Comparison

Budget Leaf vs JoinSusu

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

Head to head
About

Budget Leaf

This financial planning tool helps you manage your money by focusing on the big picture. It automatically calculates your net income and suggests allocations for necessities, wants, and savings, comparing your actual spending to your goals.

Highlights
  • Macro-level financial planning
  • Categorizes spending (necessities, wants, savings)
  • Automatic net income calculation
  • Compares actual spending to goals
  • Supports 50/30/20 budgeting rule
Features
Read full description

Budget Leaf is a macro-level financial planner and budgeting tool. Rather than sweat the details of every minor purchase, Budget Leaf focuses on the bigger picture of your financial goals. Our tool provides insight into what spending categories your money should be going into and where it is actually going. At a macro level, you can split your spending into necessities, wants, and savings. Budget Leaf helps you by automatically calculating your net income and splitting it into these three categories following the 50/30/20 rule. After inputting your main expenditures, you can see where your money is actually going compared to where it should be.

About

JoinSusu

This app facilitates group savings circles, allowing communities and individuals to save together for shared goals or emergencies. It offers secure, transparent, and flexible ways to contribute and receive pooled funds, with features like real-time notifications and in-app chat.

Highlights
  • Create or join savings circles with invite codes
  • Rotating payouts and target savings goals
  • Bank-grade security and biometric login
  • Real-time notifications for payments and payouts
  • In-app chat and activity feeds
  • Multi-currency support
Features
Read full description

JoinSusu modernizes community finance. Create rotating savings circles, save toward personal or group goals, or launch community funds with shareable donation links. Track contributions, payouts, schedules, and activity in one secure app. Use auto-pay, reminders, reputation tracking, in-app chat, and flexible payment options to keep every circle organized and transparent. Whether you call it susu, ajo, tanda, or chit fund, Susu helps communities save, support, and grow together. Start your first circle or fund today.

Screenshots

Budget Leaf4 screens
JoinSusu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JoinSusu at Free against Budget Leaf's $2.99. JoinSusu also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Budget Leaf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, 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

JoinSusu is free to download; Budget Leaf costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budget Leaf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JoinSusu has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Leaf ships an update weekly, JoinSusu every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Budget Leaf versus JoinSusu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget LeafJoinSusu
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachery GentryJoinSusu LLC

Customer experience

Budget Leaf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JoinSusu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Budget Leaf

No in-app purchases

None

JoinSusu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budget Leaf free?
Budget Leaf costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JoinSusu free?
JoinSusu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Budget Leaf or JoinSusu?
Budget Leaf is rated higher. Budget Leaf averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while JoinSusu averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Budget Leaf or JoinSusu have ads?
JoinSusu shows ads; Budget Leaf does not.
Which is updated more often, Budget Leaf or JoinSusu?
Budget Leaf ships an update weekly, and JoinSusu every 3 days. Most recently, Budget Leaf was updated on October 19, 2026 and JoinSusu on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons