Active Money Pro vs Budget Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Money Pro
Effortlessly track your spending and manage your finances in real-time. This app simplifies budgeting by making it easy to log transactions and monitor your accounts, helping you gain control over your money.
- Multiple accounts and categories
- Income and expense tracking
- Recurring transactions
- Passcode and biometric lock
- Multi-currency support
- CSV export and backup
- Real-time balance monitoring
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Most people never set a budget or monitor their money because it's a pain to do so. They have to save receipts, then the receipts pile up, and pretty soon they're facing a mountain of paper and hours of data entry to catch up. Who needs that? We created Active Money to make money management fun and easy, and up-to-the-minute. It's all you need to take control of your spending. Start your activity list and enjoy discovering how much you spend on this and that, and where, and when. It's the best way to monitor your finances as they happen! features - Multiple Accounts, Categories, Tags - Transfer between accounts as well as income and expenses - Today's Balance / Balance at the end of the month - Recurring Transactions - Passcode Lock - Unlock Screen by Touch ID or Face ID - Multiple Currencies - CSV Export - Backup and Restore - Built-in Calculator - Balance Adjustment - Start of Week/Month/Year Settings - Text Dynamic Type Sizing - 3D Map View - Today’s balance by account in Widget - 3D Touch
Budget Meter
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シンプルな支出管理アプリ「Budget Meter」 毎月の予算を設定して、日々の支出を記録するだけ。 残りの予算がひと目でわかるから、使いすぎを防げます。 【主な機能】 ・月予算の設定 ・ジャンル別の予算管理 ・ワンタップで支出を記録 ・今月・今週の残り予算を表示 ・支出履歴の確認 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・家計簿が続かない方 ・シンプルに支出を管理したい方 ・毎月の予算を守りたい方 余計な機能は一切なし。 シンプルだから続けられる、新しい家計管理アプリです。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Budget Meter at Free against Active Money Pro's $4.99. Budget Meter also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Active Money Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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
Budget Meter is free to download; Active Money Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Active Money Pro ships an update every 3 months, Budget Meter every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Money Pro | Budget Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | East Light Software | Kengo Kanehiro |
In-app purchases
Active Money Pro
No in-app purchases
Budget Meter
No in-app purchases
