not a subscription. Thank you thank you thank you to the creators for doing this. So many other apps out there just take so much money. There’s a place for that, but I’m so glad that you haven’t jumped on that bandwagon.
I really like how simple the app is. It only takes a few minutes to set up. In my opinion, a sign of a good app is not having to spend time on it. I know many KPIs center around how much time the user spends and they thing if it’s higher the better. But I would disagree. This app does its job so well that I don’t have to spend a ton of time on it. I open it up and within a few seconds I’ve updated my budget. Very frictionless. And a clear interface.
If you are debating whether or not to try this app, here is something to note. The app is only as accurate as the information you give it. It does not link to your bank accounts. So if you want a penny-perfect app, then this might not be the app for you. I personally like that it doesn’t connect. And my finances are relatively simple. So for me it’s perfect. But again it’s up to you on what you are looking for in a budgeting app.
I really like how simple the app is. It only takes a few minutes to set up. In my opinion, a sign of a good app is not having to spend time on it. I know many KPIs center around how much time the user spends and they thing if it’s higher the better. But I would disagree. This app does its job so well that I don’t have to spend a ton of time on it. I open it up and within a few seconds I’ve updated my budget. Very frictionless. And a clear interface.
If you are debating whether or not to try this app, here is something to note. The app is only as accurate as the information you give it. It does not link to your bank accounts. So if you want a penny-perfect app, then this might not be the app for you. I personally like that it doesn’t connect. And my finances are relatively simple. So for me it’s perfect. But again it’s up to you on what you are looking for in a budgeting app.
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Response from developer
We wholeheartedly appreciate your high opinion! Simplicity is the number one value for us and we are happy that the concept of daily budgeting works perfectly for you!
This actually works!
I had the free version for I think 2 days and upgraded to Pro because I wanted the extra features but you could easily get a lot out of using the free version. It’s so motivating to reach a little mini goal each day and if you spend more it takes no time to get back on track. One tip from me: put in only the expenses you know exactly how much will come out and I added an allowance for health care. Things like groceries and petrol I add as I go. It’s super easy and quick to do. I’m definitely spending less on things I don’t really need or waiting until I do.
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Response from developer
We sincerely appreciate your detailed review and tips and are happy that our app helps you to improve your spending behaviour efficiently!
Simple budgeting
I appreciate that this app allows you to set apart money for your set bills and various savings, and then shows you what you have left to spend each day. This makes it really clear to me how my finances are going, and is less fiddly than other apps that require setting every single category that you might be spending in. I’m still new to this app and will see how it goes over the coming months. I’ve found there is also a helpful reddit community that gives tips on how other people use and adapt the app for their needs.
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Response from developer
We sincerely appreciate your detailed feedback and hope you'll keep using our app for many future months! If any assistance is required, you can always drop a line in our Subreddit or directly to "support@dailybudget.de".
Great app, could use some crossover.
I love this app, it’s helping me to know exactly how much I have to spend and making me think about my money. It would be super useful if you could input a transaction as part of a variable budget. For example I budget £40 groceries per week into expenses but won’t always spend £40 exactly and it would be nice to input it as a transaction for the analytics, whilst keeping my daily budget as my total free “leisure money” amount. Perhaps a separate “variable daily” amount underneath the main budget that is the sum of your daily budget and all expenses inputted as variable.
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Response from developer
Thanks a lot for your feedback! You can enter £40 as a Big Expense and distribute it over a week. Then the app will prompt you to enter the actually paid amount at the end of the week and will record the difference as an extra income/expense.
This app actually has me happy about budgeting
I’ve tried plenty of budgeting apps over the years. Plenty of them had me reconciling back to my bank account, which was time consuming so I stopped using them.
This app is surprisingly feature-rich, which is not immediately obvious given the clean and simple layout. I work to a monthly cycle and after setting my income, expenses and savings I’ve now got a daily spending balance I trust.
I love the distribution feature.
This app has changed my world - it does the heavy lifting of budgeting. Takes no time to add spending transactions - love adding them via my Apple Watch.
Takes a bit to get your head around it and so, could do with better explanatory and “get started” videos. Having an always available in-app tutorial explaining each screen would be magic. That said, it’s worth the effort to set it up. Explore all the navigation options - you’ll be surprised what’s there.
This app is surprisingly feature-rich, which is not immediately obvious given the clean and simple layout. I work to a monthly cycle and after setting my income, expenses and savings I’ve now got a daily spending balance I trust.
I love the distribution feature.
This app has changed my world - it does the heavy lifting of budgeting. Takes no time to add spending transactions - love adding them via my Apple Watch.
Takes a bit to get your head around it and so, could do with better explanatory and “get started” videos. Having an always available in-app tutorial explaining each screen would be magic. That said, it’s worth the effort to set it up. Explore all the navigation options - you’ll be surprised what’s there.
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Response from developer
We sincerely appreciate your detailed review and will add more explanations and tutorials for the app in future updates!
