PhBudget vs Kova
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.
Kova
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Kova is the fastest way to track your spending and stay on top of your money. Built for people who want a simple, private expense tracker that just works. Every dollar you enter stays on your device. Track expenses in seconds Add an expense in two taps. Pin your most frequent ones to Quick Add for one-tap logging on the go. Know where your money goes See your spending broken down by category. Drill into any category to see every transaction. Filter by last 7 days, this week, or last week to spot patterns fast. Budget with a plan that fits you Choose from three popular budget splits — 50/30/20, 60/30/10, or 70/20/10 — or build your own. Set a budget base amount and Kova shows you exactly how much you've spent against each group in real time. Built for the Caribbean Kova is GYD-first with full support for USD, TTD, BBD, EUR, and GBP. No forced currency conversions. Support for more currencies to come. Your data, your device No account required. No cloud sync. No tracking. Everything you enter is stored locally and stays private. Export your data as a CSV at any time. Completely free. Always. Every feature in Kova is free. No paywalls. No premium tier. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Kova 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 | Kova |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Foskett | DevTech Solutions |
In-app purchases
PhBudget
No in-app purchases
Kova
No in-app purchases







