Comparison

Cashew vs Budget Sync

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

Head to head
About

Cashew

This app helps you understand your spending habits by allowing you to set flexible budgets and visualize your financial progress with charts. Track subscriptions, recurring transactions, and manage finances across different currencies with a personalized interface.

Highlights
  • Flexible budgeting (monthly, weekly, custom)
  • Visual spending reports (pie charts, bar graphs)
  • Subscription and recurring transaction tracking
  • Personalized interface (dark mode, accent colors)
  • Multi-currency support with conversion rates
  • Timely reminders for transactions
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Take control of your money with Cashew, a free all-in-one expense tracker, budget planner, and personal finance manager. Track spending, manage budgets, understand where your money goes, and build better financial habits with a fast, flexible experience you can customize to fit your life. Flexible Budgeting: Create a budget that fits your life. Plan by week, month, year, or any custom period, adjust as your needs change, and stay on top of your spending without rigid rules. Clear Spending Insights: Turn everyday transactions into useful insights with interactive line charts, pie charts, and bar graphs. Spot spending trends, compare periods, and make more informed financial decisions. See Where Your Money Goes: Review your spending history, understand your habits, find unnecessary expenses, and uncover more opportunities to save. Fast Daily Expense Tracking: Add expenses and income in seconds with an intuitive interface built for quick, everyday use. Less friction makes it easier to keep your finances up to date. Stay Ahead of Bills: Track subscriptions, recurring expenses, and upcoming payments in one place, with automatic reminders to help you avoid missed bills. Make It Yours: Customize colors, themes, layouts, categories, and settings so your budget tracker feels personal and works the way you do. Multi-Currency Money Management: Track money across multiple currencies with automatic exchange rates plus accurate balance and net worth calculations. Private & Secure: Your financial data stays on your device. Your data is never collected, shared, or sold. Start building better money habits today. Download Cashew to track expenses, plan your budget, monitor spending, and manage your personal finances with confidence. Privacy Policy: https://cashewapp.web.app/policy.html#policy Terms of Service: https://cashewapp.web.app/policy.html#terms

About

Budget Sync

Collaboratively manage household finances and personal budgets with family and friends. Track shared expenses, set spending limits by category, and gain insights into your spending habits. Syncs seamlessly across devices for easy access anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Shared family budgets
  • Unlimited transactions
  • Smart budget planning
  • Clear visual analytics
  • Customizable categories
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Take control of your money and bring your family’s finances together. Whether you're tracking your personal budget or managing a household’s shared expenses, Budget Sync makes it simple, smart, and collaborative. Managing money shouldn’t be a solo task. With Budget Sync, you can invite your partner, family members, or roommates to share budgets, track transactions together, and build better habits as a team. Assign roles, set limits, and keep everyone in sync, so no spreadsheets needed. Budget Sync works seamlessly across all your devices. Use it on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and continue managing your finances on the WEB anytime, anywhere. Your data stays synced so your budget is always up to date, no matter where you are. Key Features: • Shared Family Budgets Create budgets you can share with up to 6 people. Manage roles, add members, and track expenses together in real time. • Unlimited Transactions even on Free Tier Track every income and expense without worrying about hitting limits. • Smart Budget Planning Set spending limits by category. Monitor your budget progress and get insights before it’s too late. • Clear Visual Analytics See where your money goes. Visualize spending by category, detect daily trends, and export data (Pro users only). • Custom Categories Tailor your budget to your life. Organize spending your way with personalized categories. • Cross-Platform Sync Your data syncs seamlessly across devices, whether you're using the iOS app or our Web App (https://budgetsync.net). • Multi-Language Support Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. Perfect For: • Families looking to share financial responsibility • Couples managing joint expenses • Individuals who want better money habits • Students and freelancers tracking daily costs • Anyone tired of budgeting alone Flexible Subscription Options: • Free Tier: Unlimited transactions, up to 5 categories, 2 budgets • Pro: Unlock unlimited budgets and categories, CSV export, and premium support • Family: Everything in Pro plus access for up to 6 users Terms and Conditions: https://budgetsync.net/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://budgetsync.net/privacy.html

Screenshots

Cashew4 screens
Budget Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cashew at 98% against Budget Sync's 0%. Cashew also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (534 vs 1). Budget Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Cashew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Budget Sync sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cashew holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cashew has 534 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Cashew's written reviews are positive against 0% of Budget Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cashew ships an update every 3 weeks, Budget Sync every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cashew versus Budget Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCashewBudget Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (534 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews97.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings534 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames KokoskaALEXEY GURTOVENKO

Customer experience

Cashew

All ratings533 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%

Budget Sync

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Cashew

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Recurring transactions not generating properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when configuring past installments

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widgets for quick access
  • Implement shared budgets and family access
  • Improve recurring transaction management
  • Export data to Excel/CSV

Budget Sync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cashew

Subscriptions2
  • Cashew Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Cashew Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cashew Pro Lifetime$19.99
4 purchases

Budget Sync

Subscriptions4
  • PersonalPro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$11.991 Month
  • PersonalPro Yearly$71.991 Year
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  • Family Yearly$107.991 Year

Questions

Is Cashew free?
Cashew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Sync free?
Budget Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cashew or Budget Sync?
Cashew is rated higher. Cashew averages 4.9 out of 5 from 534 ratings, while Budget Sync averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cashew or Budget Sync have ads?
Neither Cashew nor Budget Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cashew or Budget Sync?
Cashew ships an update every 3 weeks, and Budget Sync every 3 days. Most recently, Cashew was updated on October 30, 2026 and Budget Sync on October 24, 2026.

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