Comparison

Budget app vs Basis

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

Head to head
About

Budget app

This personal finance app helps you track spending, plan budgets, and save money to achieve financial freedom. It offers features like AI-powered tracking, shared budgeting, and detailed stats to understand your financial habits.

Highlights
  • Budget Planner
  • Spending Tracker
  • Money Management
  • Recurring Transactions
  • Shared Budgeting
  • AI Tracking
  • Stats & Charts
Features
Currently charting
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Budget App is a personal finance app for spending tracking, budget planning and money saving. It will help you reduce expenses, increase savings, and achieve greater financial freedom. Budget App, the only personal finance app you need: your BUDGET PLANNER, SPENDING TRACKER, and FINANCE TRACKER. It is free to use, no ads, no privacy peeping. 「MAIN FEATURES」 • Budget Planner – Set budget for categories & sub-categories on a weekly, monthly, or custom basis • Money Manage – Manage credit, debit, mutual funds, and stock accounts in one place • Recurring Transactions – Set recurring transactions on a daily, weekly, monthly, or custom basis • Subscription Manager – Track and manage your subscriptions, find hidden • Shared Budgeting – Collaborate with others to track and manage together • AI Tracking – Smarter tracking with: AI Importing, AI Voice Input & AI Receipt Scan • Widget App – Record transactions, view stats & charts — right from your widget • Shortcut Integration - Using shortcut to record transactions with one click • Budget Calendar – Visualize your day-to-day spending on a calendar view. • Stats & Charts – Understand your spending patterns with insightful visuals. • Shared Ledger – Collaborate with others to track and manage shared budget. • Cloud Sync – Access your data across all your iPhones and iPads seamlessly. • Export & Import – Export your data as CSV or import from other CSV files. More features for Budget App is coming~ What people say about Budget App: "This budget app has completely changed the way I manage my money! The budget planner and expense tracker features are super easy to use. I can finally stick to my monthly budget and see where my money goes each week." "As someone who struggles with personal finance, this financial manager has been a lifesaver. The spending tracker gives me real-time insights, and the money tracker helps me avoid unnecessary expenses. Highly recommend!" "I've tried a few budget trackers before, but this one is by far the most intuitive. The monthly budget breakdown is clear, and the expense tracker helps me stay accountable. Great for anyone serious about budgeting." "Finally, a budget app that does it all! Whether you're looking for a budget planner or a money tracker, this app covers it. It's like having a personal financial manager in your pocket." "What I love most about this budget tracker is how easy it is to customize. I set up my categories, track my spending, and monitor my progress toward financial goals. The app makes personal finance feel manageable!" Take control of your finances today—download the ultimate budget tracker app and start building the future you deserve! You can subscribe or buy out to use all premium features. * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Our standard Subscription Plans are: * 1-year Subscription For other currencies, the price corresponds to the same price tier on the App Store Pricing Matrix. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel or manage your free trial's auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. The cancellation will take effect 24-hours after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. * Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the application, please do not hesitate to contact us at davetech.app@gmail.com Privacy Policy: http://intuitive.studio/budget/privacy/ Terms of Use: http://intuitive.studio/budget/terms/

About

Basis

This app helps you save money by prioritizing savings before budgeting. It allows you to define spending categories, make conscious decisions about overspending, and track your savings growth over time. It offers quick expense logging and receipt scanning for a streamlined financial management experience.

Highlights
  • Save first budgeting method
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Deliberate period closing
  • On-device receipt scanning
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Complete privacy (no cloud/account)
Features
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Basis is a budgeting app built on one old rule: pay yourself first. Most apps track what you spend and call whatever's left at the end of the month "savings". For most people, that number is zero. Basis flips the order: on payday, your saving rate comes off the top — like a bill. What's left is what you budget, across categories you define. Then, at the end of the period, nothing settles silently. You close the month yourself: every overspent category gets an explicit decision, cover it from savings, or carry it and start next month tighter. Leftovers sweep into savings with one tap. Basis doesn't just track saving. It causes it. THE METHOD • Save first: your saving rate is set aside on payday, before any budgeting happens • Budget the rest across your own categories: rent, groceries, whatever fits your life • Close each period deliberately: settle overspends, sweep the surplus MEASURED AGAINST YOU, NOT A RULEBOOK • Every category charts this period against your own usual pace — "13% under your usual at day 13" • Average per day, projection to period end, and your past periods as bars: drift is visible before it becomes a problem • The capital chart draws the money you've kept across every payday, from your first period to today FAST TO LIVE WITH • Log an expense in two taps with the custom keypad • Or scan the receipt: the text is read on-device and the photo never leaves your phone • Recurring expenses post themselves • Home-screen widgets for quick logging and an at-a-glance balance AND IT'S COMPLETELY PRIVATE No bank link, no account, no cloud. Basis runs entirely on your phone. FREE FOREVER No subscription, no ads, no in-app purchases, no premium tier. Basis has no running costs, so it has no price. That's the whole deal.

Screenshots

Budget app4 screens
Basis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basis at none against Budget app's 8. Basis also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Budget app's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price and ads 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. Budget app sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Basis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budget app has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Budget app's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget app ships an update every 4 days, Basis every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Budget app versus Basis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget appBasis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnerGrowSilvia Stocchi

Customer experience

Budget app

All ratings16,242 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,271 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.9%

Basis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Budget app

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Transactions not always loading correctly
  • Upgrade/premium features not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to carry over surplus/deficit between months
  • Option to view remaining budget instead of just spent
  • Multiple savings account/ledger support
  • Automatic recurring bill/subscription tracking
  • Web/desktop app version for easier data entry
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  • Customizable icons for expense categories

Basis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Budget app

Subscriptions3
  • Budget Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$6.991 Year
  • Financial Empowerment3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime Premium Sale$4.99
  • Budget Lifetime Member$8.99
  • lifetime member sale$14.99
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  • Lifetime Premium Global$19.99
  • Family Premium$29.99
None

Basis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budget app free?
Budget app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basis free?
Basis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Budget app or Basis?
Basis is rated higher. Budget app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Basis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Budget app or Basis have ads?
Neither Budget app nor Basis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budget app or Basis?
Budget app ships an update every 4 days, and Basis every 2 weeks. Most recently, Budget app was updated on November 5, 2026 and Basis on October 31, 2026.

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