Comparison

Weekly vs Budgets

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

Head to head
About

Weekly

This app simplifies budgeting by converting all your finances into a single weekly Safe-to-Spend amount. It syncs with over 10,000 U.S. banks and helps you track bills and savings goals without complex categories.

Highlights
  • Single weekly Safe-to-Spend amount
  • Automatic bank syncing via Plaid
  • Bill calendar with due date reminders
  • Savings goals tracking
  • Spending tracker without categorization
  • Shared budgets for couples
Currently charting
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One number. Every week. Weekly turns your whole budget (income, bills, savings goals) into a single Safe-to-Spend amount for the week. No categories to balance. No spreadsheets. Stay under your number and you're on track. That's the whole system. MOST BUDGETS ASK TOO MUCH Tracking a dozen categories sounds organized. In practice, it's the reason people quit. Weekly asks for one number and does the math for you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build your budget. Add your income and your recurring expenses: rent, car payment, subscriptions, utilities, anything fixed. A guided setup walks you through it. 2. Spend by the week. Whatever's left becomes your Safe-to-Spend. Stay under it, roll the leftover into savings, and start fresh on Monday. 3. Connect your bank. Transactions sync automatically from 10,000+ U.S. banks and credit unions through Plaid. Weekly can even spot recurring bills in your transactions and add them to your budget. Rather log by hand? That works too. Not paid weekly? Most people aren't. Enter your income however it really arrives (every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or variable) and Weekly turns it into a weekly number automatically. EVERYTHING YOU NEED. NOTHING YOU DON'T. • Safe-to-Spend, always visible: right on the home screen and your lock screen widget, updated as transactions clear. • Bills, on the calendar: see what's due and when, get a heads-up before due dates, and spot anything past due at a glance. • Funds & savings goals: pick a target and a date, set aside a little each week, and watch it stack up. • Spending tracker: a live picture of where your money's going, without forcing you to categorize every coffee. • Couples: share one budget with your partner. Each of you keeps your own login. • Every balance in one place: checking, savings and credit cards, side by side. REAL PEOPLE, REAL WEEKS "This is the accountant I can't afford telling me what I can and cannot spend every week." (Twopicki1212) "Probably the most important app my wife and I have." (leajere) "Has made budgeting effortless and so easy to follow. For the first time I am able to stay on track." (AllyCat1217) Join 350,000+ people budgeting by the week. YOUR DATA, PROTECTED Bank connections run through Plaid and are read-only. Weekly never sees your bank password and can't move money. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and it's never sold. Want out? Delete your account from Settings and we'll permanently erase everything. THE BUDGET YOU'LL ACTUALLY STICK WITH Weekly is free to try, and setup takes about ten minutes. Upgrade to Weekly PRO for unlimited bank syncing, Funds and advanced reports. Weekly PRO subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://weeklybudgeting.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://weeklybudgeting.com/privacy-policy/

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

Weekly4 screens
Budgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budgets at none against Weekly's 10. Budgets also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Weekly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.8K 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. Weekly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Budgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekly has 3.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Weekly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Budgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly ships an update weekly, Budgets every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Weekly versus Budgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeeklyBudgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeekly, LLCDerek Wene

Customer experience

Weekly

All ratings3,848 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative8.6%

Budgets

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

Bugs and requests

Weekly

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Almost perfect for ADHD!
  • One Querk
  • Beware
  • 7 Day trial is a lie
  • Stuck trying to load
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  • Bugs were fixed!
  • Worst customer service or lack of
  • Keeps losing Plaid connection
  • Doesn't work
  • Unable to Load App
  • Unreliable app
  • Looks promising, but currently not functional.

Requested features

15 requests
  • More options
  • Adding spouse on account
  • Savings account view
  • Monthly view in widget
  • Ability to manually enter recurring expenses
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  • Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
  • Ability to add and remove funds
  • Memos/tags on transactions
  • Ability to split transactions
  • Finicity support for non-US banks
  • Daily view
  • Ability to apply dates to recurring expenses
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to manually enter one-off monthly payments
  • Support for changing monthly bills

Budgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Weekly

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Sync Credits (8 pack)$0.99
  • Sync Credits (50 Pack)$4.99
None

Budgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekly free?
Weekly 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, Weekly or Budgets?
Budgets is rated higher. Weekly averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Budgets averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Weekly or Budgets have ads?
Neither Weekly nor Budgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly or Budgets?
Weekly ships an update weekly, and Budgets every 3 months. Most recently, Weekly was updated on November 3, 2026 and Budgets on November 3, 2026.

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