Comparison

Trudget vs Markulator

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

Head to head
About

Trudget

Features
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Trudget is a thoughtful, private budget and spending tracker for iPhone and iPad. Understand where your money goes, make a practical plan, and follow your progress without connecting a bank account or sending your financial history to a server. SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE Review income, spending, cash flow, and savings rate from a clear dashboard. Choose a week, month, quarter, year, custom range, or all-time view, then compare results with the previous period. CAPTURE RECEIPTS, PRIVATELY Scan a paper receipt or choose photos from your library. Trudget recognizes the merchant, date, total, and line items on device, lets you review everything, and keeps the original receipt with its transaction. Nothing is uploaded for recognition. PLAN A BUDGET THAT FITS Create a flexible category budget, see how much has been spent, and quickly identify what remains or has gone over plan. Open any category to explore its trends and contributing transactions. BUILD SAVINGS GOALS Connect goals to the accounts funding them, record allocations, and follow progress over time. KEEP ACTIVITY ORGANIZED Add expenses, income, and linked transfers with fast everyday entry. Search, filter, group, and bulk-edit your history. Create recurring transactions and receive optional reminders before they are due. UNDERSTAND EVERY ACCOUNT Track chequing, savings, credit cards, cash, and other accounts in one place. Review account history, make balance adjustments, and reconcile credit-card statements against your ledger. MAKE TRUDGET YOURS Choose an optional theme and matching Home Screen icon. Supporter membership offers access to every current and future appearance plus exclusive icons. Purchases are cosmetic: every budgeting tool remains available without paying. MOVE BEYOND THE SPREADSHEET Import UTF-8 CSV files with guided account and category mapping. Export your ledger whenever you want a portable copy or spreadsheet-ready backup. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your budgeting data and receipt images stay on your device. Trudget has no account registration, advertising, analytics SDK, or bank connection. StoreKit purchases are handled by Apple. Trudget supports light and dark appearance, iPhone and iPad layouts, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, and optional haptic feedback. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Markulator

Features
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Markulator makes tipping simple. Enter your bill, pick a tip percentage, and get your total instantly. Splitting with friends? Just set the number of people and see what everyone owes. Features: - Quick tip presets at 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, and 25% - Custom tip percentage for any amount - Bill splitting for up to 30 people - Calculation history so you never lose track - Works with your local currency automatically - Available in 54 languages - Clean, intuitive design that just works No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. Just open the app and calculate.

Screenshots

Trudget4 screens
Markulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markulator at none against Trudget's 13. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Trudget sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Markulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Trudget versus Markulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrudgetMarkulator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONNOR ZACCHAEUS TANEdward Juden

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Trudget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Annual Supporter$14.991 Year
One-time11
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Ocean Tide Theme$1.99
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  • Forest Trail Theme$1.99
  • Desert Bloom Theme$1.99
  • Wildflower Theme$1.99
  • Stargazer Theme$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Lunch$4.99
  • Large Tip$6.99
  • Spreadsheet Rescue$9.99
None

Markulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trudget free?
Trudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markulator free?
Markulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trudget or Markulator have ads?
Neither Trudget nor Markulator shows ads.

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