Comparison

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) vs Smart Saver

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

Smart Saver

Features
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Smart Saver is the easiest way to track your receipts, manage your spending, and stay on top of your grocery shopping -- all in one place. SCAN RECEIPTS INSTANTLY Use your camera to scan and save receipts in seconds. Our OCR technology automatically reads the text so you never lose a receipt again. TRACK YOUR SPENDING See exactly where your money goes with automatic spending summaries by week and month. Compare spending across months at a glance. SMART SHOPPING LIST Build your grocery list fast with quick-add chips for common items. Check off items as you shop and never forget anything again. RETURN MODE Show your receipt in full-screen brightness -- perfect for returns at the cashier counter. PHOTO GALLERY Browse all your saved receipts as photos. Sort by date, delete old ones, or share any receipt instantly. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pro for unlimited receipt storage and advanced spending insights. Simple. Fast. Smart. Start saving smarter today.

Screenshots

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)4 screens
Smart Saver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smart Saver at 13.0 against HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s 15.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) versus Smart Saver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)Smart Saver
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnishu, Inc.Athir Maroki

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

Smart Saver

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Saver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) free?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Saver free?
Smart Saver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or Smart Saver have ads?
Neither HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) nor Smart Saver shows ads.

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