Comparison

MoneyMeter vs Budget Meter

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

Head to head
About

MoneyMeter

Track personal and business expenses by wallet, account, category, or location. Quickly enter spending and view detailed reports to understand where your money goes. Your financial data is stored privately on your device via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Track expenses by wallet, account, category, and location
  • Quick expense entry
  • View expenses grouped by date, account, category, wallet, location
  • Detailed spending reports
  • Private data storage via iCloud
  • No analytics tracking
Features
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Simple & Smart Money tracker MoneyMeter helps you answer for following questions - How much did you spend using "Cash" or "Credit card"? (Wallet) - How much did you spend on your "Business" / "Personal"? (Account) - How much did you spend on "Shopping" / "Fitness" / "Bills" / "Food" / "Travel"? (Categories) - How much did you spend at "Amazon" / "Subway" / "McDonalds" / "BigBasket"? (Locations) - How much did you spend on the date "20-Jan-2020"? MoneyMeter allows you to: - Keep track of your personal, family, Business, Travel expenses - Quickly enter your expenses - View expenses grouped by date/account/category/wallet/location - Know exactly where your money goes - View reports for all accounts, wallets, categories, locations ***IMPORTANT: Works only when iCloud is enabled*** WE DON'T STORE YOUR FINANCIAL DATA. Yes, You read it right. Everything is stored under your iCloud account & stays on your on the device only. Strictly. You are the owner of your data & you can go to iCloud settings & delete app-data anytime you want. WE DON'T DO ANALYTICS We all love the privacy & specifically when it comes down to our finances. Anytime if you've any doubt, I can share my screen to show you the code to make you understand that there is no-analytics library integrated.

About

Budget Meter

Features
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シンプルな支出管理アプリ「Budget Meter」 毎月の予算を設定して、日々の支出を記録するだけ。 残りの予算がひと目でわかるから、使いすぎを防げます。 【主な機能】 ・月予算の設定 ・ジャンル別の予算管理 ・ワンタップで支出を記録 ・今月・今週の残り予算を表示 ・支出履歴の確認 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・家計簿が続かない方 ・シンプルに支出を管理したい方 ・毎月の予算を守りたい方 余計な機能は一切なし。 シンプルだから続けられる、新しい家計管理アプリです。

Screenshots

MoneyMeter4 screens
Budget Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MoneyMeter at none against Budget Meter's shown. MoneyMeter also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

MoneyMeter ships an update every 2 weeks, Budget Meter every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MoneyMeter versus Budget Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyMeterBudget Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSN AnyDevice Software SolutionsKengo Kanehiro

In-app purchases

None

MoneyMeter

No in-app purchases

None

Budget Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoneyMeter free?
MoneyMeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget Meter free?
Budget Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MoneyMeter or Budget Meter have ads?
Budget Meter shows ads; MoneyMeter does not.
Which is updated more often, MoneyMeter or Budget Meter?
MoneyMeter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Budget Meter every 9 days. Most recently, MoneyMeter was updated on October 18, 2026 and Budget Meter on October 10, 2026.

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