# Balance Guide Lite — Save and Spend Wisely

> Simple personal finance tracker for budgeting and balance forecasting. (iPhone/iPad app by Mindwarp Consultancy Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/balance-guide-lite/id514090147 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mindwarp Consultancy Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/379259897)
- Category: Finance, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 34 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 70 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-05-04
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/balance-guide-lite/id514090147/reviews.md

## What is Balance Guide Lite?

HOW MUCH MONEY WILL YOU SAVE ?

A guide to your account balance, simple to use and not aimed at accountants. Makes it easy to plan a budget and see the status of your account with upcoming bills and see where your money is going. 

With Balance Guide you can quickly setup your recurring bills and deposits and produce a forecast of your finances for the months ahead. Later, you don't have to worry about entering all your transactions from your bank statement with the added bonus that you can easily correct your balance at any time. 

FEATURES 

- Dark mode - NEW

- Multiple Accounts, transfer between account (ONLY AVAILABLE ONCE UPGRADED)

- Setup recurring transactions for forecasting 

- Forecast calendar (ONLY AVAILABLE  ONCE UPGRADED)

- Now includes optimisation for iPhone X, XR and XS Max.

- Clear / light colour scheme

- All accounts summary information (not available for iPhone 4s / ONLY AVAILABLE ONCE UPGRADED)

- Pie charts / graphs to show your financial status 

- Backup / Restore with Dropbox (ONLY AVAILABLE ONCE UPGRADED)

- Simple customisable of categories to group your transactions e.g. "Utility Bills" 

- Tutorial / walk through showing you how to get started 

- Help pages, if you need to read about functionality in more depth 

- Correct balance at any time, so you don't need to enter all your transactions 

- PIN security, to protect your information from prying eyes 


REVIEWS
This App is so good! *****
Really easy to use, looked at loads of others, but this has all you need. Your income v outgoings and lets you know where you stand on a monthly basis! I will and do recommend! Great App. 

Excellent tool ! *****
I have been looking for a handy app to organise my finances for ages. This is simple to use & very helpful when planning ahead. Would highly recommend 

Checkout our Demo video - http://youtu.be/3NrxZE_yFag 

SUPPORT 

Balance Guide uses the default currency set on your device, so there’s no complicated setup / installation. 

If you need help there are several methods available. Firstly, the tutorial, which is a kind of walkthrough. There’s also helps pages, providing in depth information. 

How to ask questions and contact us - 
- Use the contact form via my website, I'm happy to help. 
- Follow the app on twitter http://twitter.com/BalanceGuideApp 
- Like the app on facebook https://www.facebook.com/balanceguideapp 

NOTE: I'm unable to respond to bug reports left in reviews. 

Each new version wipes out all old reviews so please take the time to leave a review for the new version. As it’s not possible to reply to reviews on the app store, please use the new feedback features to tell us what you think. You can also join our beta programme and gain access to new features early.

## Key features

- Dark mode
- Recurring transaction setup
- Financial forecasting
- Pie charts and graphs
- Customizable categories
- PIN security

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads, Multiple Accounts + Dropbox backup | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 34)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/balance-guide-lite/id514090147/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Works as advertised

*2023-06-16*

There are no reporting features.  It would be great to be able to share a pdf report.

### 5/5 — Works Great

*2019-03-16*

This App has helped me maintain my budget and forecast my future balances. It’s been a great help, and well worth the price. Thanks

### 5/5 — Brilliant Budget and Review App

*2017-07-02*

It's an excellent app to track my money and budget, has everything I need.
Easy to use and great use of graphs.

### 5/5 — Worth the money small learning curve

*2016-12-08*

I have forecasted my accounts for years using spreadsheets. So glad to find this app.

### 5/5 — Useful App

*2016-12-01*

This app is so amazing. Really i enjoyed this app and it's very easy to use. I just love this app.

### 5/5 — Essential

*2016-10-25*

I couldn't manage without this little app. I've had it for a few years now and use it to sort my personal account, I haven't gone overdrawn once. I can predict when and how much money to transfer  to my account to cover expenses and how much I can save when I have excess funds, it's a godsend. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to control their money and wants to earn as much interest as possible on any surplus.

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2016-03-13*

Great productive app

### 5/5 — Helpful

*2016-01-10*

This app is really helpful and gives me a great sense. I recommend it for you finance organizing!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2015-11-09*

It really helps me to keep on top of my finances and make sure that I avoid going overdrawn and getting charged. Absolutely brilliant

### 4/5 — Good graphics

*2015-09-01*

App has good graphics. But it is not an very innovative idea since there are many apps out there like this one.

## Frequently asked questions about Balance Guide Lite

### What does Balance Guide Lite do?

Balance Guide Lite is a personal finance application designed to help users manage their budgets and track their account balances. It allows for the setup of recurring bills and deposits to forecast future finances, and provides insights into spending habits through charts and graphs.

### What are the key features of Balance Guide Lite?

Key features include setting up recurring transactions for forecasting, viewing financial status with pie charts and graphs, customizable categories for transactions, and PIN security to protect your data. A tutorial and help pages are also available to guide users.

### Is Balance Guide Lite free to use?

The app is free to download and use with basic features. However, some advanced functionalities, such as multiple accounts with transfers, a forecast calendar, and Dropbox backup/restore, are only available through an upgrade, indicating a freemium model with in-app purchases.

### What devices is Balance Guide Lite compatible with?

The app is optimized for newer iPhones, including iPhone X, XR, and XS Max. It uses the device's default currency for setup. Older devices like the iPhone 4s may have limitations on certain features, such as viewing all account summary information.

### How can I use Balance Guide Lite to manage my money?

You can use Balance Guide Lite to easily plan a budget by seeing your account status with upcoming bills. By setting up recurring transactions, you can forecast your finances for the months ahead and understand where your money is going through clear visual charts and graphs.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.43 — 2025-01-30

Bug fixes

### 1.9.42 — 2022-04-24

Bug fixes

### 1.9.41 — 2022-04-07

Fixes for the latest version of iOS related to the date picker and styling.

### 1.9.40 — 2020-10-23

Dark mode and some bug fixes.

### 1.9.35 — 2019-03-10

Compatibility fixes for iPhone X, XR and XS Max.
Face ID / Touch ID support for pin screen.
Opt of of All accounts balance per account.
Some small bug fixes.
I've also changed the website url and contact emails to point at my new website.

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