Budge vs Simple Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budge
This app simplifies personal finance by helping you track monthly expenses. Easily input your spending, sort costs by amount, and set bill payment reminders to stay on budget.
- Expense tracking
- Monthly expense listing
- Expense sorting
- Budget nudges
- Bill payment reminders
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Budge is the simplest budgeting app out there! We list dozens of potential monthly expenses and all you have to do is enter your expense. We'll tally it up and keep you on track. Sort your expenses by highest to lowest and even set a budge nudge - a reminder when you need to pay a certain bill!
Simple Budget
This financial tool simplifies budgeting using the envelope system with digital enhancements. Manually track expenses, gain powerful insights into spending habits, and forecast future financial scenarios to grow your savings. Access your budget across devices with phone number sign-up.
- Envelope budgeting system
- Manual transaction entry
- Spending insights and analysis
- Budget calculator
- Cross-device access
- Transaction export
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Simple Budget is a hands-on budgeting app for people who want control over where their money goes. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Break your spending down into categories, and give each category a budget. By planning your spending ahead of time, you can build savings directly into your budget, allowing you to have guilt-free spending money while still keeping up with your savings. Track your spending habits with Simple Budget to see if your spending matches your goals. HANDS-ON, WITHOUT THE HASSLE Stay close to your spending to see exactly where your money is going. Avoid the set-it-and-forget-it model and plan for every dollar. When you see each one coming in and out, you understand what you're spending and what you're saving. PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, LEARN FROM THE PAST • Plan your spending ahead of time, from retirement savings to weekend shopping. • Budget Calculator: see how your month ends up after the bills you know are coming, before you decide on that splurge. • Projected spending and savings for the current month. • Recurring income on any schedule: weekly, biweekly, monthly and more. • Year Savings: income, spending and savings for every month of the year. • Spending History: track your spending habits month to month. ENVELOPE BUDGETING, MADE EASY Building your budget is quick and easy with customizable, pre-built budget categories. Find what applies to you, tailor it to your needs, and build a budget that works for you. YOUR BUDGET, YOUR WAY • Track balances across your accounts, free. • Search, filter and sort every transaction, free. • Export your transactions to CSV anytime, free. • Sign in with your phone number and pick up your budget on any device, free. FREE AND PREMIUM Simple Budget is built for everyone, and stays affordable for anyone looking for extra budgeting firepower. The core of Simple Budget is free: budgets and categories, transactions, accounts, income, monthly insights and CSV export. Premium adds detailed category insights and trends, yearly insights, full Budget Calculator editing, history from previous years, and more. Simple Budget Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Questions or ideas? luke@pgmediasolutions.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gosimplebudget.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Budge at 5.0 against Simple Budget's 4.5. Budge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Simple Budget's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Simple Budget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Budge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Budge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Budget has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Budge | Simple Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iron Forge Development | Luke Brady |
Customer experience
Budge
Simple Budget
In-app purchases
Budge
No in-app purchases
Simple Budget
- Monthly Premium Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Annual Premium Subscription$9.991 Year








