Comparison

Budget vs FIX

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

Head to head
About

Budget

Track all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Get timely reminders for due dates, view spending breakdowns, and manage one-time expenses. Stay on top of your finances with a clear overview and budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • Recurring bill tracking
  • Payment reminders
  • Spending breakdown charts
  • One-time expense logging
  • Subscription service shortcuts
  • Monthly budgeting
  • Home screen widget
Features
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How much leaves your account every month? Netflix, YouTube Premium, Spotify, rent, utilities, insurance, your phone plan. Recurring payments add up quietly. Budget keeps them all in one place so you always know what's coming. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE • Open the app and see this month's total and what's due next. No menus to dig through. NEVER MISS A PAYMENT • Get reminded two days before, the day before, or on the day a payment is due. SEE WHERE IT GOES • Spending is broken down by category and payment method in simple charts. ONE-TIME EXPENSES TOO • Log one-off costs like gifts or doctor's visits, give them a category, and see them alongside your regular bills. ADD IN A TAP • Popular subscription services are built in, so adding one takes a single tap. BUDGET AND CALENDAR • Set a monthly budget to see what's left, and check every due date on the calendar. HOME SCREEN WIDGET • See upcoming payments without opening the app. MULTIPLE CURRENCIES • Enter amounts in won or US dollars and see totals in the currency you prefer. DARK MODE • Follows your device, or pick a theme yourself. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • Your expenses are stored only on your phone. Back them up to a file and move them to a new device anytime. Available in English and Korean.

About

FIX

This app helps you manage monthly expenses and income by reminding you of due dates and allowing you to check them off. It handles weekends and holidays, offers partner sharing, and provides a calendar view of your finances. Data is kept private and stored locally or via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Monthly expense and income tracking
  • Due date reminders
  • Check off payments
  • Weekend and holiday handling
  • Partner sharing
  • Apple Watch integration
  • CSV export/import
Features
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FIX is a checklist for the money that goes out every month. Add your rent, insurance, phone bill, subscriptions and savings transfers once. From then on, FIX reminds you when they're due, and you simply check them off as they go out. ADD ONCE, SEE EVERY MONTH Enter what goes out (bills and savings) and what comes in (salary, benefits) just once. Every month after that, they show up on their own in your list and calendar. CHECK THEM OFF ONE BY ONE Today's bills are gathered on the Home screen. Tap to check off what has gone out, and see at a glance what's left this month and anything you missed. NEVER MISS A DUE DATE Get a reminder the evening before and on the morning of each payment, at the time you choose. Tap "Check All" in the notification to check everything off without opening the app. The app icon shows how many are left today. WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, HANDLED If a payment day falls on a weekend or public holiday, FIX shows the day the money actually moves — automatic payments move later, paydays move earlier. Holidays follow your country's calendar. SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER Invite your partner to use one ledger together. When one of you checks something off, it updates on the other's phone right away. (Both of you need iCloud and the Lifetime Pass.) CHECK OFF FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH See today's bills on your wrist and tap to check them off. Add a complication to see how many are left today. The watch app works together with FIX on your iPhone. ADD UP ONLY WHAT YOU NEED In Calculator mode, tap items to see their total instantly — even across months, like what's left this month plus what's due early next month. YOUR MONTH ON A CALENDAR See money going out and coming in, day by day — with weekends and public holidays marked in color. YOUR CURRENCY, YOUR HOLIDAYS FIX follows your iPhone's region for currency and public holidays, or you can pick a country in Settings. BACKUP AND SPREADSHEETS Back up to iCloud, and edit everything at once in Excel or Numbers with CSV export and import. FREE AND LIFETIME PASS Free: 10 fixed expenses, 2 income items, and 1 account, card and owner each. The Apple Watch app and "Check All" in notifications are free too. Buy the Lifetime Pass once to remove all limits and unlock partner sharing and CSV. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud.

Screenshots

Budget4 screens
FIX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget at none against FIX's 1. Budget also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). FIX's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. FIX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Budget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget ships an update every 8 days, FIX every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Budget versus FIX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgetFIX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUNHO LEENami Studio

Customer experience

Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FIX

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Budget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FIX

One-time1
  • FIX Lifetime Pass$14.99

Questions

Is Budget free?
Budget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FIX free?
FIX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budget or FIX have ads?
Budget shows ads; FIX does not.
Which is updated more often, Budget or FIX?
Budget ships an update every 8 days, and FIX every 6 days. Most recently, Budget was updated on November 9, 2026 and FIX on November 10, 2026.

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