DebtDown vs Payday Budget Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DebtDown
This app helps you create a personalized plan to eliminate your debts faster. It calculates your debt-free date and total interest paid, offering various payoff strategies. Track your progress and receive payment reminders to stay on course.
- Debt payoff strategies (Snowball, Avalanche)
- Calculate debt-free date
- Track interest costs
- Balance, interest, and timeline charts
- Payment reminders
- iCloud sync
- Amortization schedules
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Debtdown gives you a clear, actionable plan to pay off every debt you owe — credit cards, car loans, personal loans, and more. Add your debts, choose a payoff strategy, and Debtdown calculates exactly how long it will take and how much interest you'll pay. Watch your debt-free date get closer every time you make a payment. FEATURES - Snowball & Avalanche payoff strategies - See your exact debt-free date - Track interest costs across all debts - Balance, interest, and timeline charts - Payment reminders - Home screen widget - iCloud sync across your devices - Amortization schedules DEBTDOWN PRO (one-time purchase) - Unlimited debts - 5 additional payoff strategies - PDF export & shareable payoff cards - CSV import - Refinance simulator - Debt payoff challenges - Custom currency No subscription. No ads. Pay once, own it forever.
Payday Budget Planner
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Payday Budget Planner helps you plan each paycheck before your money starts disappearing. Build a clearer budget by assigning bills and savings goals to upcoming paychecks, so you can see what is already committed and what remains available before you spend. Use Payday Budget Planner to: • Add pay schedules and upcoming paychecks • Organize recurring bills and due dates • Assign bills to the paycheck that needs to cover them • Track savings goals alongside your bills • Forecast your budget ahead so pressure shows up early • See remaining cash after planned expenses • Stay in control without bank syncing or noisy dashboards Payday Budget Planner is built for people who budget around payday, not just by month. If you want a simpler way to plan bills, paychecks, and savings in one place, this app gives you a focused system that is easy to maintain. Plan ahead. Reduce surprises. Make every paycheck intentional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Payday Budget Planner at none against DebtDown's 1. Payday Budget Planner also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). DebtDown's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. DebtDown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payday Budget Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
DebtDown ships an update fortnightly, Payday Budget Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DebtDown | Payday Budget Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hrdlicka Apps LLC | Power My Fitness LLC |
In-app purchases
DebtDown
- Debtdown Pro$6.99
Payday Budget Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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