Balanced Budgets vs Conscious
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balanced Budgets
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Balanced Budget is tool used to take control of your budgets with just a few taps. Easily create and modify budgets to keep track of all your various income and expenses in a simple, intuitive fashion. Key features of the app include: * Full Dark Mode support (for devices running iOS 13 and later). * Create, edit, and remove as many budgets as you like without spending a single cent. * Re-order budgets and financial entries. * Support for multiple languages.
Conscious
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Conscious is a spending tracker built around one idea: to make you acknowledge every purchase. Log spending in seconds, set a simple daily budget, and watch a single clear number show where you stand. See your patterns with insights, track recurring costs, and review your full history, all in a focused, distraction-free app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Balanced Budgets at 13.0 against Conscious's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Balanced Budgets ships an update every 5 weeks, Conscious every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Balanced Budgets | Conscious |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Kapiszka | Steven Lo Cen |
In-app purchases
Balanced Budgets
No in-app purchases
Conscious
No in-app purchases
