Comparison

Budge vs Budgeting App

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

Budgeting App

Manage your personal finances with this comprehensive budget planner and expense tracker. It offers features like device syncing, custom categories, flexible budgeting, and insightful analytics to help you stay on track with your spending and savings goals.

Highlights
  • Sync across devices
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Flexible budget creation (weekly, monthly)
  • Track income and expenses
  • Automated recurring transactions
  • Detailed spending analytics
  • Multiple account management
  • Savings and loan tracking
Features
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The Budgeting App is a manual-first budget planner and expense tracker for people who want to feel in control of their money, not just watch an automatic dashboard. When you log spending yourself, you stay aware of every purchase, notice your habits, and make calmer decisions about where your money goes. - Flexible budgets that fit your life: create weekly, fortnightly, or monthly budgets and see at a glance whether you're on track. - Fast expense logging: add income and spending in seconds, with a built-in calculator so you can do the maths before you save. - Custom categories: organise your spending with categories and icons you choose, so your budget reflects how you actually live. - Insightful analytics: spot patterns in your spending and make informed decisions about credit cards, savings, and your emergency fund. - Recurring transactions: keep track of regular bills and subscriptions, from insurance to streaming, so nothing catches you by surprise. - Savings and loan trackers: set savings goals and follow loan repayments in one place to stay focused on what matters. - Multiple accounts and currencies: manage separate accounts, each with its own budgets, goals, and currency. - Automatic bank sync (Australia, United States, and Canada): connect your bank to import transactions automatically, then review and categorise them yourself. Bank connections are provided by Fiskil in Australia and Plaid in the United States and Canada. Everywhere else, The Budgeting App is manual by design. - Sync across devices: pick up your budget on any device and stay on top of your spending wherever you are. Budgeting works best when you're part of it. The Budgeting App keeps you close to your money so good habits actually stick. Download The Budgeting App and start budgeting with intention today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [:mav: 5.9.3]

Screenshots

Budge1 screens
Budgeting App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budge at none against Budgeting App's 7. Budge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). Budgeting App's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 1). On price, 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. Budgeting App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budgeting App has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Budge versus Budgeting App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgeBudgeting App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (91 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings191 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIron Forge DevelopmentThe Budgeting Company

Customer experience

Budge

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

Budgeting App

All ratings87 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

Budge

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Budgeting App

Subscriptions5
  • Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Lifetime Bank Sync Add-On (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Pro Sync (Monthly)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Pro (Annual)$26.491 Year
  • Pro Sync (Annual)1 Month trial$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • The Budgeting App Pro Lifetime$33.99
  • The Budgeting App Pro Lifetime$59.90

Questions

Is Budge free?
Budge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budgeting App free?
Budgeting App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budge or Budgeting App?
Budge is rated higher. Budge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Budgeting App averages 4.7 from 91 ratings.
Do Budge or Budgeting App have ads?
Neither Budge nor Budgeting App shows ads.

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