Comparison

PiggyPulse vs Budget30

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

Head to head
About

PiggyPulse

Features
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PiggyPulse is a personal budget tracker that works the way you do — not on fixed monthly cycles, but on custom periods that match your real life. Whether you get paid bi-weekly, want to track spending per project, or simply prefer a different rhythm, PiggyPulse lets you define your own budget periods and track every euro, dollar, or pound against them. TRACK YOUR SPENDING Record income, expenses, and transfers between accounts Categorize transactions with custom categories and icons Assign vendors to track where your money goes Filter and search across all your transactions CUSTOM BUDGET PERIODS Create periods of any length — weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or custom Set up auto-creation schedules so periods generate automatically Compare spending consistency across periods BUDGET PLANNING Assign budgets to categories Track spending against limits with visual progress bars See projected spending pace and remaining budget at a glance MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Manage checking, savings, credit cards, and allowance accounts View net position across all accounts Track balance changes per period PRIVACY FIRST No bank connections — you control what data goes in No analytics or tracking No ads Your data is encrypted when stored Your data is stored in Europe Export or delete your data anytime BUILT FOR YOU Dark themes designed for comfortable daily use Custom period selector accessible from every screen Pull-to-refresh and swipe actions throughout Face ID / biometric authentication Push notifications for budget alerts PiggyPulse helps you track your money manually, privately, and on your own schedule.

About

Budget30

Quickly log expenses in under 30 seconds without complex setup or subscriptions. Monitor your monthly budget, view spending patterns, and export your data. Ideal for tracking everyday purchases with ease.

Highlights
  • Log spend in under 30 seconds
  • Custom categories and tags
  • Monthly budget tracking
  • Spending insights and trends
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • CSV export
Features
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Budget30 — track any spend in 30 seconds. No complicated setup, no endless categories, no subscription required. Just open the app, log what you spent, and stay on top of your monthly budget. Built for real life — whether it's a coffee, a night out, or an impulse buy, Budget30 captures it fast and shows you exactly where you stand. Set your monthly budget, log entries from your home screen widget or back tap, and watch your spending patterns emerge over time in the Insights tab. Features: Log a spend in under 30 seconds Custom categories and tags Monthly budget tracking with pace-aware status Spending insights and trends over time Home screen and lock screen widgets iCloud sync across your devices CSV export for any month No ads. No subscription. No nonsense.

Screenshots

PiggyPulse4 screens
Budget304 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Budget30 at 18.0 against PiggyPulse's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiggyPulse ships an update every 3 weeks, Budget30 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PiggyPulse versus Budget30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiggyPulseBudget30
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeonardo de Campos Almeidapeter getchius

In-app purchases

None

PiggyPulse

No in-app purchases

None

Budget30

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiggyPulse free?
PiggyPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget30 free?
Budget30 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiggyPulse or Budget30 have ads?
Neither PiggyPulse nor Budget30 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiggyPulse or Budget30?
PiggyPulse ships an update every 3 weeks, and Budget30 every 2 weeks. Most recently, PiggyPulse was updated on October 24, 2026 and Budget30 on October 31, 2026.

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