Comparison

Nudget vs Purchases List

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

Head to head
About

Nudget

This app simplifies expense tracking and budgeting with a focus on speed and ease of use. It offers quick expense entry, insightful spending analysis, and recurring expense management. Enjoy a private and customizable budgeting experience with iCloud sync and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Quick expense entry
  • Spending insights and analysis
  • Recurring expense management
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable app icons
  • Siri support
Features
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Finally. A budgeting app for the rest of us. A focus on speed & simplicity transform the daunting task of budgeting into a fun and insightful experience. OUR AMAZING REVIEWS SAY IT ALL “Nudget makes it easier than most budgeting apps to get started and keep up with expense tracking.” - John Voorhees from MacStories “Boom. Done. I just launch the app, type that in, and then move on with my day.” - Mikah Sargent from iOS Today “A budgeting app for people who hate budgeting.” - Angelica Leicht from Komando “Nudget’s clean and seamless interface makes it easy to input the numbers and figure out how much you can be spending every day, without the hassle.” - Christine Romero-Chan from iMore “Nudget is a simple yet powerful budgeting app with a unique take on helping you track your spending and save for the future” - Chance Miller from 9to5Mac *** CORE FEATURES *** ENTER AN EXPENSE IN SECONDS Manually entering your expenses can be a huge chore with other apps, requiring tons of swiping and tapping through different screens. Nudget makes recording an expense fast and fluid, so you can quickly open the app, record your purchase, and get on with your day. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING WITHOUT A SPREADSHEET Understanding your spending habits shouldn’t require the use of complex spreadsheet software. That’s why Nudget analyzes your spending for you in the Insights tab. Insights take all the guesswork out of where your money is going and lets you know if your spending is off track and which categories you should keep an eye on. Tap to expand any insight for a gorgeous chart which gives even more detail. ICLOUD SYNC Use Nudget on your iPhone or iPad. Your data automatically syncs so you never skip a beat. MANAGE YOUR RECURRING EXPENSES Tired of subscription charges you can’t keep track of? Us too. That’s why Nudget supports adding recurring expenses, so you can easily keep a list of which subscriptions you have ongoing and compare them against each other. ALWAYS PRIVATE We strongly believe that your data is yours. Because of this, we do not collect any identifiable information about our users, only tracking the bare minimum needed to hunt down bugs and crashes. We do not share any data with third parties. GORGEOUS WIDGETS Viewing your budget has never been easier. With spending insights right on your home screen, you never have to worry you’ll accidentally go over budget. SUPPORT FOR EVERY CURRENCY Nudget supports every currency, meaning no matter where you live, you’ll have a great experience. CUSTOM APP ICONS Customize your experience with a new app icon. Dark mode optimized icons, seasonal festivities, and stacks of bills from different currencies are among the selection—with many more to come in the future! SIRI SUPPORT Add a new expense entirely handsfree with Siri. You can even ask Siri to check any of your spending insights! Set up these custom commands in Apple’s Shortcuts app. FACE ID & TOUCH ID Require authentication from Face ID / Touch ID when opening Nudget. Just enable this in settings. Setup takes less than a minute, so what’re you waiting for? Start saving with Nudget today. Privacy Policy: https://nudgetapp.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://nudgetapp.com/terms

About

Purchases List

Track daily expenses with personalized groups, limits, and notes. Organize data into archives, export to PDF, and secure with biometric authentication. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Personalized expense groups with limits
  • Detailed transaction logging
  • Home screen widgets for quick overview
  • Data archiving and organization
  • Searchable transactions
  • PDF data export
  • Biometric data protection
Features
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Purchases is a simple app to help you track all your daily expenses. - Create groups as you like, personalize them with icons, emoji and colors. Define a limit to the group, so you can easily see the precentage you reached. - Create the transaction defining a description, the money spent or received, where it happened and, if needed, a note. - Add widgets to your homescreen to see your expenses in a glance. - Organize all your data in archives, so you can start over and mantaining old records. - Search categories and transactions directly from the home of your device. - Export your data to a PDF document, then save it to your device or print it to store it in your home. - Protect your data with FaceID or TouchID. - Data are sync with your devices with iCloud. - Simple and intuitive design. - Customizable color options. - Purchase is supporting Universal Purchase, so once you buy it you can download it in your other devices. • Icons made by www.freepik.com from www.flaticon.com • Icons made by www.icon54.com from www.flaticon.com

Screenshots

Nudget4 screens
Purchases List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nudget at Free against Purchases List's $0.99. Nudget also leads on ratings volume (378 vs 4). Purchases List's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (78% vs 69%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Nudget is free to download; Purchases List costs $0.99 up front. Nudget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Purchases List sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Purchases List holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nudget has 378 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Nudget's written reviews are positive against 78% of Purchases List's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nudget ships an update weekly, Purchases List every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nudget versus Purchases List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNudgetPurchases List
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (378 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings378 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSawyer BlatzAndrea Dellai

Customer experience

Nudget

All ratings378 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative19.7%

Purchases List

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Nudget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not refreshing correctly
  • Issues with decimal input
  • Budgeting calculations not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add biweekly/semimonthly income/expense options
  • Improve insights and spending breakdown (e.g. pie charts, category totals)
  • Ability to import/export data
  • Sync across devices
  • Apple Watch app

Purchases List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Nudget

Subscriptions2
  • Nudget Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Nudget Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Kind Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Superfan Tip$9.99
4 purchases

Purchases List

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
Show 1 more
  • ExtraLarge Tip$5.99

Questions

Is Nudget free?
Nudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purchases List free?
Purchases List costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nudget or Purchases List?
Purchases List is rated higher. Nudget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 378 ratings, while Purchases List averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Nudget or Purchases List have ads?
Neither Nudget nor Purchases List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nudget or Purchases List?
Nudget ships an update weekly, and Purchases List every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nudget was updated on October 27, 2026 and Purchases List on October 29, 2026.

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