Help Me Save vs Budget Bestie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help Me Save
This app helps children learn about saving money and achieving financial goals. Kids can set savings targets, track weekly contributions, and see how long it will take to reach their goals.
- Set savings goals
- Track weekly contributions
- Calculate time to reach goals
- Interactive learning
- Customizable target measurement (days, weeks, months)
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Help Me Save is designed to help children learn about saving and the rewards of reaching their financial goals. With our app, kids can set a money goal and determine how much they want to contribute towards it on a weekly basis. Our calculator will then show them how many days it will take to reach their goal based on their weekly contributions. For example, if a child's goal is £10 and they contribute £5 per week, it will take 14 days to reach their goal. This app is a fun and interactive way for kids to learn about budgeting and the importance of saving. Help Me Save allows you to set your preferences such as how you want to measure your savings target (days, weeks or months) and what the saving target is. Each day, week or month you then update the app to show what you've actually saved compared to your target - the app will then recalculate the time it will take to achieve your savings goal.
Budget Bestie
This app helps you manage your money using the cash stuffing method, digitally. It guides you through creating expense envelopes, allocating funds, and tracking spending to meet savings goals. Get reminders for bills and budget according to your pay schedule.
- Digital cash stuffing method
- Customizable expense envelopes
- Automated spending tracking
- Bill payment reminders
- Savings goal management
- Budgeting by pay schedule
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hey bestie, ready to make budgeting effortless? with budget bestie, you can take full control of your money on your own terms—whether you get paid weekly, biweekly, twice a month, or monthly, we’ve got you covered. using the cash stuffing method, you’ll say goodbye to stress and hello to a budgeting approach that fits your life perfectly. okay but what’s cash stuffing? 1. create envelopes – create an envelope for each expense category like food, eating out, rent 2. stuff your envelopes – put all of your cash into envelopes based on how much you’ll spend before you get paid again 3. spend your money – this is the fun part - don’t feel guilty for spending your hard earned money. when you buy something, use the cash from the corresponding envelope 4. get paid, repeat - record your income (cha-ching) and go back to step 2, stuff your envelopes how budget bestie works - no need to carry cash - we’ve taken this 100+ year old proven technique and put it in your iPhone - say bye to math and spreadsheets - we’ll recommend how much to stuff into each envelope based on previous spending habits and upcoming bills - avoid late fees by getting reminded - we’ll send you a notification when you haven’t recorded paying a recurring expense - hit your savings goals - create savings envelopes and we’ll make sure you’re on track to hit your goals - budget on your schedule - whether it’s weekly, biweekly, twice a month, or monthly, you can budget based on what works for you what our besties are saying: “First full month of the app and it's so simple. I've not had to dip into my emergency fund or sinking fund or use overdraft. I've even managed to put some money towards debt and not reuse it” - @Nicola Disney Pomeranian Mummy "Been using budget bestie for a month!The monthly recap made me realize I spend so much on little things (like buying to go lunch everyday) since it's in budget, but never seen how much it adds up" – @Julia "This app is great I have been searching for a budgeting app that lets me budget per check and this is it” - @Chy6699 “Definitely helped me the last two weeks. Can't wait to see how much money I can save.” - @Erin Backes subscription details: before your free trial begins, you’ll choose between a monthly or annual subscription. subscriptions are billed and managed directly by Apple. you can manage or cancel your subscription anytime within your iPhone settings app. terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Help Me Save at none against Budget Bestie's 8. Help Me Save also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Budget Bestie's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 1) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Budget Bestie sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Help Me Save asks for nothing beyond the download.
Help Me Save holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budget Bestie has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Help Me Save ships an update every 2 weeks, Budget Bestie fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Me Save | Budget Bestie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 30.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #53 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phil Trevor | Budget Bestie Corp. |
Customer experience
Help Me Save
Budget Bestie
Bugs and requests
Help Me Save
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Budget Bestie
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing/crashing on certain screens
- Inability to type zeros
- Transactions not updating in real-time
- Difficulty navigating/accessing certain features
Requested features
5 requests- Debt tracking section
- Ability to edit/delete past transactions
- Flexible pay schedule options
- Sharing/collaboration features
- Free basic version
In-app purchases
Help Me Save
No in-app purchases
Budget Bestie
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$8.991 Month
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- Annual Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Questions
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