Comparison

Bobby vs Nudget

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

Head to head
About

Bobby

Effortlessly track your recurring expenses and manage all your subscriptions in one place. Get timely notifications for upcoming bills to avoid late fees and maintain better control over your monthly spending.

Highlights
  • Add custom and pre-defined subscriptions
  • View all subscriptions at a glance
  • Track monthly spending on subscriptions
  • Receive bill due date notifications
  • Prevent late payment fees
  • Avoid insufficient funds
Features
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Bobby is the easiest way to get insights in your fixed costs. Manage your subscriptions and get notified when a bill is due. EASILY ADD SUBSCRIPTIONS Adding subscriptions is easy, choose from hundreds of existing subscriptions or create your own custom subscriptions. Enter all contract details to get the most out of Bobby, or use Bobby as a quick way to calculate your monthly payment for you. YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS AT A GLANCE Bobby provides a clear overview of all your subscriptions and upcoming bills. This way you'll always know the amount of money spent on subscriptions, which helps you to control your monthly spendings. GET NOTIFIED Bobby also notifies you when a bill is due, so you'll never have to deal with late payment fees you didn't know about again. Besides that, it prevents you from having insufficient funds on your account on the day a payment is due.

About

Nudget

This app simplifies expense tracking and budgeting with a focus on speed and ease of use. It offers quick expense entry, insightful spending analysis, and recurring expense management. Enjoy a private and customizable budgeting experience with iCloud sync and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Quick expense entry
  • Spending insights and analysis
  • Recurring expense management
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable app icons
  • Siri support
Features
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Finally. A budgeting app for the rest of us. A focus on speed & simplicity transform the daunting task of budgeting into a fun and insightful experience. OUR AMAZING REVIEWS SAY IT ALL “Nudget makes it easier than most budgeting apps to get started and keep up with expense tracking.” - John Voorhees from MacStories “Boom. Done. I just launch the app, type that in, and then move on with my day.” - Mikah Sargent from iOS Today “A budgeting app for people who hate budgeting.” - Angelica Leicht from Komando “Nudget’s clean and seamless interface makes it easy to input the numbers and figure out how much you can be spending every day, without the hassle.” - Christine Romero-Chan from iMore “Nudget is a simple yet powerful budgeting app with a unique take on helping you track your spending and save for the future” - Chance Miller from 9to5Mac *** CORE FEATURES *** ENTER AN EXPENSE IN SECONDS Manually entering your expenses can be a huge chore with other apps, requiring tons of swiping and tapping through different screens. Nudget makes recording an expense fast and fluid, so you can quickly open the app, record your purchase, and get on with your day. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING WITHOUT A SPREADSHEET Understanding your spending habits shouldn’t require the use of complex spreadsheet software. That’s why Nudget analyzes your spending for you in the Insights tab. Insights take all the guesswork out of where your money is going and lets you know if your spending is off track and which categories you should keep an eye on. Tap to expand any insight for a gorgeous chart which gives even more detail. ICLOUD SYNC Use Nudget on your iPhone or iPad. Your data automatically syncs so you never skip a beat. MANAGE YOUR RECURRING EXPENSES Tired of subscription charges you can’t keep track of? Us too. That’s why Nudget supports adding recurring expenses, so you can easily keep a list of which subscriptions you have ongoing and compare them against each other. ALWAYS PRIVATE We strongly believe that your data is yours. Because of this, we do not collect any identifiable information about our users, only tracking the bare minimum needed to hunt down bugs and crashes. We do not share any data with third parties. GORGEOUS WIDGETS Viewing your budget has never been easier. With spending insights right on your home screen, you never have to worry you’ll accidentally go over budget. SUPPORT FOR EVERY CURRENCY Nudget supports every currency, meaning no matter where you live, you’ll have a great experience. CUSTOM APP ICONS Customize your experience with a new app icon. Dark mode optimized icons, seasonal festivities, and stacks of bills from different currencies are among the selection—with many more to come in the future! SIRI SUPPORT Add a new expense entirely handsfree with Siri. You can even ask Siri to check any of your spending insights! Set up these custom commands in Apple’s Shortcuts app. FACE ID & TOUCH ID Require authentication from Face ID / Touch ID when opening Nudget. Just enable this in settings. Setup takes less than a minute, so what’re you waiting for? Start saving with Nudget today. Privacy Policy: https://nudgetapp.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://nudgetapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Bobby4 screens
Nudget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nudget at weekly against Bobby's every 2 months. Nudget also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 56%). Bobby's advantage is ratings volume (8K vs 378) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bobby sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Nudget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bobby holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bobby has 8K ratings behind it against 378, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Bobby's written reviews are positive against 69% of Nudget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bobby ships an update every 2 months, Nudget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bobby versus Nudget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBobbyNudget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better4.5 (378 ratings)
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8K — better378
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYummygumSawyer Blatz

Customer experience

Bobby

All ratings7,954 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,010 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative30.9%

Nudget

All ratings378 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

Bobby

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic utility
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Simple yet intuitive
  • 👍 Love the app
  • 👍 Amazing app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notifications don't work
  • 🐛 Crashes on launch
  • 🐛 Everything disappears
  • 🐛 Unreliable and broken
  • 🐛 Glitchy, doesn't work well

Nudget

From 378 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Customizable tags and categories
  • 🔒 Respects user privacy
  • 🎨 Beautiful design and widgets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. crashes, sync issues)
  • 🔍 Lacking advanced budgeting features (e.g. category budgets, pie charts)
  • ⏱️ Difficulty editing past transactions and budgets
  • 💰 Subscription model for some features

Bugs and requests

Bobby

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Notifications don't work
  • Crashes on launch
  • Everything disappears
  • Unreliable and broken
  • Glitchy, doesn't work well
Show 5 more
  • Notifications are not working
  • Notifications randomly stop working
  • Notifications come at wrong times
  • Subscription data disappeared
  • iCloud sync issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add widgets
  • Allow editing of subscription details
  • Separate monthly and annual subscriptions
  • Add ability to mark subscriptions as paid
  • Add categories/folders for subscriptions
Show 6 more
  • Allow custom icons for subscriptions
  • Add ability to hide/pause subscriptions
  • Improve notification system
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Improve currency conversion
  • Add ability to export data

Nudget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not refreshing correctly
  • Issues with decimal input
  • Budgeting calculations not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add biweekly/semimonthly income/expense options
  • Improve insights and spending breakdown (e.g. pie charts, category totals)
  • Ability to import/export data
  • Sync across devices
  • Apple Watch app

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bobby

One-time6
  • Unlock Subscription Limit$0.99
  • Visual Pack$0.99
  • Security Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Category Limit$0.99
  • All-in-one Pack$1.99
  • All-in-one Pack v2$2.99
5 purchases

Nudget

Subscriptions2
  • Nudget Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Nudget Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Kind Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Superfan Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Bobby free?
Bobby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nudget free?
Nudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bobby or Nudget?
Bobby is rated higher. Bobby averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Nudget averages 4.5 from 378 ratings.
Do Bobby or Nudget have ads?
Neither Bobby nor Nudget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bobby or Nudget?
Bobby ships an update every 2 months, and Nudget weekly. Most recently, Bobby was updated on October 16, 2026 and Nudget on October 9, 2026.

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