Comparison

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) 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

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

Track expenses, income, and bills with integrated budgeting and account balance management. Features family sync for multiple devices and detailed reports with charts and graphs.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Bill management and reminders
  • Budgeting by category
  • Account balance tracking
  • Family sync across devices
  • Expense reports and charts
  • Receipt photo attachment
Features
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Lite version of the HomeBudget software, which is available as a paid application. Limited to 20 expense entries and 10 income entries. -- HomeBudget is an integrated expense tracker designed to help you track your expenses, income, bills-due and account balances. It offers support for budgeting, and allows analysis of your expenses and income, including charts and graphs. Two key differentiating features of HomeBudget are: 1. Integrated set of features. The features within HomeBudget are well integrated such that a bill can become an expense (when you pay for it) and also adjust the account balance at the same time. 2. Family sync. HomeBudget includes Family Sync, an advanced feature that allows a group of devices within the household to exchange expense and income information, and work together within a single budget. Once setup, the devices sync with each other automatically over the air. Family Sync works across all features including Bills and Accounts. Please refer to the Family Sync Quick Start guide at http://www.anishu.com for information on configuring Family Sync. KEY FEATURES: Expenses: - Create/Edit/Delete expenses and recurring expenses - Browse expense entries by month, by category/date with the ability to drill-down - Optionally associate an account and payee with an expense - Attach photo images of receipts; drag and resize images on screen - Support for multiple currencies and automatic exchange rate conversion - Search expense entries Income: - Create/Edit/Delete income and recurring income - Optionally associate an account with the income Bills - Create/Edit/Delete bills and recurring bills - Support for Payees, and track payments by Payee. - Make payment on bills either an as expense or as a transfer (to avoid double accounting your expenses) - Calendar and list view of Bills - Bill reminders Categories and Budget - Create/Edit/Delete expense categories and sub-categories - Set a budget, and track expenses at the category/sub-category level. - Associate icons with the categories and reorder category display order - Budget rollover - Classify expenses into fixed, variable and discretionary and compute your disposable income Accounts - Support for Accounts such as Checking, Savings, Credit, Debit, Cash, etc. - Associate your expense and income entries with your accounts and accurately track account balances. - View transactions, and do transfer between accounts. - Ability to choose a different base currency for each account Reports - Trend chart for Expense, Budget and Income for the last 6 months - Pie/Bar charts for expense break-down (Available in the Expenses screen). - Export data/reports by email or via WiFi Family Sync - Automatically sync multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) in the household and see the same numbers on all devices over 3G and WiFi - Work within the same budget with other members of the household Other - Backup/Restore complete application data, including all receipts - Choice of color schemes: blue, iOS, orange - Ability to upload your own list of category icons - Large numeric keypad for expense/income data entry with decimal point placement automatic for your locale/region - HomeBudget follows the locale/region setting on your device and shows date and currency symbols appropriate for your region Visit http://www.anishu.com to see more screenshots, and to download the user guide (PDF, 42 pages).

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

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)4 screens
Budgeting App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Budgeting App at 4.7 against HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s 3.3. Budgeting App also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 55%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). 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. Budgeting App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budgeting App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Budgeting App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, Budgeting App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) versus Budgeting App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)Budgeting App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (27 ratings)4.7 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2795 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnishu, Inc.The Budgeting Company

Customer experience

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative33.1%

Budgeting App

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

Bugs and requests

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring expenses/income not working properly
  • Crashes when trying to restore from Dropbox backup
  • Unable to edit or delete existing entries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to change budget period (weekly, monthly, etc.)
  • Improve recurring expense/income handling
  • Integrate with bank accounts for automatic transaction import
  • Provide more detailed reporting and analytics
  • Allow custom icons and categories

Budgeting App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

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 HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) free?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) 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, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Budgeting App?
Budgeting App is rated higher. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) averages 3.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Budgeting App averages 4.7 from 95 ratings.
Do HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Budgeting App have ads?
Neither HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) nor Budgeting App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Budgeting App?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, and Budgeting App weekly. Most recently, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) was updated on October 31, 2026 and Budgeting App on November 7, 2026.

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