Palmo vs Secure Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palmo
Manage your money effortlessly with this comprehensive finance app. Track spending, bills, and transactions all in one place. Designed for ease of use, it's perfect for beginners and experienced budgeters alike to achieve financial goals.
- Consolidate financial information
- Track spending habits
- Manage bills and payments
- Monitor transactions
- User-friendly interface
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Know what you can actually spend — before your next bill hits. Palmo shows your real spendable balance after upcoming bills are accounted for. Track income, expenses, and spending by pay period — All private stored on-device and synced through your own iCloud. No third-party servers. No tracking. No ads. What you can do: - Set up recurring bills and let Palmo apply them automatically - Track income and expenses by category - Review your spending breakdown by pay period Palmo Pro unlocks: - Unlimited bills - Spending limits with per-category tracking - Multi-period spending history and trends - Payday preview notifications Simple enough to open and use in seconds. Powerful enough to actually stay on top of your finances. Terms of Use: https://jlappllc.com/eula-moneyy
Secure Budget
Track your spending and manage your budget without linking bank accounts. Log bills, income, and purchases to see where your money goes and if you can afford your goals. Offers detailed analytics and multiple profiles.
- Manual transaction logging
- Bill and income scheduling
- Spending analytics by category
- Multiple budget profiles
- Data export (JSON/CSV)
- On-device data storage
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I built Secure Budget because I was tired of spreadsheets and apps that asked me to link my bank account. I just wanted to know: can I afford this? Am I on track this month? Where does my money actually go? How much spending money do I have? So that's what this app does. You add your bills, set up your income schedule, and log purchases as they happen. The app handles the rest, tracking what's paid, what's coming up, and showing you patterns in how you spend. The home screen gives you the month at a glance. Bills are organized by due date with one-tap payment tracking. Income shows up on your actual pay dates, not some arbitrary monthly estimate. And everything feeds into analytics that actually make sense. Speaking of analytics, there are charts and breakdowns for spending by category, income vs. expenses over time, subscription costs, savings rate, and more. You can toggle views, reorder what matters, and use the app in the way that fits your budget. A few things worth mentioning: - Multiple profiles if you want to track different budgets separately - Dark mode - Export your data anytime as JSON or CSV - Everything stays on your device: no accounts, no cloud, no tracking I use this app myself for my own finances. Updates come from real usage and feedback, not some product roadmap designed by committee. If you've got ideas or run into issues, I actually read the feedback, so please let me know. Terms of Use (EULA): https://geobuilt.dev/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://geobuilt.dev/secure-budget/privacy-ios/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Secure Budget at every 4 days against Palmo's every 2 months. Secure Budget also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Palmo's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Palmo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Secure Budget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Palmo against 5.0 for Secure Budget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Palmo ships an update every 2 months, Secure Budget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palmo | Secure Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JLApp LLC | GeoBuilt LLC |
Customer experience
Palmo
Secure Budget
In-app purchases
Palmo
- Palmo Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Palmo Pro — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Palmo Pro — Lifetime$39.99
Secure Budget
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Annual Premium$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$29.99









