Comparison

Pecunio vs DamBudget

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

Head to head
About

Pecunio

Features
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Stay on top of your finances – simple, secure, and easy to understand. Pecunio helps you track income and expenses, set budgets, reach savings goals, and plan your financial future – all stored locally on your device or, optionally, synced via iCloud. No ads, ever. Features at a glance: • Create & manage transactions: Quickly record income and expenses, assign them to accounts and categories, and keep a clear overview. • Account overview: Create and manage accounts like cash, checking, or savings to monitor your balances. • Statistics & insights: Interactive charts show where your money goes – with comparisons to the previous month and year, plus detailed trend analysis. • Set budgets: Define weekly, monthly, or yearly limits for any category. Overspending and leftover amounts are automatically tracked. • Reach your savings goals: Set financial goals, track your progress, and stay motivated – even with automated contributions via recurring transactions. • Recurring income & expenses: Automate regular payments like rent, subscriptions, or contracts with flexible scheduling. • iCloud sync: Sync your financial data across all your devices securely with iCloud. • Currencies: Supports the following currencies: EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, AUD, BRL, CAD, CNY, DKK, INR, JPY, KRW, MXN, NOK, NZD, PLN, RUB, SEK, ZAR Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pecunio-app.de/datenschutzerklaerung/

About

DamBudget

This free finance app helps you manage your money by tracking expenses, planning budgets, and organizing subscriptions and bills. Visualize your spending habits with charts and set reminders for upcoming payments. Enjoy complete data privacy with cloud sync across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Budget planner
  • Expense tracker
  • Savings tracker
  • Subscription & bills organizer
  • Spending visualization
  • Cloud sync
  • Data privacy
Features
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Completely free budget app. No ads, no features behind paywalls. Expense tracker, budget planner, subscription tracker, bills organizer all in one. Features: - Budget planner: Set a monthly, yearly budget for yourself. Monitor if you are on track. - Expense tracker: Save your expenses with different categories and types; whether they are single, recurring or installment payments. - Savings tracker: Input your income and observe your savings with a calendar view. - Subscription and bills organizer: Record your recurring payments and set reminders for them. - Visualize spending: Notice habits and patterns easily with beautiful charts. - Cloud sync: Share and access your data between iOS devices. - Privacy: Complete data privacy, no data is collected, nothing is sent to 3rd party servers, everything is in your Apple account. More features coming soon :)

Screenshots

Pecunio4 screens
DamBudget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pecunio at every 5 days against DamBudget's every 3 weeks. 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. Pecunio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DamBudget sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pecunio ships an update every 5 days, DamBudget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pecunio versus DamBudget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPecunioDamBudget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulius KlingebergCagatay Ogut

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pecunio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$29.99
4 purchases

DamBudget

One-time4
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Moderate tip$2.99
  • Large tip$9.99
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  • Huge tip$49.99

Questions

Is Pecunio free?
Pecunio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DamBudget free?
DamBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pecunio or DamBudget have ads?
Neither Pecunio nor DamBudget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pecunio or DamBudget?
Pecunio ships an update every 5 days, and DamBudget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pecunio was updated on September 29, 2026 and DamBudget on October 18, 2026.

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