Stroberi vs BudgetArk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stroberi
This open-source finance app helps you effortlessly manage your money. Track and categorize your expenses with ease to gain better control over your spending.
- Expense tracking
- Expense categorization
- Open-source
- React Native built
- Personal finance management
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Open-source personal expense tracking app built with React Native. Manage your finances by tracking and categorizing expenses.
BudgetArk
Manage your finances privately with this open-source app. Track debt, plan budgets, and project investments without subscriptions or sign-ups. Your financial data stays on your device.
- Debt tracking with progress insights
- Budget planning by category
- Investment projection tools
- Couples-friendly debt planning
- Avalanche and Snowball payoff strategies
- Local data storage
- Open-source with community feedback
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BudgetArk is a free, private, open-source personal finance app built for people who want control without subscriptions, ads, or account signups. Track your money in one place: - Debt tracking with progress insights - Budget planning by category - Investment projection tools - Flexible currency and locale formatting - Couples-friendly debt ownership and payoff planning Privacy first: - No sign-up required - No cloud account required - Data stored locally on your device - Export and import your data whenever you want Debt tools that help you take action: - Avalanche and Snowball payoff strategies - Separate debt types for smarter Snowball ordering - Owner tags (Mine, Partner, Joint) - Bulk debt type review tools Budgeting made practical: - Fast entry flow with month selection - Categories including Grocery, Restaurant, Tech, Giving, Retirement, and Investing - One-time helper to split older Food entries into Grocery or Restaurant Built with the community: BudgetArk is open source, and your feedback helps shape what comes next. You can suggest feature ideas and improvements through the project repository and support channels. Whether you’re paying down debt, building better habits, or planning long-term wealth, BudgetArk keeps your financial data private and your workflow simple. Issues: let me know at https://github.com/RickeyNet/BudgetArk/issues Feature requests: Suggest ideas at https://github.com/RickeyNet/BudgetArk/discussions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BudgetArk at 5.0 against Stroberi's 4.0. BudgetArk also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
BudgetArk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stroberi | BudgetArk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danilo Gacevic | RICKEY AUSTIN CORNETT |
Customer experience
Stroberi
BudgetArk
In-app purchases
Stroberi
No in-app purchases
BudgetArk
No in-app purchases
