Budget Tracker vs Bucketize

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

Bucketize is a budgeting app built for one job: planning your money on salary day. It answers three questions in seconds: • How much income do I have this month? • How much is already spoken for? • After everything planned, how much is safely left? Bucketize is not a daily expense tracker, and it never connects to your bank. It's a planning tool for fixed bills, yearly charges, and the spending you already know is coming — so payday feels clear instead of stressful. SEE YOUR TRUE LEFTOVER Every income source and planned outflow rolls up into one honest number: what's actually left to spend or save. Go over budget, and Bucketize shows it clearly instead of hiding it. SMOOTH OUT YEARLY BILLS Enter a yearly charge like car insurance and Bucketize shows you the amount to set aside each month. No more scrambling when an annual bill lands. BUCKETS, ONLY IF YOU WANT THEM Group expenses into buckets like Home, Car, or Subscriptions to see exactly where your money goes — or skip buckets entirely and keep it simple. They're always optional and never slow down adding an expense. BUILT FOR PAYDAY • Track one salary plus any extra income sources • Monthly and yearly expenses, normalized to a clear monthly view • Set-asides for the money you reserve each month • One-tap capture with a live preview of your leftover as you type • Local reminders ahead of yearly charges PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No account, no sign-up, no ads • No bank connections — ever • Your data stays yours, synced privately across your devices with iCloud • Lock the app behind Face ID or your passcode MADE FOR iOS • A clean, modern design with subtle Liquid Glass • Full light and dark mode with equal polish • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • Currency and number formatting follow your region • Move your plan in and out with simple CSV import and export Bucketize is free to start, with a one-time unlock for unlimited items — no subscriptions. Set it up once, update it rarely, and know exactly where you stand every salary day.