Nudget vs SpendFriend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Quick expense entry
- Spending insights and analysis
- Recurring expense management
- iCloud sync
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable app icons
- Siri support
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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
SpendFriend
Track your spending in real-time to avoid checkout surprises. Use voice input to quickly log purchases and monitor your budget, ensuring you know your available funds before you pay.
- Speech-to-text expense logging
- Real-time spending tracking
- Budget setting and monitoring
- Available funds display
- Avoid checkout surprises
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Ever wished you knew how much you were spending *before* you got to the checkout at the store?? I for sure have! And I got fed up with being surprised by the price at the register, so I built this app: SpendFriend. As you walk through the store, with the Speech to Text feature, you can simply say the item you are purchasing and the cost and it all gets entered for you! I hope you enjoy this feature as much as I have. It will help you set your budget and know how much you are spending and how much is available. Due to strange tax laws around what type of food is/is-not taxable, it doesn't always get it *exactly* right, but the main goal here is to never be surprised by how much that checkout total is going to be again. I hope you enjoy the app and are more informed about how much you are paying *before* you get to checkout! :) NOTE: This app is NOT intended to get you a perfect, or exact number of how much you are going to pay, but it should be very close. I'm always working on improving it's accuracy and always strive to get it as close as possible to that final number. Also, if you'd like to try it out for free, minus all the cool features of an iOS app, check out the original version at https://groceryfriend.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nudget at Free against SpendFriend's $7.99. Nudget also leads on ratings volume (378 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). SpendFriend's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads 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
Nudget is free to download; SpendFriend costs $7.99 up front. Nudget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SpendFriend asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpendFriend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nudget has 378 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nudget ships an update weekly, SpendFriend every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Nudget | SpendFriend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (378 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 378 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sawyer Blatz | Joshua Friend |
Customer experience
Nudget
SpendFriend
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
SpendFriend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nudget
- Nudget Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Nudget Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Kind Tip$1.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
- Superfan Tip$9.99
SpendFriend
No in-app purchases









