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Exactly what i’ve been looking for!
I’m not the type to write reviews, but this app is everything you could want in a manual budgeting app. I previously used EveryDollar, but after their recent update I had to look for a new one. It took me over an hour to find this app do to it being at the bottom of the search, which is a shame. The subscription is cheap, the customization options are great and the U.I. Is easy to use. I would recommend to anyone looking to manually track their expenses without having to add a bank account. Awesome app!Show lessBenitezCn
Obsessed
I LOVE this app. Its super user friendly, modern and cute! I paid for the lifetime premium and I’m so happy I did. I love how you can change and customize different categories, make an unlimited amount of categories, can use emojis instead of the standard things provided, and I like the different colors you can choose from for your theme. Some things I don’t like is that you cannot change the order of the bills, I prefer to have my bills organized in terms of xyz bill $100, abc bill $200, efg bill $300, etc. But the system chooses the order for you. Its not a big deal but just kind of annoying to me. I also do not like how you cannot change the order of the sections. For example, mine defaults to Bills, Lifestyle and Savings. I’d prefer to be able to choose the order myself, again not a big deal but kind of annoying. Other than that, I’m very pleased with the app and love using it!Show lessQueenbee689
Developer Response
Such useful feedback! Thank you! I want to let you know that some of this is in the works. I don't have an exact date for when it's finished yet but I've started working on it. 😃The Perfect Manual Budgeting App!!!!
I have been struggling to find a good budgeting method for a long time, as I have had my budget worked out in a spreadsheet, but previously had no convenient way to track it. Other account-linked budgeting apps like Mint just don’t process the transactions the way I would like and it ends up being more work to try to maintain it than it would be to do it manually — and even then it still wasn’t totally correct. With Buddy I have been able to exactly translate my budget into it and I am so pleased with all the customization options (even in the free version!). I love that I can schedule recurring payments and choose to account for them in advance so that I know how much I actually have left for discretionary spending. After using for 2 weeks this has already helped me to be more engaged with my day to day spending and stay on track! I could not have designed the features better myself. Thank you!!!!!Show lessCourtCos
Developer Response
Glad to hear this! Thank you for the review. 😀Very Practical
I have been using the Buddy App for over a year now. I purchased premium so that I could add additional categories to further customize the way I use the app. I absolutely love the fact that as you add expenses that’s amount is deducted from your overall balance. I can choose to create a monthly budget or weekly or biweekly which is absolutely great.
I still haven’t been successful with the savings option because it does not decrease the dollar amount which it should when those funds are no longer available in your running balance. I would absolutely love if they Inter grate savings into the budget as well as credit card as it’s paid down.
Overall this has been the simplest, non invasive, financial app that I have used. Keep up the great work!Show lessCroods Lover
Developer Response
Thank you for the review! :)Great App but couple of issues after latest update
This is a really great app that I have been using for the past couple of years to track my budgets. Always worked perfectly but after the most recent update I have been having issues with the alignment of some of the buttons being off for instance the three buttons underneath the budget (list, categories, split) the margin is way off to the left where it actually pushes it off the screen in landscape mode. I have to actually close the app to get it centered again but the issue happens again once switching between screens. Mainly happens on my iPad Air 4 but also experienced this on the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Already on the latest update for all devices so definitely seems like an issue with the coding.Show lessKadamac
It’s great! Some suggestions.
I really enjoy this app. I have tried YNAB, Every Dollar, Mint and even more and this is by far the best!
It would be nice to have the ability to “split” a transaction. For instance, while at the grocery store I may purchase some items that belong to other categories that do not belong in “groceries”. It would be nice if I can enter the total amount and from there apply how much goes where. As it stands I have to look at the receipt and input multiple transactions which can get messy if I do this multiple times in one month and have to look back and compare transactions with my bank account.
Also, I wish there was a website that would, at the very least, let you look at your budget and see the transactions that have been made.
These are minor things though. Like I said, I enjoy this app and plan on using it for a while!Show lessA_Poythress
Amazing App
I have used a lot of apps but this is my first review. I’m writing this review for 2 reasons. The first, kudos to the developer for creating such a practical, functional and aesthetically appealing application. It gets the work done and makes things look minimal and cool.
The second reason being the two things I would seriously request for this to become my all time favorite app. The first, support for using multiple currencies. I travel a lot, and live in multiple countries and I am stuck with a budget that just covers my home country for now. The other thing I would request is extensive support for savings/investment where I can create entries of money investment in different streams and their current value/income.
All in all, super work!Show lessarsalkassim
Great app! But so far very unreliable
I fell in love with this app as soon as I saw it. It is designed almost perfectly, its beautiful and very easy to use on a daily basis. Really loved it!! Unfortunately it has proven over and over again to be extremely unreliable. All of a sudden a category will disappear, making me lose all my data for that category. Things get randomly moved around. Numbers change on their own. Its become extremely frustrating! I don't want to leave the app because i like it so much, and I don't like any of the other ones as much as I do this one. But as much as I like it, if I cant rely on it for my data to be as its supposed to, the whole thing is useless. PLEASE FIX THIS!!! So we can enjoy this amazing app you’ve created.Show lessElchononS5775
Great App with One Complaint
I love how this app allows for multiple budgets and customer categories. I think the premium subscription is a good value and I think it is fantastic that the app has continuity between my iPhone and iPad. My only complaint is that there isn’t really keyboard support for iPad. When I am making changes to a budget or adding a transaction my changes are only saved if I use the on-screen keyboard instead of the Smart Keyboard attached to my iPad. If this got fixed it would be a five star app, no questions asked.Show lessJacksonlewis97
Yay!
I downloaded literally every budget app and found this one to be the absolute best so far. I love the visualization of my budget and how pretty each category looks. I also love that it shows a daily budget and allows me to put in expenses and income I’m anticipating ahead of time. I tried some apps that link to my bank account, but I like this better. It causes me to think more about what I’m spending beforehand, instead of looking at my poor spending habits after the fact. This app should be more popular! Amazing job.Show lessWinningBean
