Comparison

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) vs Budget Planner+

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

Budget Planner+

Features
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BUILD YOUR RICH GIRL ERA A radical approach to your finances. No shaming. No restriction. No guilt. This app is designed to help you build your soft girl life — a life where your money feels intentional, aligned, and connected to the future you are creating. Your finances are more than numbers. They are the foundation for your freedom, your dreams, your peace, and the version of yourself you are becoming. Create a calmer relationship with money. Visualize your goals. Build wealth with intention. YOUR MONEY, YOUR VISION Traditional budgeting asks: "What can I not spend?" Mindful planning asks: "What life am I building?" Organize your financial world around Past You, Present You, and Future You: • Past You — obligations and choices that brought you here. • Present You — the life, joy, and comfort you enjoy today. • Future You — the cushions, investments, and freedom you are creating. See your complete financial picture without judgment. MANIFEST YOUR BUDGET Your money deserves direction, not restriction. Discover your Manifesting Power — monthly planning capacity after commitments and essentials are covered — then guide it toward what matters most: • Building your emergency cushion • Accelerating debt freedom • Funding dream manifestations • Investing in your work-optional future Turn budgeting into an empowering daily practice of intention. GET PAID TO EXIST Imagine your money working quietly in the background. Track your Paid to Exist coverage — the percentage of monthly living commitments (Home, Nourish, Move, Joy) funded by recurring Freedom Income and investments. Watch your coverage grow toward a life where work is optional. DESIGN YOUR FIRE JOURNEY Your freedom journey is unique. Whether your goal is FIRE, Coast FI, or simply more flexibility, explore your path with Freedom Lab. Adjust returns, inflation, and safe withdrawal assumptions. Visualize your milestone curve and make your future visible. THE ALIGNMENT GAP Budgeting without moral grades. Compare your recurring commitments with your category targets. Spot breathing room or pressure early — and adjust with ease, agency, and zero guilt. YOUR MONEY, CAPTURED Expense tracking shouldn't feel like a chore. Capture your spending with an experience built around awareness, not punishment. Use the circular dial or keypad to quickly record transactions. Tag entries with their true meaning — Family, Experience, Growth, Wellbeing, or Joy — and keep your financial story up to date. THE PURCHASE PAUSE Create space between impulse and intention. Before a non-essential purchase, take a 60-second check-in: "Does this fit the life I'm creating?" Build self-trust around spending without removing joy. YOUR PERSONAL MONEY VISION BOARD Your goals deserve more than a spreadsheet. Create a visual map of your Foundations (Home, Nourish, Protection), Flows (Wander, Style, Move, Joy), and custom Manifestations with photos and targets. See where your money is flowing — and why it matters. THE RESERVOIR Life is unpredictable. The Reservoir tracks your personal cushion with smart refill and release calculations, measuring your true runway in months against your baseline income. More breathing room. More confidence. More peace. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Designed as a personal financial sanctuary in blush glass and cut crystal: • Local-first — no accounts or logins required • Private by design — no bank scraping; your data stays yours • Apple iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Face ID / Touch ID / Passcode protection • Clean CSV exports and transaction imports • Free core tracking, with optional lifetime or subscription access for advanced planning Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)4 screens
Budget Planner+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) at none against Budget Planner+'s 3. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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. Budget Planner+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, Budget Planner+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) versus Budget Planner+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)Budget Planner+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnishu, Inc.Melissa Chan

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

Budget Planner+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Budget Planner+

Subscriptions2
  • Budget Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Budget Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Budget Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) free?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget Planner+ free?
Budget Planner+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Budget Planner+ have ads?
Neither HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) nor Budget Planner+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Budget Planner+?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, and Budget Planner+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) was updated on October 31, 2026 and Budget Planner+ on October 24, 2026.

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