Comparison

Money Manager (Remove Ads) vs Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

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

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About

Money Manager (Remove Ads)

This app simplifies personal and household account management with intuitive data entry and powerful customization. Track spending, view statistics graphically, and manage budgets with features like double-entry bookkeeping and PC synchronization.

Highlights
  • Simplified account management
  • Graphical spending analysis
  • Customizable categories
  • Double-entry bookkeeping
  • PC synchronization via Wi-Fi
  • Budget planning
  • Credit/Debit card management
Features
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“Money Manager” is an optimized application for personal account management. Household account management is complicated. But we make it simple by simplifying the things that are complex. The default settings will get you started, and once you get used to it, you can alter the settings according to your needs with the highly flexible and customizable functions available. - Super easy and simple to enter data anytime, anywhere. - View your spending tendencies graphically. - View statistics by simply entering the data. - Search and calculator functions. - Set up sub-categories and main categories as necessary. - Manage all your accounts at once. - Use multiple currencies. - Check weekly, monthly, and annual statistics. - Use calendar view. - Use budget planning features to plan weekly, monthly, and annual budgets. - Change the start date of the month. ※ Applying double entry bookkeeping It facilitates efficient account management. Automatic double entry bookkeeping. ※ PC manager function You can view ‘“The New Money Manager” application using Wi-Fi. You can edit and sort the data by date, category or account group on the screen of your PC. In addition, you can see fluctuations of your accounts indicated on graphs on your PC. ※ Budget management function You can manage your budget. It shows your budget and expenditures on a graph so you can compare the number of your expenditures against your budget quickly. ※ Credit Card / Debit Card management function When entering a future payment date, you can see the payment amount and outstanding balance on the accounts page. You can connect your debit card to your accounts so that expenses are automatically recorded under a specific account. ※ Passcode You can specify the desired time lapse before the app requests a passcode. ※ Automatic money transfer and frequency functions You can set up automatic money transfers between your accounts and configure the frequency of those transfers. ※ Sort expenses by the recipient You can sort your expenses by the recipient and view this information graphically. ※ Payment Profiles You can easily enter frequent expenditures by creating payment profiles. ※ Backup / Restore You can backup and restore your data via email, iTunes and iCloud. ※ Multiple currency support – you can have individual entries in multiple currencies, and configure each account to calculate the total balance in your desired currency. Subscription pricing and terms: Money Manager offers auto-renewing monthly subscription at US$2.49/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at US$19.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to the Money Manager Data Sync Service while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://realbyteapps.com/policy/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://realbyteapps.com/policy/privacy.html

About

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

Effortlessly track income and expenses with this modern, user-friendly expense tracker. It offers secure offline use, customizable dashboards, and robust budget planning tools to help you achieve your financial goals.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Multiple accounts and categories
  • Budget planning
  • Shared budgeting
  • Secure data storage
  • Offline use
Features
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Budget Flow lets you keep track of your income and expenses and manage them effortlessly. This modern and user-friendly expense tracking app is quick to set up, requires no registration and can even be used offline. Budget Flow is the app for anyone who wants to manage their finances efficiently while maintaining a high level of data security. Download Budget Flow today and achieve your financial goals! HIGHLIGHTS: Clear financial management: - Keep track of your accounts, balances and transactions - Configurable dashboard with numerous widgets - Multiple sorting, search and filtering options - Customizable time period for the entire app Create accounts and categories: - Create multiple accounts and categories - Customizable with icons, emojis and colors - Organize categories into folders Easy transaction management: - One-time and recurring transactions - Integrated calculator for accurate entries - Automatic conversion to over 150 currencies - Add photos, locations and notes - Scan receipts with automatic data recognition - Reminders for planned transactions Budget planning: - Plan budgets for your categories - Choose different recurrence intervals Shared budgeting: - Supports multiple budget books and users - Share data via iCloud to collaborate with multiple people Data security: - Secure data storage - No login required - Face ID / Touch ID / Passcode support Other features: - Apple Watch app incl. complications - Mac app incl. keyboard support & shortcuts - Home & Lock Screen widgets - Siri Shortcuts support - Import and export data via CSV file - Numerous personalization options - Seamless iCloud synchronization - Responsive design incl. dark mode - Dynamic text size - ...and much more! IN-APP PURCHASES: Budget Flow is free to download. Some features require an optional subscription or one-time purchase of the full version. LEGAL: Privacy policy: https://budget-flow.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Money Manager (Remove Ads)4 screens
Budget Flow | Expense Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Budget Flow | Expense Tracker at Free against Money Manager (Remove Ads)'s $5.99. Money Manager (Remove Ads)'s advantage is chart position (#6 vs unranked) and ratings volume (3K vs 337). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker is free to download; Money Manager (Remove Ads) costs $5.99 up front. Money Manager (Remove Ads) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Budget Flow | Expense Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Money Manager (Remove Ads) against 4.8 for Budget Flow | Expense Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Money Manager (Remove Ads) has 3K ratings behind it against 337, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 90% and 90% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Money Manager (Remove Ads) ships an update fortnightly, Budget Flow | Expense Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Money Manager (Remove Ads) versus Budget Flow | Expense Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoney Manager (Remove Ads)Budget Flow | Expense Tracker
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (3K ratings) — better4.8 (337 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better337
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB215 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRealbyte Inc.Fabian Hasse

Customer experience

Money Manager (Remove Ads)

All ratings2,937 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,927 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.0%

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

All ratings337 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews481 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Money Manager (Remove Ads)

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Versatile and simple to use
  • 👍 Customizable and user-friendly
  • 📊 Comprehensive statistics and charts
  • 💰 Excellent value for money
  • 🔍 Detailed expense tracking

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Lack of automatic syncing between devices
  • 🔢 Difficulty with multi-currency transactions
  • 🔢 No option to split transactions into multiple categories
  • 📱 Suboptimal experience on iPad and desktop

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

From 337 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent app features
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💰 Helpful for tracking expenses
  • 🔍 Customizable and flexible
  • 🌟 Great user interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches
  • 💱 Lack of currency conversion options
  • 📊 Limited reporting and analytics
  • 🔒 No bank account integration

Bugs and requests

Money Manager (Remove Ads)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring transactions not always displaying correctly
  • Occasional data loss or corruption during backups
  • Currency conversion issues affecting historical data

Requested features

6 requests
  • Automatic bank/account synchronization
  • Split transactions into multiple categories
  • Improved multi-device syncing and collaboration
  • Forecasting and future balance projections
  • Subscription and bill tracking
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  • Integrated investment tracking

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transactions disappearing from accounts
  • Inconsistent data display in reports
  • Rounding issues with decimal amounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add monthly recurring reminders
  • Improve search functionality
  • Provide more detailed budgeting options
  • Integrate receipt scanning and OCR
  • Allow custom currency support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Money Manager (Remove Ads)

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.491 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription1 Year trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Budget Flow | Expense Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Full Version (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full Version (Discounted)$49.99
  • Full Version (Lifetime)$69.99

Questions

Is Money Manager (Remove Ads) free?
Money Manager (Remove Ads) costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Budget Flow | Expense Tracker free?
Budget Flow | Expense Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Money Manager (Remove Ads) or Budget Flow | Expense Tracker?
Money Manager (Remove Ads) is rated higher. Money Manager (Remove Ads) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Budget Flow | Expense Tracker averages 4.8 from 337 ratings.
Do Money Manager (Remove Ads) or Budget Flow | Expense Tracker have ads?
Neither Money Manager (Remove Ads) nor Budget Flow | Expense Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Money Manager (Remove Ads) or Budget Flow | Expense Tracker?
Money Manager (Remove Ads) ships an update fortnightly, and Budget Flow | Expense Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Money Manager (Remove Ads) was updated on November 1, 2026 and Budget Flow | Expense Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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