Comparison

Budget Tracker vs ATM Flow

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

ATM Flow

Features
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ATM Flow is a manual budgeting app built for people who want full control over their finances — and their data. Unlike apps that scrape your bank feeds or require logins, ATM Flow keeps everything in your hands. You enter each transaction yourself, building mindful spending habits. Your data lives on your device and in your personal iCloud account. We never see it. WHAT MAKES ATM FLOW DIFFERENT • Fully bilingual — native Arabic and English with full RTL support and Arabic-Indic numerals • Zero data collection — no analytics, no tracking, no accounts to create. Your financial data stays yours. • iCloud sync across all your devices — encrypted by Apple, invisible to us • Built for the Gulf — QAR, SAR, AED, KWD, BHD, OMR as first-class currencies alongside USD, EUR, GBP, and 7 more FEATURES • Dashboard with net worth, monthly spending breakdown, 30-day chart, budget progress, upcoming bills, and goals snapshot • Custom categories with emoji icons — organize expenses your way • Budgets per category or overall, with daily/weekly/monthly/yearly periods • Financial goals with progress tracking • Recurring transactions that auto-post bills and subscriptions • Reports with income vs. expense, daily trends, and monthly comparisons • Import transactions from bank statements (CSV, Excel, or PDF) with automatic duplicate flagging; export to JSON or CSV • Dark mode and light mode with customizable accent colors • Face ID / Touch ID app lock • Daily reminder notifications • Widget showing monthly spending at a glance PRIVACY ATM Flow collects zero data. No analytics frameworks. No servers. No tracking pixels. Your transactions are stored locally on your device and synced through your personal iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit. We cannot access, read, or process your financial information. Period. Free forever. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. Built by Approve The Move — genuinely useful apps, always free.

Screenshots

Budget Tracker4 screens
ATM Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATM Flow at none against Budget Tracker's 3. Budget Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ATM Flow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, ATM Flow every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Budget Tracker versus ATM Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget TrackerATM Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLazare KolebkaYousif Ameen

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
None

ATM Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budget Tracker free?
Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATM Flow free?
ATM Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Budget Tracker or ATM Flow have ads?
Neither Budget Tracker nor ATM Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budget Tracker or ATM Flow?
Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, and ATM Flow every 6 weeks. Most recently, Budget Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and ATM Flow on October 28, 2026.

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