Comparison

Chamasoft vs BudgiVest

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

Head to head
About

Chamasoft

This app automates financial bookkeeping for investment groups, replacing manual methods. It manages member invoicing, payments, and provides online access to financial statements. Features include an e-wallet, expense tracking, and financial reporting.

Highlights
  • Automated member invoicing
  • Online member financial statements
  • E-Wallet for payments and withdrawals
  • Expense and project tracking
  • Financial reporting
  • Loan management
  • Penalty management
Features
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Chamasoft is a book keeping tool for Investment Groups ( Chama ), commonly known as Chamas. Chamasoft automates the operations of these groups, eliminating the need for complex Excel sheets and bulky write up, thereby making the work of financial book keeping within the group easier. It achieves this in the following way: 1. It automates member invoicing, 2. Keeps an updated statement for each member, 3. Members can login to view their financial position within the group, 4. Reminds members to make payments, stores group data on the cloud (available 24/7 anywhere in the world) and 5. A cash book module for use by the Treasurer. FEATURES: - Chamasoft E-Wallet Chamasoft provides an online E-Wallet that chamas can use to manage their finances by making payments via M-Pesa and withdrawals to M-Pesa or any bank account. - Financial Management Chamasoft acts as an online treasurer. All one does is record payments and Chamasoft reconciles the records. - Membership Management Chamasoft allows one to register all members on the system where they access to their chama records online. - Bank Account Management Chamasoft records withdrawals, transfers and deposits that are performed on the bank accounts. - Expense Management Chamasoft allows users to track expenses as they occur, be it for land purchases or payments for services. - Project Management One can track projects e.g. Expenses regarding purchase of land, and the contributions needed to carry out the project. - Loan Management For chamas that do internal lending, Chamasoft provides a platform for recording these loans. - Financial Reports Chamasoft generates the following reports; Member Statements, Loan Summaries, Expense Summary and Transaction Statements. - One Time Penalty Management One can penalise members for issues such a late coming and this will be reflected on the members' statement. CHAMASOFT Focus on your Group Investments (chama, sacco) as we handle your group financial administration. Do not wait — Download and automate your group, chama or sacco now!

About

BudgiVest

Features
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BudgiVest is a smart expense tracker and budget planner that helps you manage money individually or with family and friends. Track daily expenses, organize transactions into categories, set budgets, and monitor savings goals in one secure app. With joint wallets, multiple members can log financial information while everyone in the wallet can monitor spending in real time, making BudgiVest ideal for families, couples, roommates, and shared expenses. Gain clear insights into spending habits, stay accountable, and take control of your finances together. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chamasoft4 screens
BudgiVest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chamasoft at none against BudgiVest's 3. BudgiVest's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). 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. BudgiVest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Chamasoft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chamasoft ships an update every 2 months, BudgiVest daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chamasoft versus BudgiVest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChamasoftBudgiVest
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDigital Vision East AfricaJames Bettencourt

In-app purchases

None

Chamasoft

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BudgiVest

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$7.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Chamasoft free?
Chamasoft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BudgiVest free?
BudgiVest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chamasoft or BudgiVest have ads?
Neither Chamasoft nor BudgiVest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chamasoft or BudgiVest?
Chamasoft ships an update every 2 months, and BudgiVest daily. Most recently, Chamasoft was updated on October 24, 2026 and BudgiVest on October 28, 2026.

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