Comparison

Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker vs Budget30

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

Head to head
About

Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker

Manage your finances with a privacy-focused budget tracker. Log transactions, set spending limits, and create savings goals. All your data stays on your device, with secure access and export options.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Set monthly budgets by category
  • Create savings goals
  • Manage recurring transactions
  • View spending analytics
  • Export transaction data
  • Secure access with biometrics
Features
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Ledge is a simple, privacy-first budget tracker that helps you understand and control your money. TRACK EVERY TRANSACTION Log income and expenses in seconds. Search, filter, and browse your full transaction history. Add notes and categories to stay organised. SMART BUDGETING Set monthly budgets by category and get instant alerts when you're approaching or exceeding your limits. Navigate through past months to review your spending history. SAVINGS GOALS Create savings goals with a target amount and deadline. Track your progress with a visual bar and make contributions directly from the app. RECURRING TRANSACTIONS Never miss a bill. Set up recurring expenses and income — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly — and mark them paid with a single tap. ANALYTICS See where your money goes with spending breakdowns by category and a 6-month income vs. expense chart. PRIVACY BY DESIGN All your financial data stays on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. No account required, no sign-up, no ads. SECURE ACCESS Protect your data with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export all transactions to a CSV file to use in Excel or any spreadsheet app. CUSTOMISE YOUR EXPERIENCE Choose your currency, set a light or dark theme, and create your own spending categories with custom colours and icons.

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

Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker4 screens
Budget304 screens

Verdict

The call

Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker and Budget30 are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker against 5.0 for Budget30. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker versus Budget30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLedge Budget & Expense TrackerBudget30
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManju Alexpeter getchius

In-app purchases

None

Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Budget30

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker free?
Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget30 free?
Budget30 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker or Budget30?
Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker and Budget30 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker or Budget30 have ads?
Neither Ledge Budget & Expense Tracker nor Budget30 shows ads.

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