# HonestSpend: No-Spend Budget — Loud Budgeting Skip Tracker

> Loud Budgeting Skip Tracker (iPhone/iPad app by Christian Pedersen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honestspend-no-spend-budget/id6768846268 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christian Pedersen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883227582)
- Category: Lifestyle, Finance
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honestspend-no-spend-budget/id6768846268/reviews.md

## What is HonestSpend?

Loud budgeting is the viral movement where saying "I don't want to spend" is the flex. HonestSpend is the journal built for it: log every purchase you passed on, watch your honest no total climb, and share it.

Most money apps ask what you bought. HonestSpend asks what you skipped. No bank link, no account connection, no financial data collected. You type the amount, pick a reason tag, and move on. Everything stays on your device.

Log a skip in under 30 seconds:
- Enter an amount and a category
- Tag the reason: impulse, peer pressure, no budget, not needed
- Watch your monthly total update on the spot

Track every honest no:
- Running monthly total displayed front and center on home screen
- Monthly bar chart of skip volume across weeks
- Reason breakdown so you can see your most common skip trigger
- Scrollable history of every skipped purchase

Share your wins:
- One-tap share card: "I said no to $347 in May"
- Styled for Instagram Stories and TikTok
- No personal information on the card, only your aggregate total

Free tier: 7 logged skips per week, basic share card. Viewing your full history is always free.

Premium tier unlocks unlimited skip entries, premium share card templates, full chart history, reason breakdown, lock screen widget, iCloud backup, and CSV export.

Premium is a one-time lifetime purchase at $19.99. Pay once, every feature included forever. No subscription, no recurring charge.

We chose lifetime-only because subscription-only money trackers are the loudest complaint in this space - and a journal is not a service that earns recurring rent.

Perfect for: Gen Z and millennials doing no-spend challenges, no-buy months, or anyone who wants to celebrate spending restraint instead of hiding it.

No bank link. No financial advice. No account required. Just a private journal for the purchases you chose not to make.

Download HonestSpend and start logging your honest nos today.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HonestSpend Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-09

Improved discovery and refreshed App Store details. Same app you know, easier to find.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-08

Cleaner experience, improved privacy, and performance updates. Thank you for using HonestSpend.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-06-05

Performance improvements, and ads to support continued development. You can opt out of personalized ads anytime.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-31

This update adds optional ads so we can keep improving the app — go completely ad-free anytime with Premium. Plus small fixes and polish.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-21

No release notes.

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All apps by Christian Pedersen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1883227582

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*