Comparison

Budget Tracker vs Dealert

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 provides a clear, real-time view of your disposable income after accounting for all bills and recurring expenses. It intelligently adjusts your budget based on your actual income, not just your bank balance, helping you avoid surprises and understand your spending habits.

Highlights
  • Real-time 'left to spend' calculation
  • Automatic bill and recurring expense deduction
  • Income-adaptive budgeting
  • Planned expenses timeline
  • Spending trend analysis
  • One-tap expense entry
  • Private, on-device data storage
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. WORKS WHILE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING • 8 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

Dealert

Features
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Have you ever forgotten a valid discount voucher? With this app, it will never happen again. Simply photograph anything showing a discount — a receipt, a coupon, a flyer or a poster — and the app automatically reads the minimum spend, the discount value and the validity dates, saving everything neatly and effortlessly. You will never have to remember to check your discounts: the app does it for you. You will receive a notification when a voucher is about to expire, so you always have time to use it. And thanks to smart geolocation, you will be alerted automatically whenever you are near the store, at the exact moment you can really save. No more forgotten vouchers in your wallet, no more missed deadlines. Just real savings, at the right time, in the right place.

Screenshots

Budget Tracker4 screens
Dealert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Budget Tracker at none against Dealert's shown. Dealert's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Budget Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dealert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Dealert every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Budget Tracker versus Dealert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget TrackerDealert
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLazare KolebkaAlessandro Blason

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
1 purchases

Dealert

One-time1
  • Dealert Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Budget Tracker free?
Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dealert free?
Dealert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budget Tracker or Dealert have ads?
Dealert shows ads; Budget Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Budget Tracker or Dealert?
Budget Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dealert every 4 days. Most recently, Budget Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dealert on September 30, 2026.

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