Comparison

Dudget vs Budgt

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

Head to head
About

Dudget

Features
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Dudget is a simple, private budget app for iPhone. No bank login. No tracking. No $99/year price tag. Set it up in 90 seconds. Add a transaction in 4 taps. Know exactly how much you can safely spend today. WHY DUDGET? - Manual entry, not bank sync. Works in 90+ countries, including the ones Plaid forgot. - Multi-currency. Travel, expat, or just send money home? Set any ISO currency. Give each budget its own currency, 30+ supported. - Offline-first. Subway, airplane, no signal: Dudget never blanks out. - Private by design. Your transactions live in an encrypted database on your phone. We don't have a server. - Free forever. The full safe-to-spend experience is free. Pro adds extras for $24.99/year, about a third of what other budget apps charge. THE 90-SECOND SETUP 1. Tell us your monthly income. 2. Pick the categories you spend on (food, transport, rent, the usual). 3. Done. Start logging transactions and watch your safe-to-spend update in real time. No bank login. No 30-step onboarding. No "connect your accounts" screen that fails halfway. THE DAILY LOOP Open the app. See the one number that matters: your safe-to-spend. Coffee for $4.50? Tap +, type 4.50, tap Coffee. Done in 4 taps, about 10 seconds. The number updates instantly. Made a category mistake? Long-press, tap, fix. Dudget remembers it for next time. WHAT'S INCLUDED FREE - Unlimited transactions - Custom categories - Safe-to-spend hero number - Rollover budgeting - Period transitions (weekly, monthly, custom) - CSV export - Biometric / PIN lock - Encrypted local storage WHAT PRO ADDS ($24.99/yr) - Multi-budget (separate "household" and "side hustle" budgets) - Multiple currencies side by side - Custom emoji categories - Charts and trends - Encrypted cloud backup (coming soon) - Couples sharing (coming soon) PRIVACY, ACTUALLY Other budget apps make money from your transaction data. Dudget doesn't have any of your transaction data. It can't: it lives on your phone, encrypted, and our server doesn't exist yet. Read our full privacy policy at dudget.app/privacy. PRICING Free forever. Pro is $24.99/year, and we use regional pricing so it's affordable in the Philippines, India, Brazil, Nigeria, and other countries where $24.99 doesn't make sense. QUESTIONS? Email support@dudget.app. A real human (the founder) reads every message. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Pro auto-renews annually unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage subscriptions in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://dudget.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dudget.app/terms Support: support@dudget.app

About

Budgt

Features
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Stop worrying about money. Know exactly what you can spend every day. Budgt gives you a simple daily budget based on your income, expenses, and savings goals. No complexity, no stress. NO BANK SYNC. NO TRACKING. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Just a clean, private budgeting app that works. HOW IT WORKS Enter your income and fixed expenses. Budgt calculates your daily budget instantly. Spend less today? → Save more tomorrow automatically. WHAT YOU GET • Know exactly what you can spend today • See where your money goes • Build savings without thinking about it • Stay consistent with streaks and goals • Track everything, fully offline • Keep full control of your data WHY PEOPLE LOVE BUDGT • Simple and easy to use • No bank connection needed • No subscriptions, one-time purchase • 100% private, your data stays on your device PRIVACY FIRST No tracking. No data collection. Ever.

Screenshots

Dudget4 screens
Budgt4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dudget and Budgt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Dudget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Budgt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dudget ships an update every 6 days, Budgt every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dudget versus Budgt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDudgetBudgt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoevanni ParairoExfuture

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dudget

Subscriptions2
  • Dudget Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dudget Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dudget Premium Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Budgt

One-time1
  • Budgt Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Dudget free?
Dudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budgt free?
Budgt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dudget or Budgt have ads?
Neither Dudget nor Budgt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dudget or Budgt?
Dudget ships an update every 6 days, and Budgt every 5 days. Most recently, Dudget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Budgt on November 5, 2026.

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