Comparison

Budge vs Simple Budget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking
  • Monthly expense listing
  • Expense sorting
  • Budget nudges
  • Bill payment reminders
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting system
  • Manual transaction entry
  • Spending insights and analysis
  • Budget calculator
  • Cross-device access
  • Transaction export
Features
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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

Screenshots

Budge1 screens
Simple Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Budge versus Simple Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgeSimple Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIron Forge DevelopmentLuke Brady

Customer experience

Budge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Budget

All ratings50 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Budge

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Budget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Budge free?
Budge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Budget free?
Simple Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budge or Simple Budget?
Budge is rated higher. Budge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple Budget averages 4.5 from 53 ratings.
Do Budge or Simple Budget have ads?
Neither Budge nor Simple Budget shows ads.

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