Owy vs Balanced Budgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Owy
Easily track what friends owe you with quick entry and automated reminders. Send a one-tap message to get your items back. Get your money or belongings returned efficiently.
- Track items friends owe
- Quick item entry
- Automated reminders
- One-tap messaging
- Bug reporting via email
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Owy is an easy way to keep track of the things your friends owe you. Add an item in under 30 seconds and you will get a reminder after one week. Send a message in 1 tap to get your item back. If you have feedback or you've found bugs, please mail to bugs@owyapp.com. We will write you back as soon as possible. Team Owy
Balanced Budgets
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Balanced Budget is tool used to take control of your budgets with just a few taps. Easily create and modify budgets to keep track of all your various income and expenses in a simple, intuitive fashion. Key features of the app include: * Full Dark Mode support (for devices running iOS 13 and later). * Create, edit, and remove as many budgets as you like without spending a single cent. * Re-order budgets and financial entries. * Support for multiple languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Owy at 10.0 against Balanced Budgets's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Owy ships an update every 3 weeks, Balanced Budgets every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Owy | Balanced Budgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordy Sinke | Robert Kapiszka |
In-app purchases
Owy
No in-app purchases
Balanced Budgets
No in-app purchases
