WalletSum vs Bud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WalletSum
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WalletSum helps you track income and expenses and manage your personal or family finances in a clear and easy-to-understand way. You can use WalletSum for your daily personal spending, or create shared wallets to manage expenses together with your partner, family members, or roommates. What you can do with WalletSum: • Quick expense tracking: Add income or expenses in just a few steps. The interface is simple and easy to use from the start. • Separate personal and shared wallets: Keep your personal spending private while creating shared wallets to track and update expenses together with your family in real time. • Clear permission control: Manage access and editing rights for each member in a shared wallet. • Sync between app and web: Your data is continuously updated between your phone and browser, so you can track it anytime. • Multi-currency and multi-language support: Suitable if you use different currencies or need the app in different languages. • Full features available on the free plan: WalletSum does not limit its core features, allowing you to use it reliably over the long term without needing to upgrade.
Bud
Easily track your spending and manage your budget with intuitive categories and quick logging. See your financial trends and stay on track with monthly limits, with options for solo or shared accounts. All currencies are supported.
- Quick expense logging
- Customizable spending categories
- Monthly budget limits
- Spending trend analysis
- Solo or shared budgeting
- Multi-currency support
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Bud makes budgeting actually work. Most money apps feel like spreadsheets in disguise. Bud doesn't. Log what you spend in two taps, see it broken down by the categories that matter, and know at a glance whether you're on track for the month. WHY BUD Built for real habits Categories grounded in how people actually live - food, transport, bills, entertainment - not a generic bucket that tells you nothing. Log it in seconds A clean number pad, a category grid, one tap to save. No forms, no friction. Budgets that mean something Set a monthly limit per category. Bud shows you exactly where you stand and flags it clearly the moment you go over - before it becomes a problem, not after. Insights that make sense Watch your trends over time, category by category, with month-over-month comparisons that actually help you decide what to change. Solo or shared Keep it private, or share with a partner, roommate, or family member. Bud adapts to however you manage money — no couples-only lock-in, no forced sharing. Multi-currency All currencies supported (USD,€,£,SGD,AUD,MYR,and others). Set it once and forget it. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who wants a clear picture of their money without the homework. Whether you're keeping a solo budget, splitting household bills, or just trying to figure out where the month went - Bud fits. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No selling your data. No noise. Your money stays yours, and the app stays out of your way. Download Bud and start your first budget today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bud at none against WalletSum's 4. WalletSum's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. WalletSum sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bud asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WalletSum | Bud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Hoan Ho | Kiran Dev Pararasasingam |
In-app purchases
WalletSum
- WalletSum Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- WalletSum Family (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- WalletSum Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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- WalletSum Family (Yearly)$199.991 Year
Bud
No in-app purchases









