Comparison

CutCut vs Budget+ | Co

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

Head to head
About

CutCut

Features
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CutCut helps you track personal expenses and split shared bills for trips, dinners, and home life. PERSONAL EXPENSE TRACKING Record income and expenses, choose categories, and review monthly spending trends. GROUP EXPENSE SPLITTING Create a group for a trip, dinner, or shared home. Track who paid and see who owes whom. Split expenses equally or enter custom amounts and shares. SMART CATEGORIES Request an optional AI category suggestion to help organize a transaction. MONTHLY BUDGET Set a monthly spending target and track your progress. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Check your monthly balance and recent expenses from your home screen. USE ACROSS DEVICES CutCut is available on iOS, Android, and the web. Sign in with the same linked account to sync across devices. Guest expenses are stored in Firebase, but guest access is tied to the original app installation or browser. Link a Google or Apple account before changing devices, reinstalling, or clearing browser data to keep access. CutCut supports English and Traditional Chinese. CutCut Pro adds higher group limits, CSV export, and foreign-currency expense entry. SUBSCRIPTIONS CutCut Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cutcut-7a9eb.web.app/privacy

About

Budget+ | Co

Features
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ā— Easy to use, track your expenses anytime Neat UI, record your income and expenses within 5 seconds. Offline support, sync automatically when you have the connection. ā— Change the color tones, and change your mood There are various color palettes to use, or you can build your own! Share the palette that you built with your friends! ā— Sign-in with social media Apple, Google authentication, sign in with a few clicks. ā— Invite your fellows to track with you Share the link to invite your friends and family. You can track your expenses together, anywhere, anytime. ā— Categorize your spending in multiple accounting books Separate accounting books by everyday life, traveling, dreams fund, etc. Organize your budget, and get the key to financial freedom! ā— View your earnings and expenses in a tidy form Group the records by categories, and view the stats at a glance. ā— Download your financial report in one click Customize the period, and download your report to view in Excel. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CutCut4 screens
Budget+ | Co4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CutCut at none against Budget+ | Co's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. CutCut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Budget+ | Co sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CutCut ships an update every 3 days, Budget+ | Co weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
CutCut versus Budget+ | Co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutCutBudget+ | Co
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHING LINKevin Chiu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CutCut

Subscriptions2
  • CutCut Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CutCut Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
5 purchases

Budget+ | Co

Subscriptions3
  • Budget+ Premium$1.991 Month
  • Budget+ Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Budget+ Premium1 Year trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Budget+ Premium$19.99
  • Budget+ Premium$29.99

Questions

Is CutCut free?
CutCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget+ | Co free?
Budget+ | Co is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CutCut or Budget+ | Co have ads?
Budget+ | Co shows ads; CutCut does not.
Which is updated more often, CutCut or Budget+ | Co?
CutCut ships an update every 3 days, and Budget+ | Co weekly. Most recently, CutCut was updated on October 24, 2026 and Budget+ | Co on October 17, 2026.

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