Comparison

Patterner vs Simple Budget Planner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Patterner

Track your spending habits with ease. This app helps you visualize where your money goes by highlighting categories with higher expenditure. Create and customize spending categories monthly to gain a clear overview of your financial patterns.

Highlights
  • Consumption pattern visualization
  • Category-based spending highlights
  • Detailed item recording
  • Monthly category editing
  • Easy spending tracking
Features
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Easily track your spending patterns! Categories with higher spending will appear at the top, making it easy to see where your money goes. Create detailed categories and record your expenses. You can customize your categories each month. 'Patterner' makes it easy to keep track of your spending. [ Contact ] momots_works@naver.com

About

Simple Budget Planner

Manage your money effortlessly with this intuitive app. Track income and expenses, utilize the envelope system for category budgeting, and set savings goals. Automate recurring transactions and gain insights into your spending habits.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Envelope budgeting system
  • Savings goal setting
  • Scheduled transactions
  • Income and expense statistics
  • Customizable budgets and categories
Features
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Simple Budget Planner is a calm, manual budget for you and your household. No bank login, no connected accounts, nothing automatic happening behind your back: you write down what you spend, and you always know what's left. PLAN YOUR MONTH • Give every category a budget, envelope-style, and see what's left at a glance • Bills and recurring payments are added for you and count before they arrive, so "left to spend" is honest • Monthly from your payday, weekly, or every 2 or 4 weeks • A "Left to spend" widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, with amounts you can hide TRACK IN SECONDS • Add an expense in three taps with the quick keypad • Edit anything in place, move entries between categories, undo a delete • Search, filter and sort by date or by due date SAVE ON PURPOSE • Savings goals with contributions and progress • Money set aside is shown separately, never counted as spending SHARE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD • Invite your partner or family to the same budget • Everyone sees the same numbers, on their own iPhone or iPad SEE WHERE IT GOES • Clear spending and income insights by category • Money in against spent over the last 6 months • Look back over any dates: a whole year, the last 3 months or your own range, with every entry in one list • Every chart has a text summary and a table view YOURS TO KEEP • Export everything to CSV at any time, on every plan • Works offline and syncs when you're back online • Your data is never sold and never used for ads • On iPhone and iPad, with two columns on the bigger screen PREMIUM Simple Budget Planner is free to download and use. The free plan includes 40 entries for your household, and every feature. Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription that removes the entry limit. One subscription covers your household through Family Sharing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://sbp.sh/terms Privacy Policy: https://sbp.sh/privacy

Screenshots

Patterner3 screens
Simple Budget Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patterner at 5.0 against Simple Budget Planner's 4.4. Patterner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Simple Budget Planner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (283 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Patterner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Budget Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patterner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Budget Planner has 283 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Patterner's written reviews are positive against 60% of Simple Budget Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patterner ships an update every 2 months, Simple Budget Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Patterner versus Simple Budget Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternerSimple Budget Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (283 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2283 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHN YOONJIMehmet Cetin

Customer experience

Patterner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Budget Planner

All ratings283 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Patterner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Budget Planner

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Periodic transactions not recorded automatically
  • App freezes or becomes unusable after declining to rate
  • Glitching UI elements
  • Data export errors
  • Subscription sharing/family plan issues
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  • Screen size/balance partially hidden on some devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Allow sorting expenses by due date
  • Add bi-weekly pay period option
  • Add weekly budget option
  • Improve screen resolution and UI scaling
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  • Add option to subtract budgeted items from income
  • Separate statistics for savings
  • Export data to CSV
  • More detail for periodic transactions
  • Pleasing icons or artwork
  • Option to sort accounts alphabetically

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Patterner

One-time1
  • Patterner Pro$3.99
4 purchases

Simple Budget Planner

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annually14 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Semiannually$24.996 Months

Questions

Is Patterner free?
Patterner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Budget Planner free?
Simple Budget Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Patterner or Simple Budget Planner?
Patterner is rated higher. Patterner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Simple Budget Planner averages 4.4 from 283 ratings.
Do Patterner or Simple Budget Planner have ads?
Patterner shows ads; Simple Budget Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Patterner or Simple Budget Planner?
Patterner ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Budget Planner fortnightly. Most recently, Patterner was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Budget Planner on November 5, 2026.

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