Comparison

Budgets Pro vs Buddy

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

Buddy

This app helps you create and manage personal or shared budgets. Track expenses, connect your bank account for automatic transaction import, and gain a clear overview of your spending, income, and savings. It also features tools to split costs and settle up with others.

Highlights
  • Create personal budgets
  • Shared budgeting for couples/groups
  • Connect bank accounts for transaction import
  • Detailed spending and income overview
  • Expense splitting and settlement tracking
Features
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Buddy helps you set up a budget and keep track of your expenses, either by yourself or together with your loved ones. Here’s what is waiting for you inside: BUDGETS Buddy will help you not to overspend on your well-earned salary by setting up a budget plan that fits you. Do you want a shared budget with your partner? Or keep the expenses between you and your mates fair on the vacation? No problem, just invite them and get a clear picture of who spent what. CONNECT YOUR BANK Import all transactions from your bank account into Buddy and see how your budget is doing. OVERVIEW We'll give you a beautiful & detailed overview of your spendings, income, and savings. SPLIT Split lets you know who paid what, and how to settle up. And much more for you to find. Take control of your finance today! Buddy offers a $9.99 monthly renewing and a $49.99 yearly renewing subscription to unlock Premium functionality. The purchase will be charged from your iTunes account if you choose to buy the Buddy Premium subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription through the user settings in iTunes after the purchase. The subscription period ends with the same kind of subscription you already bought to the same price unless you turn off your subscription 24 hours before it renews. It is not possible to cancel your current subscription during the time your subscription is active. Terms & Conditions: http://www.nattkod.tech/privacy_policy_terms_conditions

Screenshots

Budgets Pro4 screens
Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buddy at Free against Budgets Pro's $4.99. Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9.5K vs 10). Budgets Pro's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 49%) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). On 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

Buddy is free to download; Budgets Pro costs $4.99 up front. Buddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Budgets Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Budgets Pro's written reviews are positive against 49% of Buddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budgets Pro ships an update every 2 months, Buddy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Budgets Pro versus Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgets ProBuddy
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings109.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#65 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoneyBudgieBuddy Budgeting AB

Customer experience

Budgets Pro

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

Buddy

All ratings9,455 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews857 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

Budgets Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Buddy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recurring transactions not working as expected
  • Balance not carrying over to next month
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Transactions disappearing or resetting
  • Inability to edit categories without creating new ones

Requested features

8 requests
  • Calendar view for transactions
  • Bill reminders and due date tracking
  • Ability to hide/exclude certain transactions
  • Savings/investment tracking
  • Multi-currency support
Show 3 more
  • Ability to reorder categories
  • Weekly budget view
  • Ability to split transactions

In-app purchases

None

Budgets Pro

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Buddy

Subscriptions10
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Buddy Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Buddy Premium$9.991 Month
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$16.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$49.99

Questions

Is Budgets Pro free?
Budgets Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budgets Pro or Buddy?
Buddy is rated higher. Budgets Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Buddy averages 4.7 from 9.5K ratings.
Do Budgets Pro or Buddy have ads?
Neither Budgets Pro nor Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budgets Pro or Buddy?
Budgets Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Buddy every 9 days. Most recently, Budgets Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Buddy on September 24, 2026.

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