# Budget: Master Your Finances

> Simple expense tracker with custom categories and budget overviews. (iPhone/iPad app by Micha Hanselmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-master-your-finances/id1544237801 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Micha Hanselmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/1544237803)
- Category: Finance, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.31/5 from 68 App Store ratings · 47 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-12-11
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-master-your-finances/id1544237801/reviews.md

## What is Budget?

Budget is a stripped-down tool to keep your daily expenses under control. Define your own categories and optionally set a budget for them. Over the month, record items in each category and revisit the app to gain a quick overview over your financial situation.

The key features include:
- Monthly budget overview
- Custom income and expense categories
- Rolling balance calculation
- Straightforward & clean design

If you're missing a feature or found a bug, don't hesitate to reach out and we can make things happen ;).

## Key features

- Monthly budget overview
- Custom income and expense categories
- Rolling balance calculation
- Straightforward and clean design

## Recent user reviews (10 of 47)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budget-master-your-finances/id1544237801/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great simple app

*2024-11-07*

I was looking for a good budgeting app for a while, but never really liked the ones that connect to your bank account and put in transactions for you. This one I’ve been using for over a year, it is super simple and anyone could figure out how to use it. Entering each transaction myself gives me a sense of accountability, and I like being able to easily see how much spending money I actually have vs what’s in my bank account. Other apps will let you add a few categories of your own and then make you pay for more. I very much appreciate that there are no ads and I don’t have to pay for anything extra. The only thing I wish this app had was the ability to look at all of your “transactions” that have been entered for the month in a chronological list all together similar to how you would look at your recent transactions on your banking app. But I have a weird way of doing things and it’s not a completely necessary addition. Either way, I will continue to use this app daily for my budgeting!

### 3/5 — 3 Stars

*2024-10-03*

The app is okay. The downside is it doesn’t let you create an account so if you move device or have to erase your device you have to re input all your expenses again.

### 5/5 — Tried a dozen budgeting apps and this was the winner

*2024-08-07*

I’m typically very anti-subscription so a good majority of the apps were ruled out on principle. Setting up a budget is tedious, but this app made it really straight forward, set up a series of envelopes once, and when putting in transactions click on the appropriate envelope and charge the amount. It perfect!! I had been doing it on paper so the automation is exactly what I needed. I really liked that there was no paywall to use basic features (like like litmiting the number of transactions or envelopes) as it makes it impossible to judge if it worth it after a 3 day trial budgeting takes time. 

The only thing missing is that it not saved to icloud. Which is a feature that is very important and I hope will get added soon!

### 4/5 — Good

*2024-01-30*

Pretty good and easy app to use, would be really handy tho if the reoccurring toggle would offer weeks, fortnightly and months instead of only months ☺️

### 4/5 — No back-up

*2024-01-29*

It was hard for me to get used to it at the beginning, but once I customized it, it ran well. Now, I changed my phone and I’ll lose all the information, which is really sad. Also, other apps offer templates that make it easier to create your budget and keep track of savings and assets. I had to add my savings every month.

### 4/5 — Great except for date

*2023-10-14*

Love Except can’t change default date and no help. Otherwise it is easy to use and
straight forward. Have to change the date issue. Sharon B

### 5/5 — Awesome app; could use more features

*2023-10-14*

The good news is that the basics are there. No payments required. I like being able to easily add transactions to a category and create new categories. Being able to split the income is nice, without having to pay extra. The categories are very customizable.

Some downsides, it’s not very feature rich. This can be nice for making a less confusing interface. However, the settings icon was a little confusing that was how to configure the categories. Once I got the hang of navigating, it was easy to setup and track multiple things. There’s no way to see trends right now either. Maybe something hidden behind a menu, it would be nice to see how much I’ve payed in a certain category over previous months. I think this could be especially useful when trying to value a budget by comparing the costs over previous months. 

A few features I’d like to see: a color chooser, so I’m not stuck to six colors; a way to export my data so I can look at trends in excel; and each category should have a different budget each month, but roll over the value from the previous month.

### 4/5 — Love it but have some things to add

*2023-10-06*

I love the app it’s easy to use and really easy to get the hang of it, this is my first time trying to budget and this app helps so much but I would like it if the app had a note pad or something like a note page as the app goes month by month a notes page to let me know how to divvy my checks up would be extremely helpful.

### 4/5 — Great app

*2023-09-26*

I love this app. I manage several companies and sometimes payments are made on my personal card so transaction based apps that connect to the bank account don’t work for me. This app is great. Very simple and easy to use. My only issues is that when you make a change in your preferences, like taking away a bill, it deletes all of the history. I would prefer if the changes were forward looking rather than deleting all the history.

### 4/5 — Good Start

*2023-09-01*

I’ve been using this app for almost a year and it works great! I like how simple and straightforward it is. There’s a few things that I would change, though. For one, I would like to see some sort of sign in/cloud/backup option. I moved to a new phone and lost all of my budget info. It might also be nice to manage the same budget across multiple devices. Also, you might add some contact info into the settings for reporting bugs and leaving a review. Otherwise, thank you for not tracking me and flooding it with ads 🙏

## Frequently asked questions about Budget

### What does Budget: Master Your Finances do?

This app is designed to help you keep your daily expenses under control. You can define your own categories for spending and optionally set budgets for them. It provides a quick overview of your financial situation by allowing you to record items in each category throughout the month.

### What are the key features of this budgeting app?

The app offers a monthly budget overview, allows for custom income and expense categories, calculates a rolling balance, and features a straightforward and clean design for easy navigation and understanding of your finances.

### Is Budget: Master Your Finances free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, suggesting a completely free experience for users.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is ideal for individuals who want a simple and effective tool to manage their daily expenses and gain a clear overview of their spending habits without complex features.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2022-05-13

Added support for recurring items

### 1.4.0 — 2021-11-21

Added currency preference setting

### 1.3.0 — 2021-02-12

Added rolling balance calculation

### 1.2.0 — 2021-01-24

Added income categories and monthly summary

### 1.1.0 — 2021-01-02

Dark mode support

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