Comparison

My Home Bills vs Budgets

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

Head to head
About

My Home Bills

Easily manage all your household expenses with this app. Track bills, set reminders, and store digital copies of receipts. Visualize your spending with charts and get alerts for upcoming due dates.

Highlights
  • Digital bill archive
  • Bill scanning and receipt storage
  • Customizable categories
  • Bill payment reminders and alerts
  • Annual and monthly spending charts
  • CSV file export
  • Biometric app unlock
Features
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All your household bills. All under control. With My Home Bills, you can organize bills, subscriptions, and payments in one place. Stay on top of due dates, see how your spending changes, and find documents and receipts whenever you need them. From electricity to Netflix, from building fees to insurance: a clear view of your household expenses, always with you. ORGANIZE YOUR EXPENSES Add a bill, choose a category, and enter the amount and due date. Include a note and set up daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurring payments. Use the built-in categories or create your own with custom colors and icons. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Check your average spending by category and your overall monthly average. Explore charts, compare years, and follow your spending trends over time. From your household overview to the details of a single bill, get the information you need to understand your expenses and see how your costs change. STAY AHEAD OF EVERY DUE DATE View payments in the calendar, check unpaid bills, and receive notifications before they are due. With widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, useful information is always just a glance away. BUILD YOUR DIGITAL ARCHIVE Keep bills and payment receipts together with their details. Scan documents using the built-in scanner or attach photos, screenshots, and PDF files. Import files from other apps, share documents, or print them whenever you need to. Less paperwork to store, more peace of mind. KEEP EVERYTHING IN SYNC Sync your data through iCloud and manage your bills on iPhone and iPad. On iPad, work in split screen and drag images and PDFs straight into the app. DESIGNED TO MAKE EVERYDAY LIFE EASIER • Export individual categories as CSV files. • Add new bills with Siri and Shortcuts on iPhone. • Use quick actions to access common tasks. • Protect access with Face ID or Touch ID. • Enjoy Dark Mode and adjust text size with Dynamic Type. • Drag and drop images and documents on iPhone and iPad. My Home Bills Premium Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your account settings after purchase. The current subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the app, where applicable. Privacy: [https://www.myhomebills.app/privacy] Terms of Service : [https://www.myhomebills.app/terms-of-serivice] for more information [https://www.myhomebills.app]

About

Budgets

Easily manage your finances by setting up budgets, tracking spending, and syncing with your bank accounts. Prioritize savings and stay out of debt with tools to monitor your balances and transfer funds between budgets.

Highlights
  • Setup budgets quickly
  • Sync with bank accounts
  • Track budget balances
  • Transfer balance between budgets
  • Access on mobile and web
  • Secure data encryption
Features
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Your money is moving. See where it’s going and what you could do differently. Budgets brings your spending, bills, and monthly plan together so you can make everyday money decisions with a clearer picture. Understand what’s already spoken for, find spending you could adjust, and make room for what matters to you. START WITH YOUR REAL LIFE Connect your bank and credit card accounts to build a starting plan from your income and spending. Review the suggestions and make them yours. You have something real to work from, instead of a blank budget. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Bring transactions together, organize them into categories, and see how your spending compares with your plan. From groceries to dining out, get a clearer view of the choices adding up throughout the month. FIND ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS Look at your everyday spending and recurring charges to decide what you want to keep and what you could change. Put those choices into a plan that reflects your priorities whether that’s a future trip, a savings cushion, or more room for everyday life. KEEP UPCOMING BILLS IN VIEW With enough account history, Budgets can identify recurring paychecks, bills, and subscriptions. See expected charges alongside your spending so they’re part of the picture when you plan. KEEP YOUR PLAN CURRENT Connected accounts bring in new transactions as they become available. Review your activity and adjust your plan as life changes. Prefer to start manually? Add custom accounts and build your own budget. Connected accounts are read-only. Budgets never moves your money. You decide what changes. Spend well. Save what matters.

Screenshots

My Home Bills4 screens
Budgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Budgets at 100% against My Home Bills's 48%. Budgets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). My Home Bills's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (272 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. My Home Bills sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Budgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Home Bills has 272 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of My Home Bills's written reviews are positive against 100% of Budgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Home Bills ships an update every 3 weeks, Budgets every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Home Bills versus Budgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Home BillsBudgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (272 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings272 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermarco cavicchiDerek Wene

Customer experience

My Home Bills

All ratings272 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.0%

Budgets

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

My Home Bills

Subscriptions3
  • Premium7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium free1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99
None

Budgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Home Bills free?
My Home Bills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budgets free?
Budgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Home Bills or Budgets?
Budgets is rated higher. My Home Bills averages 4.6 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while Budgets averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do My Home Bills or Budgets have ads?
Neither My Home Bills nor Budgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Home Bills or Budgets?
My Home Bills ships an update every 3 weeks, and Budgets every 3 months. Most recently, My Home Bills was updated on November 2, 2026 and Budgets on November 3, 2026.

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