Budget Compass vs Hourly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budget Compass
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Budget Compass simplifies personal finance management, empowering you to take control of your money effortlessly. - Track Expenses and Income: Log daily transactions with ease. Record expenses and income, keeping a clear picture of your financial flow. - Visualize Your Financial Health: Get insights with detailed charts and statistics. See where your money goes, spot trends, and make informed decisions. - Monitor Your Wealth: Track savings, investments, and assets. Watch your wealth grow as you achieve your financial goals. - Financial Freedom: Plan for vacations, homes, or retirement. Budget Compass is your partner on the path to financial freedom.
Hourly
This app simplifies budgeting for hourly workers using an envelope system. It allows users to allocate income to specific savings and expense categories, track transactions, and move funds between envelopes as plans change. Features include an overview of savings versus expenses, customizable envelopes, and iCloud syncing.
- Envelope budgeting system
- Allocate income to savings/expenses
- Track income and expenses
- Transfer funds between envelopes
- iCloud syncing across devices
- Customizable expense categories
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Hourly — Early access Hourly helps you budget with a simple envelope system built around how you earn: hourly pay, shifts, and real life. Give every dollar a purpose by splitting money between savings and expenses, holding income in an unallocated pool until you assign it, and moving cash between envelopes when plans change. What you can do today Overview — See savings vs expenses at a glance and how your envelopes fit together. Envelopes — Create categories that match your bills and goals; pin what matters most. Income & activity — Log money in and out so balances stay truthful to your envelope rules. Transfers — Shift funds between envelopes without losing track. iCloud — Keep your budget available across your signed-in devices. Reminders — Optional nudges for check-ins, recaps, and milestones (you control these in Settings). Early access This release is early access: we’re shipping core budgeting flows first and will keep improving stability, polish, and features based on real use. You may run into rough edges or changes as we iterate. Your feedback directly shapes what we build next—thank you for trying Hourly while it’s still taking shape.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hourly at daily against Budget Compass's every 3 weeks. Budget Compass's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Budget Compass ships an update every 3 weeks, Hourly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budget Compass | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandru Bulai | Ezra Pease |
In-app purchases
Budget Compass
No in-app purchases
Hourly
No in-app purchases









