PhBudget vs CheckSense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhBudget
Easily manage your finances with this budgeting app. Track monthly expenses by category and set custom limits. Visual progress bars indicate if you exceed your budget.
- Expense category management
- Monthly transaction tracking
- Custom budget limits
- Visual progress bars
- Over-limit alerts
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PhBudget is a simple app to keep simple budgets. You can add expense categories and then on a monthly basis, track transactions against those categories. You can set custom 'limits' and progress bars will turn red if you go over those limits.
CheckSense
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Stop guessing what you can afford. CheckSense calculates exactly how much you can safely spend based on your paycheck, bills, and expenses. Just enter: your paycheck schedule your income your upcoming bills And instantly see: your safe daily spending limit what bills are included before your next paycheck how much money you actually have available Features Smart paycheck-based budgeting Automatic bill filtering by due date Daily safe spend calculation “Can I afford this?” simulator Clear breakdown of included vs excluded expenses Simple, fast setup in under 1 minute Built for real life Designed for people who get paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly and want a simple way to avoid overspending between paychecks. No spreadsheets. No guessing. No stress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CheckSense at 3 against PhBudget's —. PhBudget's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | PhBudget | CheckSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Foskett | Wilson Loureiro |
In-app purchases
PhBudget
No in-app purchases
CheckSense
No in-app purchases








