# BudgetBuddy: Money Skills — Track spending, spot the traps

> Track spending, spot the traps (iPhone/iPad app by 明明 陈.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budgetbuddy-money-skills/id6785993334 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [明明 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785335862)
- Category: Finance, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 101 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-28
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is BudgetBuddy?

BudgetBuddy helps you get good at spending on purpose — through short interactive stories, an AI buddy that talks like a friend, and a way to track spending that actually takes three seconds.

Built for students and anyone learning to handle their own money for the first time.

WHY IT WORKS

Most money apps hand you a chart and a lecture. BudgetBuddy hands you a choice. You play through a three-minute story — a part-time job that asks you to pay first, a "zero interest" instalment, a live-stream that wants your last ten dollars — and you live with what you picked. Getting it wrong in a story costs a lot less than getting it wrong in real life.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 33 interactive money stories, drawn from real cases: scams, instalments, blind boxes, buy-now-pay-later, live-stream tipping, "easy daily cash" jobs that aren't. Finish one, unlock a card, and build your own book of tricks to watch for.

• Money Blitz, a timed quiz for the dry parts. Twenty seconds a question, points for speed, a bonus for streaks. Play against three computer rivals and your own last run, check the standings after every question, finish on a podium. 48 questions across six packs, and every answer comes with a one-line why. Five a day on Home.

• An AI buddy that reads your week and talks like a person. One small idea at a time. Overspent? No lecture. Saved a bit? It's genuinely pleased. It will never push you toward a loan, a card, or an investment.

• Three-second tracking. Log a purchase, tap "want" or "need", done. At the end of the month you can simply see where it went — no judging, no nagging.

• 12 short lessons, from splitting your allowance to spotting a bad deal.

HONEST BY DESIGN

BudgetBuddy is not a bank. It gives no investment advice and never lectures. Your entries are there for you and your own AI buddy — we don't sell data and we don't run ads. You can use stories, lessons and the AI buddy as a guest; only cloud tracking needs an account, and you can delete your account any time from inside the app.

English and Chinese, switch anytime. Free.

## Is BudgetBuddy safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess BudgetBuddy.

## Is BudgetBuddy legit?

BudgetBuddy: Money Skills has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BudgetBuddy is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.2 — 2026-10-08

- Stories: pick a risky option and a card explains what happens next, why it's risky and what to try next time. The ending shows how many traps you dodged
- Feedback now gets replies from us, and you can keep the conversation going in the app. New replies show on Home and Me
- Custom categories: tap Custom in the add sheet to name one and pick an icon, like Utilities or Rent. They're saved to your account; long-press to rename or delete
- Apple Watch shows your custom categories when you log an expense
- Fixed: Daily Blitz no longer swaps questions when you play again the same day

### 1.6 — 2026-09-12

- New: Money Blitz, a timed quiz. Faster answers score more and streaks earn a bonus. 48 questions on budgeting, scams, instalments and more, each with a short explanation
- Daily Blitz on Home: five questions a day, and the ones you missed come back for review
- Daily story reminder: turn it on in Me for one nudge at 8 pm
- The update prompt now has "Skip this version"
- Sign-up asks your age; under 14 needs a guardian's consent
- Login session moved to secure storage

### 1.5.2 — 2026-08-25

The amount on the Apple Watch keypad is now much larger and easier to read at a glance, plus small fixes.

### 1.5.1 — 2026-08-10

本次更新：
- 新增 8 个全新互动故事：拆卡直播、盲盒隐藏款、直播打赏、先用后付、吃谷、假冒「公检法」、红包返利、「日结兼职」——全部取材于真实案例
- 「压岁钱保卫战」剧情修复
- 问题反馈支持一键直接发送
- 新版本提醒更及时；新增使用一段时间后的评价/反馈引导
- 若干细节优化

### 1.5 — 2026-08-09

- Apple Watch 版来了：抬腕记一笔，金额+分类十秒搞定，自动同步到 iPhone
- iPad 全新布局：双栏首页与我的页、更大的故事地图
- AI 搭子新增开场提问；细节优化与稳定性提升

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