Comparison

Budgetum vs Receipta

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

Head to head
About

Budgetum

Easily plan your monthly budget and track expenses with this straightforward financial tool. It offers a clean interface, customizable categories, and unlimited use without subscriptions or hidden fees, helping you achieve your financial goals.

Highlights
  • Monthly budget planning
  • Expense tracking
  • Customizable categories
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Unlimited free use
Features
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Budgetum is a budget planner and expense tracker for people who want to plan their money without connecting a bank. Plan a monthly budget or a paycheck to paycheck budget, track spending and bills, and see exactly where your money goes. Everything stays on your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline. No account, no email, no bank login • Your financial data stays on your device. Back it up or export it as CSV any time • No ads and no subscription. Budgeting is free; Pro is a one-time purchase PLAN YOUR BUDGET YOUR WAY • Monthly budgets, payday to payday budgets, or any custom period • Your own sections and categories, with your colors and icons • Planned vs. actual for every category, with clear progress bars • Budget from planned income, or set a fixed budget amount for a month • Copy last month's plan in one tap TRACK EXPENSES IN SECONDS • Add an expense or income in a few taps, with suggestions from your own history • Favourites: hold + to add a starred transaction in two taps • Split one receipt into several categories, with item counts • Checking, credit cards, cash, savings goals and debts, with transfers between accounts BILLS, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PAYDAYS • Recurring transactions for rent, utilities, subscriptions and salary • See what's coming before it happens, with the net total for each day • Confirm each bill when it's due, so nothing slips through UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • Spending by category, section, account, store, person or tag • Drill down step by step, for example Vacation › Groceries › Store A • Trends month by month, compared with last month or last year • A spending calendar to spot your expensive days • Desktop Analytics: explore your data on a big screen, privately in your browser SWITCH IN MINUTES • Import from YNAB or any CSV file • Match a bank statement to your transactions to reconcile an account (Pro) • Tags, saved filters and mass updates keep years of data tidy FREE AND PRO Budgets, expense tracking, accounts, analytics, import and export are free. Budgetum Pro is a one-time purchase: unlimited recurring transactions and tags (5 of each are free), bank statement matching, Saved Sets and Budget Sets. It also supports an independent developer. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone moving from a budget spreadsheet, notes or paper • People who budget paycheck to paycheck or plan every dollar each month • Students, families, freelancers and anyone who wants a calm, simple money manager • Anyone who doesn't want to give a budgeting app their bank login Budgetum is a budget planner, expense tracker, bill tracker and money manager in one, without the clutter. Questions or ideas? Write from More › Report a Problem. Every message is read by the developer.

About

Receipta

Features
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Receipta turns paper receipts into clear expense records. Take a receipt photo or choose one from your library. Receipta recognizes the text, extracts the merchant, date, total amount, and suggested category, then lets you review and edit everything before saving. Key features: - Scan receipts with on-device text recognition - Import receipt photos from your photo library - Extract merchant, date, total amount, and suggested category - Review and edit results before saving - Add expenses manually when you do not have a receipt - See today’s spending and expense history - Search expenses and filter by month - View monthly totals and category breakdowns - Set a monthly budget and monitor progress - See smart spending insights and merchant rankings - Manage custom categories and icons - Organize expenses with custom tags, purpose, and reimbursement status - Create expense reports with PDF, CSV, and receipt archives - Review missing receipts and pending reimbursements, then share reports - Create backup copies, restore from a file, and undo accidental expense deletion - Support Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver - Localized for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese Receipta stores expense records, receipt photos, and recognized text on your device by default. It does not upload contacts, location, device identifiers, or phone usage data. Receipta Pro unlocks unlimited receipt scans, full history export, expense report packages, custom categories and tags, duplicate spending reminders, backup copy export and restore, and richer spending insights. Terms of Use: https://receipta-legal.shaokai-hi.workers.dev/terms.html

Screenshots

Budgetum4 screens
Receipta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Receipta at weekly against Budgetum's monthly. Budgetum's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Budgetum sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Receipta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budgetum ships an update monthly, Receipta weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Budgetum versus Receipta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgetumReceipta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanylo Rudenko凯 邵

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Budgetum

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Budgetum PRO$5.99
  • Extra Large Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Receipta

Subscriptions2
  • Receipta Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Receipta Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Budgetum free?
Budgetum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Receipta free?
Receipta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budgetum or Receipta have ads?
Neither Budgetum nor Receipta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budgetum or Receipta?
Budgetum ships an update monthly, and Receipta weekly. Most recently, Budgetum was updated on November 4, 2026 and Receipta on October 31, 2026.

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