Comparison

BudgetNotes vs MoneyBook

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

Head to head
About

BudgetNotes

Track expenses, incomes, and set spending limits with customizable categories and multiple budgets. Visualize financial health with insightful charts and stay motivated with savings goals. Syncs across Apple devices and offers personalization options.

Highlights
  • Log transactions and recurring entries
  • Visualize spending with charts
  • Categorize expenses and set limits
  • Track savings goals
  • Manage multiple budgets
  • Customizable notifications and widgets
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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BudgetNotes — Minimalist Budget Tracker Transactions Easily manage your expenses and incomes with BudgetNotes. Log transactions with a few taps and set recurring entries to save time. Quickly search or filter your history to find specific transactions when you need them. Charts Visualize your financial health with clear and insightful charts. Get a detailed view of your spending trends through monthly line charts and category-based pie charts, making it easier to track your financial progress. Expense Categories Stay organized by categorizing your expenses. Assign multiple categories to a single transaction and see where your money goes. Filter by category for a deeper understanding of your spending habits. Spending Limits Take control of your budget with customizable spending limits. Set limits for specific categories and monitor your progress through detailed charts to ensure you’re staying on track. Saving Goals Set and achieve your financial goals with BudgetNotes’ Savings Tracker. Add savings, monitor your progress, and stay motivated with goal tracking features. Multiple Budgets Manage multiple budgets effortlessly. Separate personal and work finances, or organize funds for different projects, all within a single, intuitive app. Notifications Stay on top of your finances with customizable daily or monthly reminders. Log transactions, review budgets, and maintain good financial habits with timely notifications tailored to your needs. Widgets Access your financial status at a glance with BudgetNotes widgets. View your monthly spending summary or category-specific pie charts directly from your home screen for instant updates. iCloud Sync Keep your data secure and synchronized across all your Apple devices with iCloud. Access your budget anytime, anywhere, knowing your information is backed up and protected. Personalization Make BudgetNotes uniquely yours. Customize languages, currency, and visual themes to suit your preferences. Switch between light and dark modes to ensure the interface is always just right for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MoneyBook

Features
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A clean, private way to track your money. MoneyBook keeps everything on your device, no account, no sign-in, no ads, and nothing sent to a server. • Smart entry, paste a bank SMS and it reads the amount, date, category, and merchant for you, using on-device intelligence. Your data never leaves your iPhone. • Daily, Calendar, Monthly, and Summary views of your spending • Accounts with balances, assets, liabilities, and net worth • Budgets and clear spending stats • Multiple currencies • Export everything to CSV anytime Simple, fast, and completely yours.

Screenshots

BudgetNotes4 screens
MoneyBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoneyBook at Free against BudgetNotes's $2.99. MoneyBook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

MoneyBook is free to download; BudgetNotes costs $2.99 up front. BudgetNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MoneyBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BudgetNotes versus MoneyBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgetNotesMoneyBook
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAN AVSARkanect

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BudgetNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

MoneyBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BudgetNotes free?
BudgetNotes costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MoneyBook free?
MoneyBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BudgetNotes or MoneyBook have ads?
Neither BudgetNotes nor MoneyBook shows ads.

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