Comparison

Budgeting App vs Stuffed

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

Head to head
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]

About

Stuffed

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Budgeting apps tell you what you spent. Stuffed tells you what is left. It is the cash envelope method on your phone. On payday you open your pay and fill your envelopes: groceries, bills, fun, whatever you need. Then you spend from an envelope, and when it is empty, it is empty. That is the whole method. It has worked on paper for a hundred years because the limit is real, and Stuffed keeps it feeling that way. PAYDAY FILLS EVERY ENVELOPE Tear open your pay and watch each envelope fill, one by one. Your savings goals and debts get their share too, and you can change any amount first. SPEND FROM AN ENVELOPE Open an envelope and add a spend, or use the + button from anywhere. Every envelope shows what it holds right now, not what it should hold. NO PAYDAY? IT STILL WORKS Living on savings, an allowance or money now and then? Budget by the month instead, and top up your envelopes whenever money comes in. KNOW WHAT IS LEFT, AT A GLANCE Home answers one question before you scroll: how much is left to spend this pay period, and about how much a day that means until payday. GOALS, DEBTS AND NET WORTH Save for a trip, pay off a card, and see what you own minus what you owe, all in one place. IT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account. No sign up. No bank login, ever. You type what you spend, which takes seconds and means nothing about your money leaves your phone. FREE, AND PLUS WHEN YOU WANT MORE The method is free: payday, spending, up to 10 envelopes, a savings goal, your debts, today's net worth and the home screen widget. Stuffed Plus adds as many envelopes and goals as you need, your net worth over time, and a spreadsheet of everything. A$4.99 a month, A$34.99 a year with a free week to try it, or A$89.99 once. Stuffed is made by one person in Australia. If something is wrong or missing, write to support@dorosstudios.com. A human answers. Subscription terms: Stuffed Plus Monthly and Yearly renew automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Privacy policy: https://dorosstudios.com/stuffed/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Budgeting App4 screens
Stuffed4 screens

Verdict

The call

Budgeting App and Stuffed are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Stuffed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Budgeting App versus Stuffed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgeting AppStuffed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Budgeting CompanyTHEODORE KOUTSANTONIS

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
3 purchases

Stuffed

Subscriptions2
  • Stuffed Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Stuffed Plus Annual7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stuffed Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Budgeting App free?
Budgeting App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stuffed free?
Stuffed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budgeting App or Stuffed have ads?
Neither Budgeting App nor Stuffed shows ads.

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