Comparison

Budget Tracker vs SyncSpend

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

Head to head
About

Budget Tracker

This app helps you understand your safe-to-spend amount by automatically deducting bills, subscriptions, and savings. It offers no-bank-connection tracking, Siri integration, and detailed financial insights through charts and on-device AI.

Highlights
  • Automatic bill and subscription deduction
  • No bank connection required
  • Siri and Spotlight integration
  • On-device AI for financial insights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • CSV import/export
  • Supports 180+ currencies
Features
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What's safe to spend right now? Not your bank balance. What's left after bills, subscriptions, and savings - before the next payday. No bank connection required. Ever. No account. No sign-in. Brim shows you one honest number, and it never leaves your iPhone. SET UP ONCE. KNOW EVERY DAY. Add your bills, subscriptions, and recurring expenses once. Brim deducts them automatically - that number on your home screen is what's actually yours to spend. No mental math. No guessing before you spend. NO BANK CONNECTION. STILL AUTOMATIC. Brim never connects to your bank. Set up an Apple Pay automation once, and every tap to pay logs itself as an expense - no manual entry, ever. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Salary on the 29th. Freelance month. Two paychecks at different times. Brim plans on what you actually expect to earn, and adjusts as reality unfolds. ASK SIRI AI Ask Siri what's left in your budget, or for any category, like "Ask Brim what I have left for Coffee Shops." Ask Siri to add a transaction, hands free. Search your transactions right from Spotlight. UNDERSTAND YOUR MONEY, AT A GLANCE Six charts, each with one job. • Spending Breakdown - watch your paycheck flow from income to every category • Spending Trend - is this month better or worse than your usual? • Top Spending - which categories are absorbing the most? • Saving Rate - are you on track? Benchmarks included, not a vague thumbs-up Tap any chart. Apple Intelligence tells you what it means, in one sentence, on your device. ONE TAP TO ADD AN EXPENSE Tap once inside the app. Pick a category. Done. Or set up an Apple Pay automation in iOS Shortcuts and let your purchases log themselves. Whichever feels less like work. Brim also suggests the right emoji when you create a new category - small touch, but it makes the app feel like yours. YOUR ACCOUNTS, OVER TIME See your balance for every account or just one, from a week to all time. Touch the chart to read any day, and Apple Intelligence sums up what's on screen in one sentence. Add the Accounts widget, or ask Siri for your balance. WORKS WHILE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING • 9 Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets • Browse what's ahead in the new Upcoming calendar • A reminder before a recurring payment goes out • Apple Pay automation via Shortcuts • Recurring bills auto-deducted every month PRIVATE BY DESIGN. NO SIGN-IN, EVER. Open Brim and start. No account to create, no email, no password. Your financial data lives on your device. iCloud sync goes through your personal account - we never see it. The AI features run on-device too - your transactions never leave your iPhone. BUILT TO BE FAST Opens instantly. No loading screen. Just your number, right there. Logging an expense on the go takes three seconds. That's the whole point. DATA YOU OWN • CSV import from other budget apps • CSV export anytime • 180+ currencies supported BUILT WITH YOU Made by one indie developer who uses Brim every day. Vote on the roadmap, email feedback, help shape what comes next. - Lazare Privacy: https://getbrim.app/privacy Terms: https://getbrim.app/terms

About

SyncSpend

Effortlessly track expenses with a minimalist app that syncs directly to your Notion database. Automate logging with Apple Pay shortcuts and monitor spending from your home screen. Enjoy fast, secure, and ad-free financial management.

Highlights
  • Notion Sync
  • Shortcuts Automation
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Fast Expense Logging
  • iCloud Sync
  • Minimalist Design
Features
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SyncSpend is a fast, minimalist expense tracker designed for people who manage their finances in Notion, or anyone who values quick and straightforward expense tracking. Key features: Notion Sync Connect SyncSpend to your Notion database and log expenses directly from your phone. All changes stay synced with your database. Shortcuts Automation Automatically log expenses when you tap to pay with Apple Pay. Spend → automatically record the expense. Home Screen Widgets Track your spending directly from your Home Screen. View summaries and filter by periods like This Month. Fast Expense Logging Designed for speed so logging expenses takes only seconds. iCloud Sync Securely sync your expenses across all your devices with iCloud. Intentionally Minimal No sign-in required. No complicated setup. No endless pages to navigate. No ads. No tracking. SyncSpend focuses on doing one thing well: helping you log expenses quickly while keeping your data organized. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Budget Tracker4 screens
SyncSpend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SyncSpend at every 3 days against Budget Tracker's every 11 days. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Budget Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SyncSpend sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Budget Tracker against 3.4 for SyncSpend. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Budget Tracker's written reviews are positive against 61% of SyncSpend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, SyncSpend every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Budget Tracker versus SyncSpend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget TrackerSyncSpend
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)3.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLazare KolebkaToh Kar Le

Customer experience

Budget Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

SyncSpend

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Budget Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Brim Pro$4.991 Month
  • Brim Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Brim Pro Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

SyncSpend

Subscriptions2
  • SyncSpend Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • SyncSpend Pro (Annually)$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • SyncSpend Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Budget Tracker free?
Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SyncSpend free?
SyncSpend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budget Tracker or SyncSpend?
SyncSpend is rated higher. Budget Tracker averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SyncSpend averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Budget Tracker or SyncSpend have ads?
Neither Budget Tracker nor SyncSpend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budget Tracker or SyncSpend?
Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, and SyncSpend every 3 days. Most recently, Budget Tracker was updated on November 9, 2026 and SyncSpend on November 9, 2026.

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