Comparison

Budgets Pro vs Econ Core

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

Head to head
About

Budgets Pro

This app helps you manage your money by creating custom budgets and tracking your spending against them. It provides instant feedback on how much you have left to spend and allows you to view your purchase history. You can also export your data for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Create custom budgets (monthly, weekly, custom periods)
  • Track spending against budgets
  • View remaining budget amounts
  • Monitor purchase history
  • Export purchases as CSV
  • Secure passcode entry
Features
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"Money well spent" - appadvice.com Where does the money go? Create your Budgets and keep to them - Buy 'Budgets - Expense Tracker' ! 'Budgets - Expense Tracker' logs your purchases against your budgets so you can see how much you have spent. Your budgets can be monthly, weekly, or any other time period you like. ◆ Know instantly how much you've got left to spend in your budget ◆ Keep track of your spending so you Don't Overspend. You can set up as many Budgets as you need and monitor your spending over any time period. √ See how much of your Budgets you have left to spend with the Coin Tubes Display! √ Budgets can be monthly, weekly, or any time period you define √ You can carry over unused Budget Amounts to the next time period √ View your Purchase History √ E-Mail your Purchases as a CSV file attachment from within the App ; CSV files work with most spreadsheet software √ Includes Secure Passcode Entry System to keep your budget data private ◆ This app is part of the MoneyBudgie Finance Tracking Bundle. - All 4 Apps work together to help you get in control of your finances. For example, you can use budgets planned with the Home Budget Plan app in this app, whilst purchases logged in this app affect your bank account balances tracked by Spending Log, etc. Buy 'Budgets - Expense Tracker', create your Budget and keep to it.

About

Econ Core

Explore and analyze economic data with interactive charts and historical tables. Identify recession periods and customize visualizations to stay informed about global economic trends. Ideal for economists, students, and data enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Interactive economic indicator charts
  • Recession period overlays
  • Customizable time range selectors
  • Historical data tables with CSV export
  • Personalized data settings
Features
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Econ Core brings the U.S. and world economy together in one clean, fast app. Track 157 economic indicators — from GDP, inflation, jobs, and interest rates to the national debt, global markets, and cryptocurrency — sourced from the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury, the World Bank, and more. Browse, search, chart, and actually understand the numbers that shape your money and the world. THE WHOLE ECONOMY, IN ONE PLACE 157 indicators across 16 categories, including: • U.S. macro — GDP, real growth, industrial production, retail sales • Inflation & prices — CPI, Core CPI, PCE, Producer Prices • Jobs & labor — unemployment, payrolls, jobless claims, job openings • Interest rates — Fed funds, Treasury yields, SOFR, the yield curve • Housing — mortgage rates, home prices, housing starts • Markets — S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, the VIX, Nikkei 225 • Government & debt — federal debt and deficit, plus the national debt updated to the penny every business day • Money & credit, commodities, consumer spending, and trade • Cryptocurrency — live prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and 15 more • International — GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment for China, Japan, Germany, the UK, India, and Brazil, plus the Euro area and the ECB policy rate Every data source — the U.S. Federal Reserve (FRED), the U.S. Treasury, the World Bank, Eurostat/ECB/IMF (via DBnomics), and CoinGecko — is clearly credited in the app. INTERACTIVE CHARTS WITH REAL CONTEXT • Tap anywhere on a chart to drop a crosshair and see the exact value, date, trend, and how that value ranks against the indicator's own history. • U.S. recessions shaded right on the timeline (official NBER dates). • Political-era context: bars beneath each chart show which party controlled the Presidency, the Senate, and the House over the period you're viewing. • Per-range stats: latest, average, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, and data points. Quick ranges from one year to full history. FIND ANYTHING, FAST • Search names, categories, and full plain-language definitions. • Typo-tolerant — "inflaton" still finds Inflation, "crud oil" finds Crude Oil. MAKE IT YOURS • Reorder your dashboard and show or hide any indicator; your setup is saved and survives updates. Reset to defaults anytime. • Every row shows the latest value and its change over the past year at a glance. • On iPad, browse the list and a full chart side by side, with a one-year sparkline on every row. UNDERSTAND EVERY NUMBER • A clear About panel for each indicator: source, units, frequency, and a plain-language definition — plus a view of exactly how much history is available. EXPORT & SHARE • Export any indicator to CSV or a high-resolution chart image — all data, a preset window, or a custom date range — and share it anywhere. BUILT WITH CARE • Privacy-first: no account, no ads, no tracking, no third-party analytics. Your customizations stay on your device, and the app only downloads public data — nothing about you is ever uploaded. • Full VoiceOver support, including spoken values and charts described as text, Dynamic Type, and color cues always paired with shapes. • Looks great in light and dark mode, with subtle haptic feedback on iPhone. • Efficient, battery- and data-friendly updates that refresh only when new data is actually available. Econ Core is for anyone who wants to understand the economy — investors, students, journalists, and the simply curious. No account, no clutter — just the data.

Screenshots

Budgets Pro4 screens
Econ Core4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Econ Core at Free against Budgets Pro's $4.99. Econ Core also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Budgets Pro's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Econ Core is free to download; Budgets Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Econ Core holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budgets Pro has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Budgets Pro versus Econ Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgets ProEcon Core
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoneyBudgieAndrew Carlson

Customer experience

Budgets Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%

Econ Core

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Budgets Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Econ Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budgets Pro free?
Budgets Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Econ Core free?
Econ Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Budgets Pro or Econ Core?
Econ Core is rated higher. Budgets Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Econ Core averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Budgets Pro or Econ Core have ads?
Neither Budgets Pro nor Econ Core shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budgets Pro or Econ Core?
Budgets Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Econ Core every 2 months. Most recently, Budgets Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Econ Core on October 6, 2026.

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