Simple Budget Planner Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Simple Budget Planner
Rating: 4.4 (283 reviews)

Simple Budget Planner

Mehmet Cetin

📊 Productivity

💰 Finance

Customer Experience

Positive experience59.6% of reviews

Neutral9.6% of reviews

Negative experience30.8% of reviews

~ Based on 52 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Simple Budget Planner

Reviews of Simple Budget Planner are mixed: the Finance app is rated 4.4/5 from 283 App Store ratings. What users like most: simple and easy to use, user-friendly interface. Top complaints: not free, hidden costs, limited free version. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

👍Simple and easy to use
👍User-friendly interface
👍Good for manual tracking
👍Customizable categories
👍No bank account connection needed
👍Budget sharing feature
👍Straightforward and to the point
👍Elegant design
👍Minimalist design

Negative things

👎Not free, hidden costs
👎Limited free version
👎Forces purchase before trial
👎Lacks advanced budgeting features
👎Inconsistent transaction recording
👎Payments not in date order
👎Poor screen resolution/UI scaling
👎Annoying and frequent ads
👎Difficult to use for weekly salaries
👎No explanation on how to use
👎Subscription issues (family plan)
👎Data export errors
👎Cannot move expenses to different categories
👎No option to subtract budgeted items from income

Is Simple Budget Planner Safe?

Simple Budget Planner appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Simple Budget Planner is 87/100.

This assessment is based on 283 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

85.5% of ratings point to a safe experience

7.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

6.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 283 App Store ratings for Simple Budget Planner.

Is Simple Budget Planner Legit?

Simple Budget Planner appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Simple Budget Planner is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Basic

This app is a waste of money. There is an option for periodic transactions so you can record all your monthly bills but it doesn’t record these in your monthly payments so you have to manually enter, every single time. Also the payments are only listed by category, so you can’t see them in date order which isn’t helpful. I tried to contact developer and they ignored the email so save your money and look for something else.

CGCh33ky girl

a year ago

Response from developer

I'm sorry on all three counts, and especially about the email: it shouldn't have gone unanswered. In the next update your bills and regular payments count toward the month from the start, so what's left is honest, and you can sort entries by the day they're due. If you'd like to try it again, email hey@kinematiks.com and I'll reply myself.

Forces you to purchase app before you know if it’s any good

Downloaded this app as it said “Free - In-app purchases available”. So I downloaded it and it asked lots of questions about my expenditure which I took time to answer. I pressed continue and it then refused to let me go any further unless I bought the app. I don’t really consider this free with in app purchases. Shame as it looked quite a good app but not prepared to pay before I’ve tried it out

LLittle-chap

a year ago

Response from developer

That was a fair complaint. The old version could ask you to pay right after setup, which isn't what "free with in-app purchases" should mean. In the next update you can use every feature free, with 40 entries for your household, before deciding anything. Thank you for taking the time to write it down.

Good app

Would be great if you could move expenses into different categories as if you set them up and then want to change them you have to enter all the info again. Would also be helpful If you could sort with those expenses due first rather than just latest. Okay though, but could be improved.

J7Jo Marie 78

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you, both of these are in the next update: you can move an entry to another category in one tap, and sort by the day a bill is due. I hope it earns the other two stars.

Monthly subscription

Went through all the basic info then it asked for money. No free options as far as I can see.

LLeighski81

2 years ago

Thank you 🙏

Not the best with money but this is helping a lot! Was using Emma but it’s too automated for me. Meaning it’s better for me to physically input things to keep track rather than an app that link everything with bank automatically. Like says on tin ‘Simple’ and much cheaper. Love you can make your own categories. Much cheaper too! One size doesn’t fit all but this work for me. One critique; it is would be good if on the first Budgeting page it gave an expense total so could would out income/expense ratio easier. Thank you

Kkermit41

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you, this is exactly who the app is for. Your suggestion is in the next update: the first screen shows money in, spent and set aside side by side, so you can see the ratio at a glance.

Not free

If you want a free budgeting app, don’t bother with this one. It’s good for a while but you’re only allowed to enter 40 transactions before you have to pay for premium.

GG.eorgina

2 years ago

Response from developer

That's a fair description of how it worked, and I should have said so up front. The next update keeps the 40 free entries but changes what happens after: you can still see, edit and export everything, and nothing is hidden. The listing now says this plainly too. Thank you for the honest review.

What is the point

It does not budget or calculate anything for you. It’s just categories and you put an amount and you can view it. I can do that on paper. I want my $1.99 I wasted back.

MDMrs. Deceived

2 years ago

Response from developer

I'm sorry it wasn't what you wanted. The app is a manual budget on purpose: you give each category an amount, write down what you spend, and it tells you what's left and which bills are still to come.

Love the App!

It’s simple and straight to the point which I appreciate - Only issues is, I haven’t been able to export my data. Always gives me an error when I try, other than that, it’s not bad.

JJesusSlayer69

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you! And sorry about export: it has been rebuilt from scratch and works on your iPhone directly, with no server in the way, in the next update. It gives you a spreadsheet of this month, the last 12 months or everything.

Separate Statistics for Savings

This is very simple yet effective. Highly recommended. One thing for improvement and suggestion is to have separate stats for savings and it should not be considered as expense on the summary tab. Thank you

RRomanticgeek024

3 years ago

:(

Unusable, I have a weekly salary

JJovi88Hun

3 years ago

Response from developer

Sorry the first version made this hard to find. Weekly is one of the main choices now: in the next update the app asks how you're paid during setup (every week, every 2 weeks, every 4 weeks, or monthly from your payday) and the whole budget follows that cycle, including what's left until your next pay. If you're still budgeting weekly, I'd love you to try it again.

It’s actually simple to use.

That’s it. Straightforward and decently cute.

PPsychPixie

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much! Please send any improvement points you may have by tapping connect with developer button on settings.

Budget App

I like the app, but it says one subscription for the whole family. I tried this three different ways. I tried to login to my account on another device, I tried using the sharing code, and I tried to restore purchase. Which didn’t work. There are no additional options to connect accounts in the settings menu.

Jjoshmrodg

3 years ago

Fix the glitches too part

I love this app - but for over a week now it’s been glitching out. The top part where all the buttons are is constantly shifting up and down and it’s distracting and makes the app difficult to use. I tried reinstalling it, restarting my phone, etc and it won’t go away. I even got a new phone recently and the glitch transitioned right over.

Please fix and I’ll adjust my review to 5/5.

Ttherickestrick

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, this bug came with IOS 17 update, I have immediately fixed it and released version 4.2. Please update your app to next version and it will be fixed.

Brilliant!

It’s really turned things around for me. Great that it doesn’t require you to connect a bank account like some apps.
Would love to be able to label periodic transactions with more detail though.

Ssjhendy

3 years ago

Nice feature

The Budget sharing feature is great! We use it as a couple to track our family budget easily.

MMertCantas

4 years ago

Useful and simple

Happy to see such an app whic is easy to use and convenient for tracking my budget.

T🚀ToTheMoon 🚀

4 years ago

Another color category for savings please? other than that this app is really helpful

Such great simplicity

MmariaJOWANA

4 years ago

Simple as advertised, wish dates were better

Like the simplicity, just wish the paycheck period was customizable for those that get paid every 2 weeks, not twice a month.

Sstinab528

4 years ago

Icons

I hope the icons can be pleasing or something like an artwork.

Aallshattered

4 years ago

It’s confusing

I thought if I start by putting my monthly income I could substract by adding my expenses and that wasn’t happening. Would have been nice if the app walked you through it. I ended up deleting it because I didn’t find it helpful.

NNas57asy4

5 years ago