Comparison

iSum vs Budget Projects

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iSum

Easily track expenses, time, and various other metrics with a beautifully redesigned, user-friendly interface. Gain insights into your data with totals, averages, and trends, and export your information conveniently.

Highlights
  • Simplified and intuitive interface
  • Versatile tracking of expenses, time, and metrics
  • Customizable group organization
  • In-depth data insights and trend overviews
  • CSV data export functionality
  • Support for tracking negative numbers
Features
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Embrace the simplicity of tracking numbers, expenses, time, and so much more with iSum, all from the convenience of your iPhone. Our latest update brings you an even more polished and user-friendly interface, making iSum not just a tool, but a delight to use. What's New? Experience our beautifully redesigned UI, crafted to near perfection for the most intuitive and seamless tracking experience on your phone. Why iSum? Simplified Design: An intuitive, user-friendly interface for effortless data management. Versatile Tracking: Effortlessly manage everything from daily expenses to health metrics. Smart Organization: Customize groups for your tracking needs with ease. In-Depth Insights: Access total sums, monthly averages, and trend overviews. Export with Ease: Conveniently export data as a CSV file, whenever needed. Track Balances: Now including negative numbers for comprehensive financial management. Secure & Accessible: Your data, safeguarded with top-notch security and accessible whenever you need it. Download iSum today and experience the pinnacle of easy and efficient data management on your iPhone! #iSum #TrackingSimplified Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Budget Projects

This app helps you manage your finances by creating income and expense budgets. Track your spending against these budgets to gain control and save money. Visualize your financial habits with detailed reports and charts.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited budgets
  • Recurring budget options
  • Progress bar for budget tracking
  • Detailed financial reports and charts
  • Customizable categories
  • Transaction search and export
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
Features
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Stop asking the question that where my money went, and why there is no money left in my wallet. Budget Projects keeps your money well managed and spent. By Budget Projects, you can create income and expense budgets, which indicate how much money you plan to spend or get, then when you have transactions under that budget, add them into it. When there is less money to spend under a budget, you will automatically control spending. This app helps controlling yourself spending money randomly and keeping your money well organized. After using it for a while, you will be surprised how much money you will save. Key Features: ⁃ Create unlimited budgets with recurring or not. ⁃ Recurring budgets by single or multiple cycles of daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. ⁃ Progress bar to show used amount VS budget amount. ⁃ Over roll amount to next cycles or not. ⁃ Custom order of added budgets. ⁃ Add recurring transactions. ⁃ Editable default categories and you can add your own. ⁃ Pie chart reports to show income, expense and savings. ⁃ Cycle pie chart reports to show percentage and amount of each budget. ⁃ Chart report to show cash flow tendency. ⁃ Search transactions by their name, type amount or note. ⁃ Hide Expired Budgets or not. ⁃ Air print support. ⁃ iCloud backup and restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Custom week and month start day. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders. ⁃ Export data in form of CSV, HTML or PDF. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

Screenshots

iSum4 screens
Budget Projects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iSum at none against Budget Projects's shown. iSum also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 62%). Budget Projects's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. iSum sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Budget Projects sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budget Projects holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 80 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of iSum's written reviews are positive against 62% of Budget Projects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSum ships an update fortnightly, Budget Projects every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iSum versus Budget Projects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSumBudget Projects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (24 ratings)4.3 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better62.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2480 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEN PLUS LTDLINKLINKS LTD

Customer experience

iSum

All ratings24 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.7%

Budget Projects

All ratings80 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative29.9%

User reviews

iSum

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward and efficient
  • 💡 Useful for tracking expenses and budgeting
  • 🔒 Secure and private data storage
  • ⭐ Great customer service and responsiveness

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or data loss issues
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection or security features
  • 💰 Subscription model or paid upgrade concerns
  • 📂 Limited number of categories or lists
  • 🔄 Difficulty restoring previous purchases

Budget Projects

From 80 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • 💰 Simple, no-frills budgeting approach
  • 🔄 Rollover feature between budget periods
  • 📊 Customizable budget categories
  • 🔒 No bank account linking required

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • ⚠️ Data loss after updates
  • 🔄 Recurring costs sometimes disappear
  • 📅 Date field stuck in January (recent bug)

Bugs and requests

iSum

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes or descriptions disappearing after edits
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect date/time recording for entries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more category options
  • Implement iCloud or cloud sync support
  • Include a daily/weekly/monthly expense summary
  • Allow customization of currency and date formats
  • Provide a password protection or lock screen feature

Budget Projects

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when creating budgets
  • Recurring costs not deducted from associated budgets
  • Date field defaults to January instead of current date
  • Ads appearing in center of screen and not closeable
  • Data erased after app updates
Show 5 more
  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Transactions showing as 'earned' instead of 'spent'
  • Incompatibility with iOS 15 and later
  • Unexpected charges for in-app purchases
  • Budgets disappearing without explanation

Requested features

11 requests
  • In-app tutorial or contextual help menu
  • Automatic transaction entry from bank accounts
  • Biweekly recurring payment option
  • Default time setting for all transactions
  • Monthly calendar view of expenses
Show 6 more
  • Ability to change budget cycle date
  • Zero-dollar budget groups for tracking unexpected expenses
  • Better UI/UX design and layout improvements
  • Easier decimal entry without calculator
  • Multi-month or year-long budget tracking
  • Improved customer support responsiveness

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iSum

Subscriptions1
  • iSum Annual Subscription$2.991 Year
3 purchases

Budget Projects

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
One-time2
  • Remove Ads Forever$9.99
  • Unlimited Transactions$11.99

Questions

Is iSum free?
iSum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Projects free?
Budget Projects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSum or Budget Projects?
Budget Projects is rated higher. iSum averages 4.1 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Budget Projects averages 4.3 from 80 ratings.
Do iSum or Budget Projects have ads?
Budget Projects shows ads; iSum does not.
Which is updated more often, iSum or Budget Projects?
iSum ships an update fortnightly, and Budget Projects every 6 months. Most recently, iSum was updated on September 19, 2026 and Budget Projects on September 23, 2026.

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