Comparison

Left. Budget Planner vs Left

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

Head to head
About

Left. Budget Planner

This app helps you track your spending and shows you how much money you have left to spend each day. It prioritizes privacy with no bank logins or subscriptions, keeping all your data on your device. Advanced features like net worth tracking are available with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track income, bills, and expenses
  • Set spending limits by category
  • Daily spending budget updates
  • Scan receipts with camera
  • Apple Watch, widgets, and Siri integration
  • AI-powered insights (on compatible devices)
  • Net worth tracking (Pro version)
Features
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Left. is the budget app that shows you what's left to spend. No bank login. No subscription. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud. Add your income and bills, and each month starts with a full ring. As you spend, it shrinks. The number in the middle is what's left for the month, and Left. breaks it into a daily amount, so you always know what today can handle. Everything runs on your device. No accounts, no servers of our own, no analytics, no tracking. Sync between your devices happens through your own iCloud, so even we can't see your data. WHAT'S INCLUDED, FREE - Track income, bills, and one-time expenses - Set spending limits by category - Get a daily spending budget that updates as you go - Scan receipts with your camera - Log spending from your Lock Screen, Action Button, Control Center, widgets, Siri, and Apple Watch - Confirm paychecks and check off bills right from your wrist LEFT ASSIST: PRIVATE AI ON YOUR IPHONE - Ask anything in plain English, like "Am I on track this month?" or "Where am I overspending?" - Answers come from your own numbers, computed on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to a server. - Free for everyone. Requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later). LEFT. PRO: ONE-TIME UNLOCK - Net worth and asset tracking - Side-by-side debt payoff strategies - Pay once. No subscription. Future updates included. If you've been looking for a budget app without bank logins or monthly fees, you found it.

About

Left

This app simplifies daily budgeting by focusing on a single number: what's left to spend after setting aside essential bills. It offers a minimalist approach to personal finance, ideal for those overwhelmed by complex budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • Single daily spending number
  • Envelope for big bills
  • Customizable spending periods
  • Minimalist interface
  • No bank syncing
  • No categories
Features
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One number tells you what's left to spend today. One envelope holds the big bills — rent, subs, loans. That's it. — — — Left. is a daily budget tracker for people who tried YNAB and gave up, tried spreadsheets and got bored on day three, tried mental math and lost track on day one. It works on a single, honest idea: pour everything you have into a period, set aside the big bills into an envelope, and what remains is yours to spend, divided by days. One screen. One number. No charts. No categories. No streaks, no badges, no nudges. Nothing to maintain. When you need to dip into the reserve — hold the envelope. The envelope breaks open. You take what you need. It seals back. — — — How it works: 01 Pick a period — a month, a week, three days, a trip. 02 Pour in the amount — everything you have for that period. 03 Set the envelope aside — the big bills that have to wait. 04 See what's left — one number on the home screen, every day. — — — What's not in here: — No syncing with banks. — No machine learning categorisation. — No social feed of how friends spend. — No subscription, no upsell, no premium tier. What is in here: — A blank page that opens on a number. — A reserve sealed in an envelope, opened with a long press. — A ledger that remembers every tap. — One hand. One thumb. One number a day. — — — Left. by Koodalabs

Screenshots

Left. Budget Planner4 screens
Left3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Left at none against Left. Budget Planner's 1. Left also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Left. Budget Planner's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Left. Budget Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Left asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Left. Budget Planner against 5.0 for Left. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Left. Budget Planner has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Left. Budget Planner ships an update weekly, Left every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Left. Budget Planner versus Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeft. Budget PlannerLeft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan WizeKoodalabs LLC

Customer experience

Left. Budget Planner

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Left

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Left. Budget Planner

One-time1
  • Left Pro$9.99
None

Left

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Left. Budget Planner free?
Left. Budget Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Left free?
Left is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Left. Budget Planner or Left?
Left. Budget Planner and Left are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Left. Budget Planner or Left have ads?
Neither Left. Budget Planner nor Left shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Left. Budget Planner or Left?
Left. Budget Planner ships an update weekly, and Left every 2 weeks. Most recently, Left. Budget Planner was updated on October 21, 2026 and Left on October 10, 2026.

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