Comparison

True Wealth vs Household Buddy

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

Head to head
About

True Wealth

This app offers ETF-based wealth management for investing and retirement savings. It handles portfolio implementation, rebalancing, and custody fees, with options for sustainable investments and FX hedging. It also provides child portfolios and integrated Pillar 3a solutions.

Highlights
  • ETF-based wealth management
  • Portfolio construction and rebalancing
  • Child investment portfolios
  • Integrated Pillar 3a solutions
  • Sustainable investment options
  • Swiss e-tax statement
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Our ETF-based wealth management makes investing and saving for retirement easier than ever. Today, we manage assets worth over CHF 3 billion for more than 50'000 clients. Online wealth management: You set the targets and retain control over your investment strategy. We take care of the implementation. Our management fee of 0.25 to 0.5 percent covers numerous services: portfolio construction, rebalancing, custody fees, trading fees, deposits and withdrawals, the Swiss e-tax statement, and risk profiling. At 0.12 percent for a typical, globally diversified, equity-oriented portfolio, the external product costs (TER) are extremely cost-efficient. FX hedging and sustainable investments are available as options. The minimum deposit is CHF 8'500. ETF child portfolio: It works like our wealth management solution. The account is in the child's name and is fair to the child. There is also a voucher for friends and relatives who would like to give a child portfolio as a gift. From CHF 1'000. Pillar 3a: The third pillar is seamlessly integrated into our wealth management solution, but can also be used as a standalone product. We manage your assets in pillar 3a free of charge, with a management fee of 0.0 percent. In addition, you receive 0.35 percent interest on cash. From CHF 1'000. About True Wealth: True Wealth was founded in 2013 by Oliver Herren, the co-founder of Digitec Galaxus AG, and Felix Niederer, physicist and portfolio manager. It is a Swiss public limited company based in Zurich. True Wealth is licensed as a wealth manager of collective assets and is supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

About

Household Buddy

Features
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Household Buddy shows you what's still left this month — not just what you spent. Most expense apps are rear-view mirrors. Household Buddy puts the budget first: one limit per category, and a single number that tells you where you stand right now. WHAT YOU GET • A monthly budget, split across your own categories • Three-second entry: type "20 groceries" in plain language, or scan the receipt • Unlimited categories, budgets and savings goals • Savings goals for an emergency fund, a holiday, a car — with a monthly rate worked out for you • Recurring entries: rent, insurance, subscriptions — set once, booked automatically • Payday that matches your paycheck: monthly, semi-monthly, every two weeks or weekly • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets • Full history and CSV export • Your currency follows your region — USD, EUR, GBP, CHF and more BUILT FOR EVERY PAY CYCLE Paid every other Friday? On the 15th and the last day? Household Buddy counts from your actual payday, not from the first of the month — so "what's left" means what's really left. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS Everything is included during the trial. After that it continues as a subscription — the current price is shown in the App Store and in the app. Renews automatically after 7 days, cancel any time in your iOS settings. Privacy Policy: https://hhb.dreamr.ch/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

True Wealth4 screens
Household Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: True Wealth at none against Household Buddy's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Household Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. True Wealth asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
True Wealth versus Household Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue WealthHousehold Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue Wealth AGFUAT BOSTANCI

In-app purchases

None

True Wealth

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Household Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Household Buddy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Household Buddy Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is True Wealth free?
True Wealth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Household Buddy free?
Household Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do True Wealth or Household Buddy have ads?
Neither True Wealth nor Household Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, True Wealth or Household Buddy?
True Wealth ships an update monthly, and Household Buddy monthly. Most recently, True Wealth was updated on October 29, 2026 and Household Buddy on October 25, 2026.

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