Comparison

Simple Budget Manager vs Balano

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

Head to head
About

Simple Budget Manager

Manage your finances with this straightforward expense tracker. Record all debit and credit transactions, generate detailed PDF reports, and enjoy an ad-free experience. It's designed for both small and large-scale financial management.

Highlights
  • List debit and credit transactions
  • View financial reports
  • Export reports in PDF format
  • Ad-free experience
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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PDF Expense manager. Best for both small and large scale expense management. -List all your debit and credit transactions. -View reports. -Export the reports in PDF. -Ads free. -Simple and easy to use.

About

Balano

Features
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Balano helps you see not only how much money you have today, but where your money is headed tomorrow. The app is built to create a financial projection based on two simple inputs: your current cash (wallet) and your planned future income and expenses (plan). Instead of guessing, you see a timeline of how your balance will change. Enter the amount of money you have right now. This is your starting point. Add your future income and expenses, such as salary, bills, rent, subscriptions, one-time payments, or any planned transactions. Balano calculates how these affect your balance over time. You can clearly see when your money increases, when it decreases, and how long your balance can last with your current plan. Problems become visible before they happen, so that you can change your plan early. Balano is built for flexibility. There is no forced structure, no templates, and no predefined rules about how your finances should work. You decide what income is, what expenses are, when it happens, and how often it repeats.
 Balano adapts to your life, not the other way around. Most finance apps focus on the past. Balano focuses on the future. Instead of reviewing history, you design your financial path and preview the result. The app is simple by design. No complex accounting. No financial jargon. No unnecessary screens. Everything is focused on clarity and speed. Your data stays private. Your financial information is not shared, sold, or used for advertising. Balano is for people who want to understand their future balance instead of reacting too late.

Screenshots

Simple Budget Manager4 screens
Balano3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Balano at weekly against Simple Budget Manager's every 2 months. Simple Budget Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Budget Manager ships an update every 2 months, Balano weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Budget Manager versus Balano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Budget ManagerBalano
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMuhammad HaroonHarun Sokullu

In-app purchases

None

Simple Budget Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Balano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Budget Manager free?
Simple Budget Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balano free?
Balano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Budget Manager or Balano have ads?
Neither Simple Budget Manager nor Balano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Budget Manager or Balano?
Simple Budget Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Balano weekly. Most recently, Simple Budget Manager was updated on September 21, 2026 and Balano on September 12, 2026.

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