Comparison

PhBudget vs Cent

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Cent

Features
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Meet Cent: the ultra-minimalist, private expense tracker designed for absolute speed and total data ownership. Most budgeting apps force you to create accounts, link your private bank details, and sync your financial life to the cloud. Cent does the exact opposite. It works 100% offline, keeping your financial data exactly where it belongs: locally on your device. With a frictionless design inspired by the speed of a daily calculator, Cent cuts through the noise so you can log an expense and get on with your day. WHY USE CENT? • 100% LOCAL & PRIVATE: Your data never leaves your phone. No servers, no data selling, and no privacy anxiety. • ZERO FRICTION: No sign-ups, no onboarding loops, and no login forms. Open the app and log immediately. • INSTANT LOGGING: Enter an amount on the dedicated numpad, tap a category, and save in a single gesture. • SMART HISTORY & INSIGHTS: View beautifully clean, native charts that break down your spending by category for the month. • EXPORT ANYTIME: You own your data. Export your entire history to a standard CSV file whenever you need to back it up or run a spreadsheet. Take control of your habits without sacrificing your privacy. Download Cent today.

Screenshots

PhBudget4 screens
Cent3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cent at 2 against PhBudget's —. PhBudget's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
PhBudget versus Cent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhBudgetCent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven FoskettAbhay Krishna Patil

In-app purchases

None

PhBudget

No in-app purchases

None

Cent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhBudget free?
PhBudget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cent free?
Cent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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