Comparison

Shared Budget vs Threshold

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

Head to head
About

Shared Budget

Manage household finances with a group. Track income, expenses, budgets, and debts with clear charts and recurring transaction features. Ideal for couples, roommates, or families.

Highlights
  • Shared group creation and member invitation
  • Quick income and expense logging
  • Category spending visualization
  • Monthly budget envelopes
  • Debt tracking
  • Recurring transaction setup
  • Shared task management
Features
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Shared Budget is a simple money management app for people living together. Whether you are a couple, roommates, or a family, Shared Budget helps everyone stay aligned on income, spending, and monthly goals. What you can do: Create a shared group and invite members with a code Add income and expenses in seconds See category spending with clear charts Set monthly budget envelopes and track overspending Track who owes whom with debt records Create recurring transactions for bills and routine payments Manage shared tasks and monthly to-dos View group activity history for full transparency Why Shared Budget: Clean, mobile-first experience (no complex spreadsheets) Built for shared household finances Fast daily tracking with clear monthly visibility Premium unlocks unlimited transactions, envelopes, and members Start today and always know where your money goes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Threshold

This personal finance app offers a customizable workspace to organize your money. Connect accounts, track net worth, set goals, and create budgets. It also allows for custom calculations and AI-powered financial insights.

Highlights
  • Customizable financial workspace
  • Secure account linking via Plaid
  • Integrated net worth, spending, and debt tracking
  • Goal setting with progress projection
  • Automated budget creation
  • Customizable financial calculations
  • AI-powered financial insights
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No two individuals have the same financial situation. So why do other money apps box everyone into the same exact dashboard? Threshold is the personal finance solution that's as flexible as your situation is unique. Maybe your accounts are scattered across several apps. Maybe you know your net worth but want to understand how much is available for a home, an emergency, or retirement. Or maybe you’ve tried budgeting apps and keep reaching for a spreadsheet to answer the questions they don’t cover. Threshold brings your accounts together on a unified canvas and gives you the flexibility to build a view that answers your hardest-hitting money questions. Track spending, group accounts by purpose, connect savings to goals, and create custom calculations with spreadsheet-level optionality. Work through the questions most important to you. How much is left after your monthly spending? Are you on track for retirement? What share of your income are you saving? How long would your savings cover expenses? Build custom formulas that update as your connected financial data refreshes. Build a view that aligns with your priorities. A Threshold canvas is a lens for a specific part of your financial life. Bring your highest-priority money goals to the forefront and dive into all the insights you need, without wading through metrics that aren't meaningful. Supercharge your analysis with seamless AI integration. Optionally connect Threshold to Claude and describe what you want to organize, calculate, or track. Claude can group accounts, create goals, build formulas, bulk-categorize transactions, and set budgets on your behalf. Define what your money is for. Your surface-level bank accounts don’t always reflect how you think about your money. Group accounts together or divide an account into portions for different purposes. See emergency savings separately from a down payment, even if they live in the same account. Table-stakes budgeting and tracking covered. Connect bank, credit card, loan, and investment accounts securely via Plaid. Review transactions, track net worth, and set monthly spending targets alongside the views you create. Try it with sample data first. Explore the free interactive demo before connecting your accounts. See what’s already set up, make a few changes, and get a feel for how you’d use Threshold with your own money. Privacy Policy: https://thresholdmoney.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://thresholdmoney.app/terms

Screenshots

Shared Budget4 screens
Threshold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Shared Budget at freemium against Threshold's subscription. Shared Budget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Threshold's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Shared Budget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Threshold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shared Budget against 5.0 for Threshold. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threshold has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Budget ships an update every 2 days, Threshold every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shared Budget versus Threshold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared BudgetThreshold
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuby Game Studio LLCThreshold Money LLC

Customer experience

Shared Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Threshold

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Budget

Subscriptions2
  • Shared Budget Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Shared Budget Premium$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Threshold

Subscriptions2
  • Threshold Membership14 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Threshold Membership14 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Shared Budget free?
Shared Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Threshold free?
Threshold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shared Budget or Threshold?
Shared Budget and Threshold are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Shared Budget or Threshold have ads?
Neither Shared Budget nor Threshold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Budget or Threshold?
Shared Budget ships an update every 2 days, and Threshold every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shared Budget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Threshold on November 5, 2026.

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