Comparison

Goodbudget Budget Planner vs Expenses OK

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

Head to head
About

Goodbudget Budget Planner

This app helps you manage your finances and plan your spending using a virtual envelope system. Track expenses, monitor debt, and gain insights with helpful reports. Share your budget with family or friends across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Virtual envelope budgeting
  • Shared budgets
  • Expense tracking
  • Debt payoff tracking
  • Insightful financial reports
  • Automatic cloud backup
  • CSV transaction export
Features
Currently charting
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Goodbudget is a personal finance app perfect for budget planning, debt tracking, and money management. Share your budget and data across multiple phones (and the web!). MANAGE MONEY WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE Goodbudget is perfect for sharing a budget with a spouse, family member, or friend because your budget is backed up. Share your budget across multiple devices including iPhones, other smartphones, and the web. * Transactions get backed up to the cloud and are accessible from other devices, including Goodbudget's web app! * Stay on the same page about finances with those close to you * Your data is automatically and securely backed up to Goodbudget's website * Download transactions to CSV (on website) INSIGHTFUL REPORTS Goodbudget helps you make sense of your budgeting and spending with in-app reports. * Know how to modify your budget after analyzing reports * Spending by envelope report (cool-looking pie chart!) * Income vs spending report * Debt progress report (track your payoff!) * Even more reports on the web A PROVEN SYSTEM Goodbudget is based on the envelope budgeting method. But with no physical envelopes...only virtual envelopes! * Check envelopes balances (aka how much you have left to spend) while you're on-the-go * Add transactions and track expenses easily on the go * Use the proven cash envelope budgeting method * Track your bank balances in addition to envelope balances * Pay off debt and manage payments * Live within your means * Schedule transactions and automatically fill envelopes Ad-free, Free Forever version includes 10 regular envelopes & 10 annual envelopes. Use envelope budgeting to plan your spending, not just track it! ================================ SUBSCRIBERS GET MORE FEATURES! ================================ * Unlimited Envelopes AND Accounts * Automatic Bank Sync * 5 devices for sharing * 7 years of transaction history * Personal and friendly email support Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. If you're looking to track where your money goes, plan your spending, or create a budget that works, try us out! Goodbudget: Budget well. Live life. Do Good. Features, bugs? Please email us at support@goodbudget.com! We're happy to help! ** Leading personal finance app downloaded over 2,000,000 times AND previously featured by Apple, The New York Times, Forbes, CNET, LifeTime TV, The Boston Globe, and Lifehacker **

About

Expenses OK

Effortlessly manage your personal finances with this intuitive expense tracker. Quickly log spending, visualize your financial habits with charts, and secure your data with advanced authentication. Sync across devices and export your financial records with ease.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking
  • Handy widget
  • Subcategories
  • Pie diagram visualization
  • Data synchronization
  • Password and biometric security
  • CSV export
  • Backups
Features
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Expenses OK - the fastest way to track your expenses. The features of the app: - expenses - the handy widget - subcategories - pie diagram - synchronisation - password - Face ID and Touch ID - export to CSV - backups

Screenshots

Goodbudget Budget Planner4 screens
Expenses OK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expenses OK at none against Goodbudget Budget Planner's 12. Expenses OK also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 59%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Goodbudget Budget Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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. Goodbudget Budget Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Expenses OK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expenses OK holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Goodbudget Budget Planner's written reviews are positive against 88% of Expenses OK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goodbudget Budget Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Expenses OK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Goodbudget Budget Planner versus Expenses OK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodbudget Budget PlannerExpenses OK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings)4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better4.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#112 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayspring TechnologiesMobion OOO

Customer experience

Goodbudget Budget Planner

All ratings13,448 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews386 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative31.9%

Expenses OK

All ratings4,833 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.5%

User reviews

Goodbudget Budget Planner

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Excellent app for tracking and managing finances
  • 🤝 Great for couples and families to manage budgets together
  • 📈 Helpful envelope system and budgeting tools
  • 🕰️ Ability to schedule recurring payments and income
  • 🗓️ Useful for budgeting by pay period instead of monthly

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Confusing or unintuitive interface for some users
  • 💰 Paid subscription seen as too expensive by some
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs, crashes, and syncing issues reported
  • 🔢 Limited free version with only 10 envelopes
  • 🔍 Difficulty making changes to existing budgets

Expenses OK

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 🚀 Quick expense entry
  • 👍 Customizable categories
  • 👍 Helpful data visualization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Missing recurring expense feature
  • 🐛 Limited date range view
  • 🐛 Lack of income tracking
  • 🐛 Inability to attach receipts
  • 🐛 Inconsistent date format display

Bugs and requests

Goodbudget Budget Planner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Transactions not saving properly
  • Envelopes resetting or losing balances
  • Recurring income/payments not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to group/organize envelopes
  • Option to reconcile transactions and mark as cleared
  • Transaction search functionality within the app
  • Customizable envelope colors or themes
  • Automatic transaction syncing from bank accounts
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  • More detailed reporting and analytics features

Expenses OK

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Data loss and sync issues with iCloud
  • Unexpected app crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set custom date ranges
  • Income tracking and balance calculation
  • Receipt attachment and management
  • Recurring expense setup
  • Multi-currency support
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  • Detailed monthly/weekly expense reports

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Goodbudget Budget Planner

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Plus Plan$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Plus Plan2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Plus Plan$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Plan$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plus Plan$49.991 Year
  • Annual Plus Plan2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Annual Plus Plan$69.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Plan$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3 Months of Plus Plan$17.99
  • 6 Months of Plus Plan$29.99
None

Expenses OK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goodbudget Budget Planner free?
Goodbudget Budget Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expenses OK free?
Expenses OK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goodbudget Budget Planner or Expenses OK?
Expenses OK is rated higher. Goodbudget Budget Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Expenses OK averages 4.8 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Goodbudget Budget Planner or Expenses OK have ads?
Neither Goodbudget Budget Planner nor Expenses OK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goodbudget Budget Planner or Expenses OK?
Goodbudget Budget Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Expenses OK every 2 months. Most recently, Goodbudget Budget Planner was updated on September 23, 2026 and Expenses OK on September 22, 2026.

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